WEEK 53 Dec 18th to 24th 2000

   Something for the sweet christmas holidays...

   AMERICANS EVER FATTER

   Americans have expanded even more just above the belt. Six out of ten Americans can be classified as overweight, according to a recent survey. Simultaneously there are a volatile increase in the minor and major cities of people who are starving or are malnourished, among them a growing percentage of children.
   The recent numbers are confirming the "myth" of fat Americans, a myth no longer. 35 percent of the population can be said to have a "definitive overweight", while as much as 26 percent have such a width that they can be classified as Fat.
   - There is absolutely cause for worry, says physicians and nourishment experts.- There was reason for worry 25 years ago when the first bloated youth started appearing in greater numbers, and there is a much greater danger today, while fat people are about to become the norm. A few pounds overweight aren't necessarily a health risk, but what we're seeing these days are beyond any common sense.

   Related news: 1.1 BILLION OVERWEIGHT WORLDWIDE

   According to a recent report from World Watch Institute there are now over 1.1 billion overweight people on Earth and the number is increasing worldwide.
   In the United States 61 percent of the population is overweight. Annually 300000 Americans indirectly die because of this.
   For the first time in history there is an overweight... errr majority of the population in some societies who can be said to be fat. This is now a major health concern and a threat to the general welfare, medical experts are stating.