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“Today more than a third of Americans are obese, and almost 75 percent are overweight. That translates to more than 250 million Americans!” quote by Samir Becic — Download Open image

““Today more than a third of Americans are obese, and almost 75 percent are overweight. That translates to more than 250 million Americans!””

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