Continuing to Fight the War on Obesity

Posted by Mindy on July 6th, 2009 at 09:54am

Last week, a report was released by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that said obesity rates were up in 23 states. The report, titled “F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2009,” says that Mississippi is the fattest state in the country with 32.5% of its adult population weighing in at obese. Childhood and teen obesity is increasing as well, according to the report, with 30% or more 10 to 17 year-olds being overweight or obese in 30 states.

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