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The Facts:

• Flu typically affects 20 to 50 percent of the U.S. population each winter.
• The flu is highly contagious, spreading mostly by direct person-to-person contact.
• Americans contract approximately 1 billion colds each year.
• Children average six to eight and adults average two to four colds a year.
• Most colds strike Americans in the fall or winter.
• Among adults, the prevalence of obesity increased from 15.0% (in 1980) to 32.9% (in 2004).
• Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.

For more detailed ailment information, select from the links below:

• Cold & Flu
• Obesity
• Shingles