#overweight

From sixth grade on I was a real Pillsbury doughboy. Overweight, long hair, thick glasses. ↗

— David Keith

#grade #hair #i #long #long hair

That we need help is easy to see every time we walk down the street. The experts confirm what the obscured view in front of us tells us. They estimate that 64% of adults in the United States are obese and that this percentage is growing. Even our children are being affected, as nearly every one in three American children under the age of 18 is overweight. ↗

— Jeff Schweitzer

#lose-weight #overweight #weight-loss #age

Associated with this weight gain are increased risks in adulthood for joint problems, angina, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes and, ultimately, premature death. Outside of the human costs, health experts estimate that treating adult obesity-related ailments will cost the American economy nearly $150 billion in 2009. ↗

— Jeff Schweitzer

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Being slim is the new elitism. Thinness today says that you are richer, smarter and more successful than the overweight masses. ↗

— David Zinczenko

#elitism #masses #more #new #overweight

You are more likely to be overweight if your friend's, friend's friend is overweight than if your parents are overweight. ↗

— Mark Hyman

#likely #more #overweight #parents #than

I'm not skinny for the wrong reasons. It's not because I'm bulimic or anorexic or doing drugs. Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight. ↗

— Lindsay Lohan

#age #anorexic #because #compared #doing

Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight. ↗

— Lindsay Lohan

#age #compared #i #lot #overweight

People say their weight is genetic. But it turns out that people who are overweight don't just have overweight kids. They also have overweight pets. That's not genetic. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

#genetic #just #kids #out #overweight

Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs. ↗

— Mike Rounds

#ages #being #care #care costs #chronic

There just are not a lot of overweight people in Hollywood. ↗

— Nicole Sullivan

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