... idea regarding the severity of the obesity epidemic. Spurlock states that over one hundred million Americans, nearly sixty percent of the entire population, are considered medically obese, and that four hundred million of these obese citizens will die each year due to health failures related ... Further analysis of the weight gain suggests that Spurlock's liver has turned to fat, and his chance of encountering heart failure has doubled due to his poor diet. Such shocking statistics would not have been discoverable had there been no professional involvement, and the public would ... th...

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... . Unfortunately, according to a recent national survey, "one out of five or 17 percent of U.S. children, ages 6 to 19, are overweight or obese. In addition, more than one third of the U.S. population is overweight or obese, 35 percent of women and 33 percent of men " (BetterMedicine) The most prominent aspect of these ads is their intention to make the audience to see ... of illegal drug in last 30 days, and about 8.3 percent of people aged 12 and over are involved in use of illegal drugs. The number of drug abusers has nearly doubled from 7.8 million to 15.1 million from 1992 to 2003. S...

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