Unemployment and weight gain piling up into vicious cycle

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Unemployment and weight gain piling up into vicious cycle
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The Washington Post reports on one aspect of the sagging economy that has not received very much attention: High obesity rates in those areas with greater unemployment.

David Farrell, a 52-year-old Hagerstown [Maryland] resident who had lost his job in retail, saw his weight increase more than 50 pounds recently during a year spent without a job.

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