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Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 21, 2012, 08:21:21 PM
sila gyud ang original na may DUGONG BUGHAW.... wala pod naliwat sa mga apo ani?

Naay motumaw...



Methaemoglobinaemia (commonly known as met-H) is a recessive gene (shown by the small r) so only produces 'blue' people in very rare circumstances

Rural: The Fugates lived in an isolated part of eastern Kentucky and had little opportunity to mix with others

He married a red-haired American named Elizabeth Smith - who had a very pale complexion - and their union formed a genetic mutation that resulted in their descendants being born with blue skin.

Looking at the portrait, they appear to have been either Photoshopped or made up to mimic characters from children's cartoon The Smurfs, but science proves that the condition is in fact real.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 21, 2012, 08:13:43 PM
mura'g Smurfs...

Mao jud. Mora pud og si Krishna...

Feeling blue: Due to inbreeding and inter-marriage, a rural family developed a rare skin discolouration'


The mystery behind the astonishing picture of the Fugates, which has been baffling people for years, appears to have finally been solved.

It began when Martin Fugate, a French orphan, settled on the banks of eastern Kentucky's Troublesome Creek to claim a land grant in the early 19th century.

In the Appalachian Mountains rests a medical oddity so unusual that it at first seems a massive hoax.

Dating back to the early 1800s, an isolated family in eastern Kentucky - who can trace their roots back to a French orphan - started producing children who were blue.

As a result of a coincidental meeting of recessive genes, intermarriage and inbreeding, members of the Fugate family were born with a rare condition that made them visibly discoloured.

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
UPDATED: 18:03 GMT, 16 February 2012


Talk about blue in the face... Extraordinary story of Appalachia's 'Blue Family' whose bodies were discoloured after generations of inbreeding

--Isolated family in Kentucky started producing blue children in 1800s

--French orphan Martin Fugate married pale American Elizabeth Smith

--Had seven children, four were blue; they intermarried with local family

--Genetic mutation reduces individual’s ability to carry oxygen in blood

--Intermarriage led to 'pure' gene pool which often met 'met-H' gene

The Bible uses 40 to denote completion or fulfillment. It is used 146 times throughout both Testaments. It is the traditional Hebrew number for the duration of a trial of any kind, when times are hard and a person’s faith is tested. The Israelites slaved in hard bondage under the Egyptian pharaohs for 400 years, 10 times 40. God forced them to wander in the Wilderness of Sin, throughout the Sinai Peninsula, for 40 years as punishment for their “stiff-necked unbelief.” “Sin,” here, does not denote sinfulness, but the Hebrew word for the Sumerian moon god, from which “Sinai” is derived. Moses was 40 years times 3 when he died, at 120.

Moses was 40 days on Mount Sinai receiving God’s Law, another 40 days on the mountain after the golden calf sin. Elijah, some 300 years later, spent 40 days on the same mountain worshiping God.

There are tons of references to “40 days and 40 nights” throughout the Bible. The most notable are the 40 days and nights of rainfall that caused the Flood of Noah. During this time, the whole world flooded to a depth of some 15 feet above the tallest mountains. It took 375 days for the water to recede.

Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness before being tempted by Satan. Jesus remained on Earth for 40 days after his Resurrection, appearing to the Apostles and teaching them, before ascending to Heaven. At the time of his Ascension, there were about 120 Christians on Earth, or 40 times 3.

It was about 40 years from Jesus’ Ascension to the destruction of Jerusalem, in 70 AD, by the Romans.

In the original Koine Greek, as recorded in the Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, the oldest complete manuscripts of the New Testament (c. 200-250 AD), Jesus utters the word “fulfill” in some variation or other, precisely 40 times throughout the Gospels. --Listverse

Would the real Duchess of Cambridge please stand up? Heidi Agan, 32, looks so much like Kate Middleton that the mom of two decided to quit her waitressing job at Frankie and Bennie's, a TGIF-like '50s style restaurant chain in England, to work full-time as a royal lookalike. The move made for a significant bump in pay: From $9.75 an hour to about $1,050 per appearance.



Photo by: BPM/GettyImages


Agan (left) quit her waitressing job in favor of life as a faux royal because "People would come in and point at me and say, 'That's her!'" she told The Daily Mail. "I've had other people come up to me during jobs, convinced I'm Kate."

Pastilan, kompyansa ra kaayong paraka...

Ni Seth delos Reyes
SuperBalita Davao
Friday, September 21, 2012


USA ka pulis kinsa sakop sa Highway Patrol Group (HPG) ang naangol human gibanggaan sa motorsiklo nga ilang gipara sa checkpoint didto sa Km. 25, Licanan, Bunawan District, siyudad sa Davao alas 7 sa gabii niadtong Huwebes.

Nasayran nga inay nga mohunong ang drayber sa motorsiklo sa dihang gipara, mipaturatoy na hinuon kini og padagan ug gibanggaan ang pulis.

Samtang angol sab ang drayber sa motor nga mibangga sa pulis.

Ang pulis nga naangol giila nga si Police Officer 3 (PO3) Reynaldo Deypalubos, 49, samtang ang drayber sa motor nailhan sab nga si Adolfo Buot Singson, 55, taga-Indangan, Buhangin ning siyudad.

Subay sa imbestigasyon sa Bunawan Police Station, nasayran nga gipara ni PO3 Reynaldo Deypalubos, 49, uban sa laing pulis nga wa panganli, ang Skygo nga motor nga gimaneho ni Singson.

Apan inay nga mopatuo sa pagpahunong kaniya, gibanggaan na hinuon ni Singson ang pulis nga nag-checkpoint hinungdan nga nalagpot si Deypalubos ug nahaybol sab ang motorsiklo.

Sila Deypalubos ug Singson pulos gisapupo sa mga nakasaksi sa hitabo ug gidala sa Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).

Apan tungod puno sa pasyente ang maong ospital, gibalhin sila sa Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) ug didto gidapatan og medikasyon.

Sa gihimong pagpanubay sa Superbalita nasayran nga kritikal ang kahimtang sa pulis human mapuruhi ang iyang tiil.

Samtang ang drayber sa motor ug angkas niini nga si Wilfredo Guerra pabilin sab nga giatiman sa balay tambalanan tungod samad ug pangos nga ilang naangkon.

Nasayran si Singson walay lisensiya ug wa say dokumento ang iyang motorsiklo.

Padayon pa ang imbestigasyon sa kapulisan sa maong hitabo.

Hmm, traduttore, traditore...

Si Lola kahilakon nga gatan-aw sa iyang hulagway sa batan-on pa

Ang lawas gihimoag hakhak...

Ang kapay giabis...

Hmm, didto sa Tsayna dihay beached whale nga paingon na hiposon the next day. Anang gabhiona dihay mga tawo nga nanghiwa og mga parte. Libreng sumsoman?






Maayong pagkapukdol sa ikog...

Quote from: Pikoy on September 21, 2012, 03:22:48 PM
hindi mn gid ako naka intindi sang ginahabal mo to...

Bwahaha! Bay Piks, hinihikayat kagid ni To Bol nga mag-aral sang Hilonggo haw...

Amo ni nga magahambal gid si To Bol sang madir tang niya maski larino gid siya sang aton sinultihang...

In swimsuit...

Hmm, morag kini ang type ni Bay Tigbao...

Hala! Bag-ohay pa lang gani nga dihay giant turtle sa Batanes nga gikawat sa mga Insik...

Panihapon!

Salad...

Snacks...

Paniudto...

Quote from: bugsay on September 20, 2012, 02:08:18 PM
duda ko nga mao ni permi pamahaw ni islander..

Mora diayg cannibal?

Quote from: bugsay on September 20, 2012, 04:26:00 PM
bakgit?....

Hmm, dangki?

Quote from: BolBuhol on September 20, 2012, 03:47:17 PM
ano gid hang ginalamon haw? 99+% bali hindi gid sampak sang 100% haw gani medya medya lang harong indi gid pwersado gid ya.

Hmm, bason tumaop na gid sang tutonglang hang ginahabhab haw...

Quote from: chicogon on September 20, 2012, 02:01:43 PM

Hmm, danggit ba gud ni? Mora man nig baki nga napisat sa St. Jude...

Hmm, human sa comedy starring Sotto, high drama na pud sa Senado?

Hmm, wa lagi koy blema sama ani. (Hwag kang magsalita ng patapos, Botoy!)

Hmm. Pikoy gid ini sang itik haw...

Quote from: BolBuhol on September 20, 2012, 03:44:39 PM
sang imo opingyon sir hubag bohol may ara o way gid haw?

Hmm, may naa gid porgatoryo diri sang duta, nakita ko gid man sang duha kong mata. Indi ko mahambal kung may naa ba sang ibang kinabuhi, ini lang hang nasinati ko ya...

Imagine these Chihuahuas kon maoy dangatan…

To sign petition, please go to:


http://www.thepetitionsite.com/884/039/437/improve-pet-safety-on-chinese-airlines/?z00m=20411691

Improve Pet Safety on Chinese Airlines!





•   Target: Civil Aviation Administration of China
•   Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton

A golden retriever named Mars recently died on a China Southern Airlines flight to Beijing. After arriving, the owner discovered that her dog was missing from its crate. The dog was found deceased a day later, and the airline refused to give any explanation why the dog died.

Earlier in August, a Pekingese named Apple was found dead after another China Southern flight from Guangzhou to Dalian. Passengers reported pet crates being thrown around Chinese airports.

Chinese standards for pet transport on airlines are weaker than their foreign counterparts. They do not educate their passengers on the best practices for handling pets, nor do they have detailed guidelines for the appropriate temperatures for safe pet travel. While they only allow one animal per person, they have no guidelines for the maximum number of pets a flight can carry.

Risks can't be eliminated 100%, but Chinese airlines can improve standards to decrease harm to animals. Please sign the petition to urge the Civil Aviation Administration of China to improve pet safety on airlines!

Mao ni angay ihatag isip pinaskohan...

Here's how:





Bwahaha!

Quote from: Pikoy on September 19, 2012, 12:43:29 PM
pait ning y asawa/ginikanan nga makatagad ngari, Kaun nasad kog itlog karong buntaga, pero pasalamat lang japon ko sa Ginoo nga naa koy gikaun.. 

Hmm, magtuon kaha ka unsaon paghimo og balut, Bay Piks, sayon ra baya kuno...

Quote from: BolBuhol on September 20, 2012, 12:27:38 AM
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Ano gid man ini nga hinanggaw haw? Sikrit misids?

Hala! Mukhang terorista man diay ka, Bay Piks!

Maghulat ka gid lang kay Fr. Pikoy Bonicol, sampaton siya sang debate2x sang ini nga dogtrina sang simbahan...

Dinhi sa TB damo gid hang maalamon sang ini nga hilisgotan pero indi gid sila makaibot sang sampak nga hambal mo haw...

Quote from: bugsay on September 19, 2012, 08:46:21 PM

maka abot na man ang kumajingking....basta'g gamiton lang ang abilidad..

He he, unya, reserba lang ang pikoy mismo?

Bunpei Yorifuji

The periodic table is a tabular display of the chemical elements, organized on the basis of their atomic numbers, electron configurations, and chemical properties. Elements are presented in increasing atomic number. The main body of the table is a 18 × 7 grid, and elements with the same number of valence electrons are kept together in groups, such as the halogens and the noble gases. There are four distinct rectangular areas or blocks. The f-block is usually not included in the main table, but rather is floated below, as an inline f-block would often make the table impractically wide. Using periodic trends, the periodic table can help predict the properties of various elements and the relations between properties. As a result, it provides a useful framework for analyzing chemical behavior, and is widely used in chemistry and other sciences.

Although precursors exist, the current table is generally credited to Dmitri Mendeleev, who developed it in 1869 to illustrate periodic trends in the properties of the then-known elements; the layout has been refined and extended as new elements have been discovered and new theoretical models developed to explain chemical behavior. Mendeleev's presentation also predicted some properties of then-unknown elements expected to fill gaps in his arrangement; most of these predictions were proved correct when those elements were discovered and found to have properties close to the predictions.

All elements from atomic numbers 1 (hydrogen) to 118 (ununoctium) have been synthesized. Of these, all up to and including californium exist naturally; the rest have only been artificially synthesised in laboratories. Production of elements beyond ununoctium is being pursued, with the question of how the periodic table may need to be modified to an extended form to accommodate these elements being a matter of ongoing debate. Numerous synthetic radionuclides of naturally occurring elements have also been produced in laboratories. --Wiki

Quote from: islander on September 19, 2012, 04:53:51 PM
i enjoyed this, your excellency.  thank you very much, you horsebeast.

Hmm, are you by any chance a stiletto and perfume lying horsebeast slagbucket?

Quote from: bugsay on September 19, 2012, 08:15:46 PM

....basin ug ang tuong kamot sa aping nya ang wala sa bilbil....kumbate!

Bwahaha! Sa ato pa abilabol pa ang dila para sa wa pa maasikaso!

Quote from: fdaray on September 19, 2012, 07:21:08 PM
wa man ka makit-i sa sarahs garden

Bwahaha! Butangi!

Quote from: Pikoy on September 19, 2012, 05:19:43 PM
cge,.. ikaw gud pero ayaw lang kuhae ng imong lamorok nga aping kay wala na unya unya koi pagakusniton..heheh Lolla peace..

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 19, 2012, 05:22:48 PM
na hala sige na lang... bilbil na lang akong kuha-an heheh

Yataps! Aping na lang ang ipakusnit, Ms. Lolla, kay kon bilbil ang imong ipakusnit ni Bay Pikoy, nah, bantay kay duol na lang, basin mopatighug sa lower lamorok!

Ni Darrel Carumba (Banat) Updated September 19, 2012 12:00 AM


CEBU, Philippines - Gilangaw ug way naluoy nga mga kabanay aron pag-asikaso ang paghipos sa patay’ng lawas sa amahang napatay sa iyang 11-anyos nga dalagitang anak diha sa Isidro Kintanar Memorial Hospital sa lungsod sa Argao hinungdan nga gipalubong nalang dayun kini niadtong Lunes sa hapon sa kapolisan.

Matud ni Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos dihang nahinabi sa Banat News dunay mga kabanay sa biktima nga igo lang miadto ug mitan-aw sa iyang patay’ng lawas sa morge og kadali ug pagkahuman molakaw lang usab dayon.

“Wa may tagtungod nga nagpakabana paghipos, naay mo-anha iyang mga uyoan o iyaan pero igo raman molili ini’g kahuman molakaw dayun,” pahayag pa ni Batobalonos.

Matud niya nga ilang namatikdan bisan sa mga molupyo nga nahibawo sa hitabo ug mga silingan sa pamilya atua gyud ang simpatiya sa anak nga onse anyos nga nakapatay ug sa inahan niining gikulata ug diriyot putli og mga paa ug sa duha pa ka igsuon sa onse anyos.

Ang kapolisan nakig-alayon na sa Department of Social Welfare and Development aron mapailawom ang 31-anyos nga ginang ug ang mga anak niini nga mapailawom sa stress debriefing aron inanay nga makalimtan ang nahitabo sa ilang banay.

Matud ni Batobalonos tungod kay walay nagpakabanang mga kabanay ngadto sa biktima gilubong nalang nila kini pagkahapon niadtong Lunes sa sementeryo sa lungsod sa Argao.

Sumala pa ni Batobalonos ang manag-inahan nagplanong mobalik sa ilang probinsya sa Masbate aron didto magsugod og balik sa ilang pagpuyo.

Kahinumduman nga Domingo sa gabii dihang nadunggaban sa 11-anyos nga dalagita ang amahan dihang gipusposan sa naulahi og kahoy ang ulo sa inahan sa dalagita ug pagkalup-og sa yuta giyak-an ug gigabas ang mga paa niini.

Ang dalagita daling mikuha og plamingko ug gidunggab ang amahan sa dughan hinungdan nga kini midagan sa gawas ug gibaharang balikon ang manag-inahan apan nalup-og na diay kini kapin 100 ka metros diha sa gawas tungod sa maong samad dinunggaban. Giingong hingulata ug himamaye ang biktima ug gibiyaan na ang pamilya tungod kay nakigpuyo og laing babaye.

Si Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia mimandong patabangan ang bata ug ang inahan ingon man ang duha pa ka mga anak niini. (Darrel A. Carumba/EIM) (BANAT NEWS)

He he, bitaw. Also, a rich heart may be under a kitten...

He he, si Batman, este, Batdog maoy pinaka-photogenic...

Hmm, I wonder if things would have turned out less tragically if they owned a pet...

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 19, 2012, 03:59:18 PM
karon, medyo dag-um pero wa ko mabalaka kay naa na man ko payong...

Hmm, seguroa nga baga ug lig-on payonga, basin molusot si bagyong Pikoy! Bwahaha!

One of his most challenging roles, as a cake in the hit thriller, "You can't have R2 and D2, too".

Quote from: islander on September 19, 2012, 03:42:45 PM

acting as a can of beer

He he, versatile actor bitaw ni si Artoo, segurado ko nga after Johnny Dipoy, kini siya ang favorite ni Ms. Lolla...

Quote from: islander on September 19, 2012, 03:40:39 PM
why man tawon nga na-flat man nang iyang ulo uy.  di tawon pihing si r2d2.  kinopya ra na pero sa tinuoray basuran na.  tan-awa, di ba naay dustpan ug silhig sa kilid.

Acting as a garbage bin siya diri. It's an easy role for him, given his experiences...

Ako na lay submit sa picture ni Bay Pikoy. Dia ra siya, ay...

Quote from: islander on September 19, 2012, 03:33:15 PM
pssst.  xyz-rated na man ni.  nikalit god ug kilat diri, arang ambaka sa among iring.

Bwahaha! Aw, full circle, balik na pud ta sa kahimtang sa panahon...

My favorite actor is the droid R2-D2. Here he is:

Quote from: Pikoy on September 19, 2012, 01:58:32 PM
hhaah..m'm isle..unsa kaha nuh ug magbagyo ug PIKOY..??..

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 19, 2012, 02:45:58 PM
dili ko magworry ana kay didto ra na padulong sa canal... hahahahah

Bwahaha! Ang gibagyong mga pikoy adto paingon sa canal of heaven? Morag diayg mga halwan nga gahuot...

Hmm, basin naay ikasugyot si Sir FD, Master Yodae...

Quote from: Pikoy on September 19, 2012, 03:15:15 PM
linat an ang labas diay..pagkalooy pod, intawon way puangud nga pagka chefhusband kay haskang asawa apilon man..lami bang birahan ning taw hana ug pinatuwad..

Hala! Imong iniroon?

Another possibililty...

Bwahaha!

Quote from: Pikoy on September 19, 2012, 01:58:32 PM
hhaah..m'm isle..unsa kaha nuh ug magbagyo ug PIKOY..??..

Hmm, one possibility...

David and wife Dawn

David and wife Dawn

By The Associated Press | Associated Press â€" 1 hr 56 mins ago


LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A chef on trial for his wife's murder told sheriff's investigators that they couldn't find his wife's body because he had cooked it for four days in boiling water until little was left but her skull.

Los Angeles Superior Court jurors on Tuesday heard David Viens make the statements in a recorded interview with sheriff's investigators that was played in court during his murder trial.

"I just slowly cooked it and I ended up cooking her for four days," Viens could be heard saying on the recording, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Viens gave detectives the interview as he lay in a hospital bed in March 2011, after leaping off a 24-metre cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes when he learned he was a suspect in the late 2009 disappearance of his wife, Dawn Viens, 39, whose body was never found.

Viens, whose injuries from the leap have him attending his trial in a wheelchair, said in the interview that he stuffed his wife's body in a 208-litre drum of boiling water and kept it submerged with weights.

He said he mixed what remained after four days with other waste, dumping some of it in a grease pit at his restaurant in Lomita, and putting the rest in the trash.

He said the only significant thing left was his wife's skull, which he stashed in his mother's attic at her home in Torrance. But a search of the house turned up nothing, nor did an excavation of the restaurant.

On the recording played in court, sheriff's Sgt. Richard Garcia asked Viens what happened on Oct. 18, 2009, the night his wife disappeared.

"For some reason I just got violent," he said.

Maayo hinuon aron healthy mo, di manambok sa dole-outs. Sigi na lang nang kwarta, naa bitaw kay daghan. Mas importante nga healthy ka aron dugay-dugay pa ka nga di kinahanglan mosulod sa pre-departure area...

Maayo na lang kay bisan pa man sa nahitabo kaniya, sa pagkaputol sa hinungdanong mga parte sa iyang lawas, wa maunsaay ang lintunganay sa iyang pagkatawo...

Garantisado ang health benefits aning masahe. Unya daghan pud ang variety aning masahe, depende sa imong panginahanglan...

States facing the greatest percentage increase in obesity-related medical costs are now in the middle of the pack.

New Jersey faces the largest increase in costs, 34.5 percent, as its obesity rate is projected to climb from 23.7 percent today to 48.6 percent in 2030. Eight other states could see increases of 20 percent and 30 percent, including New Hampshire, Colorado and Alaska.

Trust for America's Health sees room to change that trajectory with the right interventions.

"We have learned that with a concerted effort you can change the culture of a community, including its level of physical activity, eating habits, what foods are offered in schools, and whether families eat together," said Levi.

In New York City, for instance, obesity for elementary and middle-school students dropped 5.5 percent from the 2006-07 school year to 2010-11, thanks mostly to healthier school lunches, public health experts said.

"A lot of this is about making healthy choices easier and not mandating healthier lifestyles," Levi said.

(Additional reporting by Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago; Editing by Michele Gershberg, Philip Barbara)

EDUCATION AND INCOME

Obesity has long been associated with education and income. The report found that about one-third of adults without a high school diploma were obese, compared with about one-fifth of those who graduated from college or technical college.

And one-third of adults who earn less than $15,000 per year are obese, compared to one-quarter of those who earned $50,000 or more per year. The obesity-poverty connection reflects such facts that calorie-dense foods are cheap and that poor neighborhoods have fewer playgrounds, sidewalks and other amenities that encourage exercise.

As a result, many states projected to have the most obesity in 2030 do now, too. In 2011, 12 states had an adult-obesity rate above 30 percent, with Mississippi the highest at 34.9 percent. Colorado was the lowest at 20.7 percent.

The report projects that in 2030 in Mississippi, 66.7 percent of adults will be obese, as will 44.8 percent in Colorado, which will still be the thinnest state.

More surprising are projections for states such as Delaware, now ranked 19 for obesity with a rate of 28.8 percent. The model uses 1999 as a baseline, explained Brown. "So if a state had a low rate of obesity in 1999 and is fairly high now, that indicates a steep rate of increase, which we believe will not go away." Result: an obesity rate of 64.7 percent in Delaware in 2030, making it the third-most obese state.

'A TALE OF TWO FUTURES'

As with all projections, from climate models to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," human actions can prevent the worst of the scenarios, according to health policy experts.

"This is a tale of two futures," said Jeffrey Levi of George Washington University and the executive director of Trust for America's Health. "We're at a turning point where if we don't do something now to mitigate these trends, the cost in human health and healthcare spending will be enormous."

Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) above 30. Overweight means a BMI of 25 to 29.9. BMI is calculated by taking weight in pounds and dividing it by the square of height in inches, and multiplying the result by 703. For instance, someone who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg) has a BMI of 30.8.

Obesity rates among U.S. adults have more than doubled from the 15 percent of 1980. In that same time, they have more than tripled among children.

Since the CDC found that the percentage of obese children and adults was essentially unchanged between 2008 and 2010, some experts question whether the "F as in Fat" model overstates future obesity by assuming past trends continue in a straight line.

"This is a strong assumption," said economist Justin Trogdon of RTI International in North Carolina. "Recent evidence from other surveys suggest obesity rates may be leveling off."

Mathematician Martin Brown of Britain's National Heart Forum, a nonprofit group, who led development of the model, said it takes a longer view by design.

"You have to take trends over a number of years," he said. "In the age groups that matter, there just isn't much evidence of a leveling off in obesity rates."

Obesity raises the risk of numerous diseases, from type 2 diabetes to endometrial cancer, meaning more sick people and higher medical costs in the future, the report said.

It projects as many as 7.9 million new cases of diabetes a year, compared with 1.9 million new cases in recent years. There could also be 6.8 million new cases of chronic heart disease and stroke every year, compared with 1.3 million new cases a year now.

The increasing burden of illness will go right to the bottom line, adding $66 billion in annual obesity-related medical costs over and above today's $147 billion to $210 billion. Total U.S. healthcare spending is estimated at $2.7 trillion.

That projection supports a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that found that by 2030, 42 percent of U.S. adults could be obese, adding $550 billion to healthcare costs over that period.

By Sharon Begley | Reuters â€" 5 hrs ago
http://news.yahoo.com/





NEW YORK (Reuters) - If Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte.

Using a model of population and other trends, a new report released on Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030 unless Americans change their ways.

The "F as in Fat" report highlights the current glum picture of the U.S. obesity epidemic, in which 35.7 percent of adults and 16.9 percent of children age 2 to 19 are obese, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this year.

But for the first time, the report builds on state-by-state data from the CDC to project obesity rates. In every state, that rate will reach at least 44 percent by 2030. In 13, that number would exceed 60 percent.