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Obesity news update - Study Links Kids' Obesity to Watching TV. Medicare Redefines Obesity As an Illness. Obesity Is a Lifestyle Choice - Claims Expert.

"Children who watch more than two hours of television a night seem to be at higher risk of becoming smokers or being fat, out of shape or having high cholesterol as adults."

"Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs. Treating obesity-related illnesses results in billions of dollars in health care costs." (For obesity-related illnesses, the public pays about $39 billion a year - or about $175 per person.)

"Fad diets are no substitute for personal motivation and positive lifestyle change. That’s the message from Scott Watson, the highly acclaimed therapist and coach to some of the UK’s leading companies and individuals."
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