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Core8 CR2.3 Eating

Obesity:Public Health Failure?

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What health problems are *associated with obesity? Related ailments include heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and some cancers.
What is the impact on *life expectancy for people who smoke or are obese? Their predicted length of life is shorter.
What should scientists do in order to *prove a hypothesis? To show that their theory is correct, they should conduct an experiment and then see if the results can be repeated.
Modern society uses many *euphemisms in order to be politically correct and not hurt people's feelings. For example, it sounds softer and more polite to say someone is "pleasingly plump" instead of saying "fat" or "obese".
Doctors advise people to lose weight. *To complicate matters, there is much misinformation about the best way to lose weight. It is hard enough to lose weight as it is. But to make a difficult situation more confusing, the medical community gives conflicting information.
Making healthy eating choices *in conjunction with exercise is the recommended way to lose weight. Diet together with exercise is the best combination to maintain an ideal weight.
Don't try to *sabotage my diet by making me a cake. Please stop damaging my healthy food habits by giving me fattening desserts.
I know your physical healthy is important, but what about your *fiscal situation? Healthy food is expensive! It costs a lot of money to buy healthy food, so your physical fitness can impact your financial well-being.
Changing one's eating habits in exchange for better health certainly *merits serious consideration. Achieving improved fitness through new patterns of eating deserves careful thought.
*Conventional wisdom says never to judge a book by its cover. A common way of thinking is that people should not be judged solely on their appearance.
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