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J&W Magazine, Summer 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
J&W Magazine, Summer 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
JWU Magazine
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Obesity, Educational Attainment, And State Economic Welfare, Martin W. Sivula Ph.D.
Obesity, Educational Attainment, And State Economic Welfare, Martin W. Sivula Ph.D.
Higher Education
For the first time in history, estimates of the overweight people in the world rival estimates of those malnourished. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2002) ranked obesity among the top 10 risks to human health worldwide. In the early 1960s, nearly half of the Americans were overweight and 13% were obese. Today some 64% of U.S. adults are overweight and 30.5% are obese. Even more alarming, twice as many U.S. children are overweight than were twenty years ago, a 66% increase. Non-communicable diseases impose a heavy economic burden on already strained health systems. Health is a key determinant of development …
J&W Magazine, Spring 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
J&W Magazine, Spring 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
JWU Magazine
No abstract provided.
Johnsonian 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Johnsonian 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Yearbooks
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J&W Magazine, Winter 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
J&W Magazine, Winter 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Providence
JWU Magazine
No abstract provided.
Johnsonian-Denver 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Denver
Johnsonian-Denver 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Denver
Yearbooks
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