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Global obesity rate doubles

FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Obesity rates  worldwide have doubled in the last three decades even as blood pressure and cholesterol levels have dropped, according to three new studies. People in pacific Island nation such as American Samoa are the heaviest, one of the studies shows. Among developed countries, Americans are the fattest and the Japanese the slimmest. "Being obese is no longer just a Western problem," said Majid Ezzati, a professor of public health at Imperial College London, one of the study's authors. In 1980, five percent of men and eight percent of women worldwide were obese. By 2008, the rates were nearly 10 percent for men and 14percent for women. 


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b)Almost words relate to me.


I chose it because I am interested in health.
After I came here, I gained my weight!

No electronic defects in Toyotas 

FEBRUARY 15
Electronic flaws weren't to blame for the reports of sudden, unintended acceleration that led to the recall of thousands of Toyota vehicles, the U.S. government said Feb. 8. Some of the acceleration cases could have been caused by mechanical defects — sticking accelerator pedals and gas pedals that can become trapped in floor mats — that have been dealt with in recalls, the government said. And in some cases, investigators suggested, drivers simply hit the gas when they meant to press the brake. 


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b) I am interested in car, and Toyota.


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