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Increase in • *The number of U.S. • *“Hospital Employees
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patients hospitalized for
Obesity obesity more than doubled Heavier Patients” Dean
Olsen,
from 1994 to 2004
• 797,000 to 1.7 million BeHealthySpringfield.com
• 2/3 of all U.S. adults are
obese or overweight
