a constellation of ~

a constellation of~は通常、「きらびやかな星の一団」を指し、比喩的に「スター軍団、そうそうたる人々の一団」を意味します。でもここは皮肉です。糖尿病、心臓疾患、脳梗塞など「そうそうたる疾病群」、成人病のドリームチームをこう呼んでいます。
海の向こうの話ではありません。わたしもその一人でしょう。あ〜！（UG）

Most Americans May Be Obese by 2030, Report Warns

Sept. 18, 2012
By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke -- a constellation of illness that could cost the United States up to $66 billion in treatment and over $500 billion in lost economic productivity.

It's a sobering scenario to say the least. And it is what is now being projected by a new 124-page report released Tuesday morning by The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation titled, "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future."

"With 6 million new cases of diabetes, 5 million cases of heart disease and stroke, and more than 400,000 cases of cancer in the next 20 years, we are on a tragic course that will have a horrible impact on the quality of life of millions of Americans and could overwhelm an already over burdened health care system," said Dr. Jeffery Levi, study author and executive director of Trust for America's Health.
The annual report looks at the state of the obesity epidemic, as well as ways to address it. This year, for the first time, it includes new data on how obesity could impact the health and wealth of the U.S. over the next 20 years.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/americans-obese-2030-report-warns/story?id=17260134#.UFkIvxx8ryE