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New CDC numbers say for the first time, one in four adults in Illinois are obese. In 1985, less that 10 percent of Illinois adults were obese.
A quarter of Illinois adults are obese
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One in four adults in Illinois are obese, but Illinois children aren't that are far behind
From: Chicago Tribune
Arresting health care costs require that www.windycitizens.com visitors put forth their best ideas.
The four leading chronic health ailments which drive the largest expenditures are cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity & hypertension. In all, Americans spend 16% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product on health care.
Health care experts concur that reducing the obesity rates decribed in your share, Andre, will help considerably to reduce chronic condition expenditures.
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