Unemployment jumped to 7.2 percent in December. As the ranks of the unemployed grow, will the ranks of the obese grow, too? Some experts are fretting Americans soon may be packing on "recession pounds." As unemployment rises sales have stalled at pricey organic food sellers such as Whole Foods, but remain strong at cheap and fast places such as McDonalds, leading some public health experts to worry That America may be eating its way through fears of this recession.
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