Obesity: Impact in South Carolina

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This paper presents an overview of the problems caused by the high incidence of obesity in the State of South Carolina. The paper describes the health consequences, the ethnic group that suffers most from obesity, the psychological consequences of obesity, and strategies to combat the problem.

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"Being overweight isn't just a cosmetic and lifestyle problem; it is a life and death problem. According to a report by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, reporting on their own weight status by South Carolinians put the state at the top of the national list for population obesity, 10th highest. To achieve that ranking meant that more than half of all South Carolinians are either overweight or obese. While there is no doubt from media reports that this is a national problem, certainly its effects are felt in South Carolina; logically, a state that is more overweight than 40 others will have more economic and medical impact than those 40 others."

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