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Exuberant Animal: Change your body, change the world.

The State of the Animal

Obesity Now Poses as Great a Threat to Quality of Life as Smoking: ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2010)

Early Arthritis in Knees? Gretchen Reynolds: NYT

Americans Spending Less Time in Nature: NPR story by John Nielsen

Physical Inactivity: A Global Public Health Problem: World Health Organization report

"Move for Health" World Health Organization

Sedentary Lifestyles Associated With Accelerated Aging Process Science Daily (Jan. 29, 2008)

Obese Kids' Artery Plaque Similar To Middle-aged Adults Science Daily (Nov. 12, 2008)

A Potential Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States
in the 21st Century: New England Journal of Medicine 352;11

Cost and Consequences of Sedentary Living: New Battleground for an Old Enemy - President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest March 2002

Coming Epidemic Of Type 2 Diabetes In Young Adults

Study Suggests 86 Percent Of Americans Could Be Overweight or Obese By 2030

Cholesterol Drugs for 8-Year-Olds: NY Times Op-ed

W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking

Nearly 5 Percent Of U.S. Population Suffers From Persistent Depression Or Anxiety

Sweetened Beverage Consumption Increases Dramatically In U.S.

For the Overweight, Bad Advice by the Spoonful

Miracle Tax Diet: Nicholas Kristof NYT December 17, 2008

Zoo Elephants’ Lives Cut Short by Obesity, Loneliness

World Health Organization: The European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases pdf

Majority Of Fire And Ambulance Recruits Overweight: ScienceDaily (Mar. 20, 2009)

Bad Habits Asserting Themselves By RONI CARYN RABIN
NYT: June 8, 2009