http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/01/18/obesity-diabetes-part-one.aspxObesity and its related health problems are on the rise in the United States, as a national survey shows that Americans are becoming more obese with each passing year. The telephone survey of over 195, 000 adults, the largest conducted to date in theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)