Information and opinions on health from Nick Burke at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/894465/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/894465/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/894465/index http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/894465/149321/rise-obesity Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:11:05 -0500 Nick Burke Obesity has practically become the norm in this country, and there are plenty of side effects to this reality. Health care is shouldering much of the burden, especially Medicare. Obesity continues to rise- last year, not one single state saw obesity rates drop. In fact, 31 states have an obesity rate over 25 percent. This is particularly startling, particularly when you take into account that just 19 states topped this percentage three years... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/894465/149321/rise-obesity