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WASHINGTON mizuno wave prophecy 5 , March 7 (Xinhua) -- What's driving the rise of obesity in the United States? A group of economists argued in a recent study that big-box grocers, warehouse clubs and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the county's obesity epidemic.
General economic factors, ranging from unemployment to income, as well as the monetary or time costs of eating and physical activity account for 43 percent of the rise in obesity, according to a recent study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, as the adult obesity rate in the United States has surged from 13 percent in 1960 to 35 percent in 2012.
"Supercenterwarehouse club expansion and increasing numbers of restaurants are the leading drivers of the results," the study concluded. "We show that supercenterwarehouse club density increases the probability of weight loss attempts, raising the possibility that cheap food from these retailers triggers self- control problems."
The study suggests that the rise of supercenters and warehouse clubs www.louge.org , like Walmart and Costco, may impact Americans' eating habits as they make calorie-rich food cheaper and more accessible, and save customers a lot of time.
"Food's gotten cheaper and more readily available, so we eat more of it. It's really simple," said Charles Courtemanche, co- author of the study and a health economist at Georgia State University, in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR). "At least a sizable portion of the rise in obesity can be characterized as response to economic incentives."
Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 cheap mizuno running shoes , leads to adverse health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressures and stroke.
Obesity has become a major public health concern in the United States as the nation has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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The cargo plane departs from Xi'an every Monday and Wednesday, carrying goods including clothes, LCD screens and electronic products, while the return flight leaves Amsterdam every Tuesday and Thursday, transporting maternity and baby products, cosmetics and kitchenware to China.
The service started following the opening of three Xi'an-Europe freight trains this year to Warsaw, Hamburg and Moscow.
GENEVA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A group of UN human rights experts warned on Wednesday that racism and xenophobia are on the rise across the United States mizuno running shoes clearance , saying they are deeply concerned at the proliferation and increasing prominence of organized hate and racist groups.
"We are outraged by the violence in Charlottesville and the racial hatred displayed by right-wing extremists, white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups," said the experts in a joint statement issued Wednesday, in the wake of the far-right demonstrations and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"We view these events as the latest examples of increasing racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, racist violence and xenophobia observed in demonstrations across the USA mizuno running shoes ," they added.
The experts who jointly signed the statement are Mr. Sabelo Gumedze, Chairperson of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; and Ms. Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
"Acts of hatred and racist hate speech must be unequivocally condemned. Hate crimes must be investigated and the perpetrators prosecuted," the said.
Making an urgent renewed call to the U.S. authorities to step up its work to tackle the issue, the UN experts also called upon the U.S. Government and State authorities to adopt effective policies as a matter of priority For Sale Women's Asics Gel Kayano 23 Pink , to urgently tackle the manifestations of incitement to racial violence, and to understand how they affect social cohesion.
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The experts noted that the Charlottesville far-right demonstrators had chanted anti-Black, anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant slogans, and said it was of critical importance for those who had committed racist crimes or violence to be held to account.
"We call for the prosecution and adequate punishment of all perpetrators and the prompt establishment of an independent investigation into the events," they noted.
On Aug. 12, thousands of white nationalists, neo-Confederates and right-wing protesters, clashed with groups that oppose them Discount Men's Asics Gel Quantum 360 Deep Blue , during demonstrations in Charlottesville, a historic college town in Virginia.
After hours of brawls, a sports car ploughed into a group of counter-white supremacist protesters, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring 19 others.
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