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does obesity kill more people than smoking does?


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Generally speaking, a person is obese when the  BMI calculator exceeds 30 percent.

Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults are considered overweight, and an additional 31 percent are obese. 

In a recent government study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that obesity is fast approaching tobacco as the top underlying preventable cause of death in the USA. 

 

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