Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000
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Modifiable behavioral risk factors are leading causes of mortality in the United States. An analysis done by MEDLINE shows that smoking is the leading cause of mortality, and poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of death.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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The Spread of the Obesity Epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998
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The number of Americans who are obese increased substantially between 1991 and 1998. According to data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 18% of Americans were obese in 1998, up from 12% in 1991. The increase occurred across all age groups, both sexes, all races and all educational levels. People between the ages of 18 to 29 had the biggest increase, as did Hispanics and those with some college education. Georgia had the biggest increase and Delaware had the smallest.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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