An IP address plays a significant role in that. You and your computer actually connect to the Internet indirectly: You first connect to a network that is 1) connected to the Internet itself and 2) grants or gives you access to the Internet.
An estimated 160 million Americans are either obese or overweight. Nearly three-quarters of American men and more than 60% of women are obese or overweight. These are also major challenges for Americaâs children â nearly 30% of boys and girls under age 20 are either obese or overweight, up from 19% in 1980.
It seems we are but helpless bystanders to the obesity pandemic sweeping the globe. More than a third of US adults, about 70 million persons, are obese. Yet before we can come up with appropriate measures to counter this disturbing trend, we need to know more about its development.