30 percent of Cubans are overweight
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Cubans are no strangers to the battle of the bulge.
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Obesity is out of control with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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Fidel Castro has gained weight and is getting better, but grumbled about having to cut his hair and trim his beard for official photos in a personal report on his condition published Thursday in state media
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A recent survey has found that one out of every five children in the north China municipality of Tianjin is overweight. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk increases an average of
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Around the world 300 million adults are now overweight, and the numbers are growing at an alarming rate, say experts at the International Obesity Conference, Sun City, South Africa.
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NEW YORK  - A new study adds to growing evidence that an extract from Cuban sugar cane does not help lower cholesterol levels.
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Louisiana, Mississippi and West   Virginia have the highest percentages of obese residents, while   Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii and Vermont have the lowest, the   government reported on Thursday.
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Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17 million of them are in developing countries.
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The growing number of obese Americans and the rising cost of caring for them is responsible for 27 percent of the increase in health-care costs since 1987, according to a study in the journal Health Affairs.
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People aren&#39;t the only ones getting fat. The obesity epidemic is hitting their pets, too: One of every four dogs and cats is estimated to be obese.
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The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million in the 10 years to 2002 with diseases related to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle also on the rise.
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NOGALES, Mexico  - They are young, male and so  lean they often have just 3 percent body fat. They speed long  distances by foot over deserts and rugged mountain trails on  the U.S.-Mexico border with heavy drug loads strapped to their  backs.
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The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million people in the 10 years to 2002. China&#39;s first comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases found that seven per cent of Chinese adults
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Hispanics in the United States are more  likely to be overweight or obese, develop diabetes and die from  strokes, AIDS and liver disease than whites, federal officials  said on Thursday.
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SAN JUAN -- A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block -- almost around the clock in some cases -- is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat.
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GAINING WEIGHT: Immigrants pack on the pounds after coming to America.
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A majority of soldiers in the regular Israeli army is overweight, a military publication says.