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Obesity is an excess of body fat frequently resulting in a significant impairment of health. Obesity results when the size or number of fat cells in a person's body increases. A normal-sized person has between 30 and 35 billion fat cells. When a person gains weight, these fat cells first increase in size and later in number. One pound of body fat represent about 3500 calories. click here.

Do you weigh more than you should? If so, you're like more than 97 million other Americans who are overweight or seriously overweight (obese). In the United States, obesity has reached epidemic proportions. One in four adults are considered obese. And childhood obesity is at an all-time high. To learn more click here.

The growing prevalence of obesity in the United States represents a significant health threat to millions of Americans, federal health officials say.
Obesity rose 6 percent nationally between 1998 and 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The increase affected all regions of the country and all demographic groups. To learn more click here.