OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » obesity statistics http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Obesity Impacts Severity of Cancer, New Research Finds http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-impacts-severity-of-cancer-new-research-finds/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-impacts-severity-of-cancer-new-research-finds/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:24:15 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11308 Obesity

New health concerns for the nation's growing obese population as a recent study found a connection to obesity and more severe cases of cancer.

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Just as a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that rates of obesity in the U.S. are not declining, the New York Times reports that major transit operations are working to increase the size of commuter seating to accommodate the number of obese Americans.

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