http://wunc.org en http://wunc.org/post/unc-study-more-people-turning-couch-potatoes <p>New research from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill finds physical fitness around the globe is plummetting.<br><br><strong>Asma Khalid:</strong> Sure, we may already know a lot of us Americans are overweight. But, the problems aren't limited to our borders. This study finds a growing number of people in the U.K., Brazil, India and China are less active than a generation ago.&nbsp; Barry Popkin is a nutrition professor at UNC and a co-author of the report.<br> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:10:00 +0000 Asma Khalid 2318 at http://wunc.org