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More than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show. The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese grew by nearly 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, from just under 24 percent to 25.6 percent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.

This problem is getting worse here in America. With so few Americans exercising, you wonder why we seem to be running into so many overweight people. This has been an issue that the chain restaurant industry has been trying to attack with pressure from local municipalities. But in my opinion, this transcends what the government should bear. More importantly, there needs to be a public outcry for everyone to get back into shape.

I live in a very suburban area in North Carolina. When my wife and I moved here from Washington, DC, I think we gained 10 pounds because we did not walk anymore. Instead of walking to the grocery store and post office, we drove. But we made changes to our life style to get back into shape and make up for the lack of walking that we did living in a city.

Everyone’s got to find the time.

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