Sunday, September 08, 2013

Quote of the Day

"As fast as we get rid of all our traditional vectors of disease - infections, little microbes, bugs - we are replacing them with the new vectors of disease, which are massive transnational, national, multinational corporations selling vast amounts of salt, fat and sugar." Bruce Neal, professor at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, with around 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese. 31.8 percent of US adults are now considered clinically obese. Mexico’s obesity rates is 32.8 percent. 

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