o be the same drug, or ones that will cure diseases. (Tillmar,2003) Americans are said not to be healthy which in many respects is true. 7 out of 10 Americans do not exercise regularly. The risks for heart disease and diabetes are obviously increased with higher body weights, but the risk of many other diseases increases with higher body weights as well. In the category of cancer alone, obesity raises the risk for nine different types – colon, breast, uterine, kidney, esophageal, pancreatic, gallbladder, liver and some forms of stomach cancer. The strongest connection is with women and uterine cancer. Overweight women are twice as likely to develop uterine cancer and obese women three to five times as likely. If all Americans took action to reduce their risk of disease, it would not only benefit them personally, but possibly also reduce the use of services and medications affecting the cost of health care. There is also the problem with inflation. Since health care costs are ri
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