Dr. Oz is the man

I have started watching Dr. Oz and several other television shows that are health related. The thing I like is how Dr. Oz gives good information in a manner that most people can understand. The topics may be scary(heart disease, cancer) obesity related issues, but he also offers suggestions to help you overcome the issues.

Some of the information I have found after investigation is:
1. In 1997 Americans were 53 percent overweight and 19 percent obese(body mass index over 25)

2. Today Americans are 69 percent overweight and 33 percent obese.

3. Increasingly doctors are linking cancer to obesity. It is now believed that obesity may contribute to instances of cancer as much as smoking.

4. Obesity causes 111,900 deaths in America each year second only to smoking at 435,000 a year.

5. More people die annually from obesity than from traffic accidents(43,000) firearms(29,000) and drugs(17,000) combined.

It should convince anyone that obesity is very dangerous.

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