El Paso, Texas, May 7, 2013 – Being overweight or even obese are conditions affecting millions of Americans and El Paso is no exception. Local statistics indicate that although obesity rates in the Sun City are lower than the rest of Texas, we have one of the highest rates for people who are overweight. In an effort to support El Pasoans who are ready to remove themselves and families from being part of these statistics, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health continues to establish new Move! El Paso trails as a way to provide community members with marked walking trails in their neighborhoods.

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El Paso, Tx., May 8, 2013 (PAHO). – According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 36 million deaths, or 63% of the 57 million deaths that occurred globally in 2008, were due to noncommunicable diseases, comprising mainly cardiovascular diseases (48%), cancers (21%), chronic respiratory diseases (12%) and diabetes (3.5%).