Hernández TM

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Over one-third of Cuban adults live sedentary lives, accompanied by a not-surprising overweight and obesity prevalence of 43% by 2001, the year the last national survey was conducted. Today, we can wager that figure is even more bloated. The associated climb in chronic disease is well-documented in our country and the world over, threatening to outstrip the resources at hand to manage such a burgeoning epidemic. In Cuba, in particular—a developing country where all are entitled to health care—population-wide weight gain forebodes a heavier chronic disease burden and an unbearable financial burden on the health system.

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