Monday, July 16, 2012

Obesity leads to more doctor visits than smoking

Statistics show that today, almost one in four Canadians is obese. A deadly trend that has been on the rise for the last thirty years, obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But is the obesity epidemic putting more pressure on an already strained Canadian health care system?

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120717/Obesity-leads-to-more-doctor-visits-than-smoking.aspx

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