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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.