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<P><STRONG>What is obesity?</STRONG><BR>Obesity results from the excessive 
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parents, whom they have never met.</P>
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what a person eats and his or her level of physical activity. Americans tend to 
eat high-fat foods, and put taste and convenience ahead of nutrition. Also, most 
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