1.   Both obesity and Type II diabetes are increasing at epidemic rates in developed countries.

2.   But armed robberies, home burglaries and many other crimes continue at epidemic rates, he said.

3.   Epidemic rates of heart disease, cancer and accidents account for much of the problem, which has caused death rates to more than double in the last decade.

4.   Epidemic rates of heart disease, cancer and accidents account for much of the problem, which has caused death rates to more than double in the past decade.