It's World Toilet Day: Celebrate with Squats

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By MAIA SZALAVITZ Friday, November 19, 2010

In America, we tend to think of squats as exercises, but for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who have no access to toilets, they're practiced for an entirely different reason. About half the world's population has no access to proper sanitation, which puts them at risk for several infectious diseases, including cholera and dysentery, and kills nearly 2 million people annually. At least 5,000 children die from water-related disease every day.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/19/its-world-toilet-day-celebrate-with-squats/#ixzz15lCq3RMP