| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Obesity, one of the leading health issues in the United States, results in approximately 300,000 deaths per year, 5 and it cost the nation about $147 billion in medical care costs in 2008. 6 Obesity is associated with higher rates of hypertension, diabetes mel-litus, hypercholesterolemia, osteoar-thritis, coronary artery disease, and other chronic medical conditions. 4 In recent years, studies hav
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