The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released in 1998 a guidelines proving that 97 million American adults have weight problems. ... Many studies conducted by the NIH have said that excess would likely to develop an illnesses, illness like thickening of blood vessels in the heart, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. National Institutes of Health declares about $100 billion dollars are spent yearly trying to lessen these obesity related diseases. ...

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