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Health over appearance

  • By Jackson Sneeringer
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I need to be muscular but not fat and have a natural BBL butt with slim thighs. I can’t have any belly rolls, so I can’t eat anything I want, …

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
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Severe obesity is on the rise in the US

  • By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity. That's according to new government research. The overall rate has not changed significantly in the past decade, even as the rate of severe obesity is increasing. That means it's too soon to know whether new treatments for obesity can ease the epidemic of the chronic disease linked to dozens of health problems. Experts say preventing obesity in the first place is key, starting in early childhood.

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Join librarians at the South San Francisco Public Library for a week of eBook workshops from March 24-30. Workshops will be offered every day …

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We see this time after time: people killing their animals with what they think is kindness. If they’re not killing them, they’re certainly sho…