6.22.17 On This Date In 2015, the Journal of the American Medical Association announced that obese Americans officially outnumber overweight Americans. This year, obesity has become the new leading cause of preventable death.

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Holly Brenza
Holly Brenza

Holly Brenza, health enews contributor, is a public affairs coordinator on the content team at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago.