Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 61 epidemic proportions 57 epidemic 53 prevalent 52 endemic 50 prevalence 46 afflicts 46 Childhood obesity 46 risen sharply 45 scourge 45 incidence 44 rampant 43 skyrocketed 43 risen steadily 43 plaguing 43 pervasive 43 afflicted 42 Epidemic 42 plagues 42 mushroomed 42 eradicated 41 alarming 41 preventable 41 risen 40 proliferated 40 plague 39 afflict 39 incidences 39 afflicting 39 obesity epidemic 38 commonest 38 commonplace 38 blighting 38 phenomenon 38 continues unabated 38 mushrooming 38 Cardiovascular disease 38 grown exponentially 38 obesity 38 gripped 38 Prevalence 37 Outbreaks 37 trending downward 37 sky rocketed 37 widespread 37 Violent crime 37 disproportionately affected 37 burgeoned 37 affects 37 unchecked 37 Substance abuse 37 infects 37 Alarmingly 37 victimless crime 37 escalated 36 blights 36 infested 36 teenage pregnancies 36 proliferating 36 infant mortality 36 pervasiveness 36 continued unabated 36 fastest growing 36 Obesity 36 physical inactivity 36 ravaging 35 upsurge 35 pernicious 35 insidious 35 quadrupled 35 rife 35 moral decay 35 peaked 35 eradicate 35 worsened 35 Incidence 35 metastasized 35 legalized 35 plateaued 34 tripled 34 childhood obesity epidemic 34 population 34 epidemics 34 sedentary lifestyles 34 Identity theft 34 gaining popularity 34 mosquito borne virus 34 decreased 34 infesting 34 Life expectancy 34 Underage drinking 34 wreaked havoc 34 profound implications 34 Alarming 34 malady 34 ballooned 34 trebled 34 teenage pregnancy 33 problem 33 Combating 33 overcrowded prisons 33 unacceptably