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We've seen an increase in obesity in men and we've seen an increase in overweight in both boys and girls.

Cynthia Ogden

Men with the highest body mass index (BMI) were at greatest risk for death from front or left-side collisions, especially at high speeds. Men with the lowest BMI also had higher death rates than the lowest rates, which were found among overweight, but not obese men.

Shankuan Zhu

What we found was that maturational timing -- onset of first period -- was not an important factor for adult obesity, once we accounted for the earlier overweight [as children]. So, it appears that the timing of menarche is a consequence, rather than a risk factor for adult overweight.

Aviva Must

It definitely costs an overweight person more.

Morgan Downey

I was particularly concerned about seeing the increase in children, because we know that children who are overweight often become obese adults.

Cynthia Ogden

People who were obese in mid-life were 74 percent more likely to have dementia, while overweight people were 35 percent more likely to have dementia compared to those with normal weight.

Dr Rachel Whitmer

Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.

Richard Simmons

Considering the fact that 60 percent of adult Americans are overweight or obese, this is a finding that affects a large percentage of the adult population in this country.

Judy Cameron

The transatlantic weight gap is narrowing. The U.S. has by far the highest proportion of overweight and severely overweight consumers, but European consumers are not far behind: the figure for Europe is currently 48% and will have crossed the 50% barrier by 2009.

John Band

It's during childhood that our patterns often are set. Overweight adolescents often become obese adults.

Cynthia Ogden

Overweight mothers are more likely to have overweight daughters and sons.

Marcia Barber

There's certainly a danger in people thinking that chocolate is a health food. Chocolate is very calorie-dense. Two out of three Americans are already either overweight or obese, so the last thing we need is for people to think they should eat more chocolate ... the evidence just isn't there yet.

Bonnie Liebman

We can clearly conclude that adult overweight and obesity cause cancer, ... and increasing rates of obesity in the US are continuing to drive up the burden of these cancers.

Graham Colditz

It is a disaster that is happening. We have made so many health advances that are being obscured and diminished by the increase in obesity and overweight. If not for that, there would be stunning achievements in good health.

Meir Stampfer

We are upgrading Alcoa to overweight from neutral and raising our 2006 EPS estimate to $2.15 from $1.88 because the market seems to be ignoring the strong aluminum price and the impact it will have on Alcoa's earnings and cash flow in 2006.

Michael Gambardella

Becoming obese is a normal response to the American environment. If the environment continues to encourage high (food) intake and low activity, then we'll all be overweight.

James Hill

Expert advice is that most children who are overweight should not actually lose weight.

Richard Walker

Hopefully. Now people will really get off the idea that these guys are overweight or that drugs or steroids were involved in any way.

Frederick Lyles

Even for those who didn't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes -- but who were overweight or obese in middle age -- were at much higher risk of being hospitalized for heart disease or diabetes or even dying from it in older age.

Lijing Yan

Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease.

Anthony Daniels

The big tech stocks are still where you have to be but I don't want to go overweight tech.

Knox Fuqua

The overweight have a significantly higher risk of diabetes, gallstones, hypertension, and heart disease, ... All have costs and an impact on the quality of life that get ignored if we focus only on mortality.

Graham Colditz

I'm not overweight. I'm just under-height.

Stuart Rasch

If I were overweight because I ate too much, I would have far more of a complex. I would know if I just stopped eating and showed a little discipline I would be thin. But there's not a hell of a lot I can do about being short. You just gotta run with it.

Michael J. Fox

The less sleep a child is getting each night, the more likely it is they'll be overweight or obese.

Sherri Flynt

The CDC seriously underestimated the risk of dying in the overweight by not adequately dealing with the bias due to smoking and disease.

Michael Thun

Considering the stability of global money markets, we'd like to be equally overweight in Asia and emerging markets, as well as in Japan and the United States.

Toshihiro Wada

I am overweight chemicals, and I will stick with it.

Tim Albrecht

We carried a large overweight in international markets all last year. That was a huge driver for us. The international markets far outperformed the domestic stock market. The U.S. stock market didn't do too well.

Mark Anson

It is very serious for children because there is growing evidence of early onset diabetes in children who are overweight. Children who are overweight tend to grow into adults who have a range of health problems as well.

Anna Walker

Obesity continues to rise in adults. And that risk has increased in children, too. Interventions should begin immediately for children who are already overweight at these young ages.

Pamela Salsberry

We have a public health problem of overweight and obesity, but it's been blown out of proportion, ... We focus on obesity and not on other health habits and other risk factors.

Steven Blair

About 17 percent of children are overweight and about a third of adults are obese.

Cynthia Ogden

All my contact with obese people suggests to me they would feel happier, healthier, and have a much better quality of life if they weren't quite so overweight.

Ann Robinson

He was an overweight and physically unattractive guy. What was attractive to some women about him is that he did those murders.

Sheila Isenberg

Evidence shows us that there are more overweight children now and more overweight infants and toddlers than there were 20 or 30 years ago.

Keith Ayoob

We are overweight on negativity right now, ... overdone.

Joseph Quinlan

We are encouraged by the Committee's recommendation for approval of what would be the only FDA-approved safe and effective OTC weight-loss aid for overweight adults. We look forward to working with the FDA to gain final approval.

George Quesnelle

The numbers were mostly in line with what we were expecting. We've marginally upped our profit forecast to just above 25 million pounds and are holding our overweight recommendation.

Geoff Miller

The real tragedy is that overweight and obesity, and their related chronic diseases, are largely preventable.

Robert Beaglehole

We are going overweight in Japanese stocks, which have a strong momentum and solid fundamentals.

Toshihiro Wada

The deal is a clear sign that it still pays to be overweight Mexico and we expect to see more upside.

Carlos Asilis

I like being small - I've known so many women with big boobs who feel overweight or end up with back problems.

Eva Longoria

That's two-and-a-half times what it was just 20 years ago. Even more striking than that ... if you look at the figures for black children, 22 percent of black children are overweight. ... This really is a major concern.

Edward Sondik