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Obesity Epidemic

By drdorfman@deerfieldfoot.net
October 14, 2009
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We are seeing more patients with foot problems directly related to obesity. Not only are the risk for heart disease increased, but severe, foot and ankle ailments as well. Foot ailments cause a person to reduce their physical activities which overall worsens the original problem of obesity. It is a vicious cycle.

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