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The Skinny on obesity.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-FEB-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Skinny on obesity.(Comic)(Cartoon)

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I'M COMPTROLLER SUSAN COMBS. WHEN THEY SAY EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS, THEY'RE NOT KIDDING. WE HAVE FOUR OF THE TEN MOST OBESE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AND NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF OUR ADULT POPULATION 15 OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. SUCH AN EPIPEMIC HAS NOT ONLY MASSIVE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS BUT ALSO A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY. IN 2005 OBESITY COST TEXAS BUSINESSES $3.3 BILLION IN ABSENTEEISM, DISABILITY, DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY, AND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES. BY 2025, WHEN TODAY'5 GRADE-SCHOOLERS WILL BE IN THE WORKFORCE, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT $15.8 BILLION A YEAR IN OBESITY-RELATED COSTS IF WE DON'T PEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.

IN THE LATE SEVENTIES, WHEN I WAS A PROSECUTOR IN DALLAS, I HANDLED CHILE ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. I HAD A CASE WHERE A MOTHER HAP STARVED HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD TWINS--EACH...

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