The epidemic of obesity is now a crisis. It is one of the major public health problems in the country. About 300,000 deaths yearly are a result of complications of obesity; second only to smoking, which causes about 420,000 deaths yearly. Medical problems associated with obesity include heart attack, stroke, gout, diabetes, gallbladder disease, arthritis … Continue reading The Epidemic Of Obesity by Glenn R. Stoutt, Jr., MD