Obesity Rises by Most in South; 22.7% of U.S. Adults Are Obese, and Experts Warn of Rising Health Costs
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › August 25, 2005
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Like a lot of people, the nation's weight problem is settling below its waistline. The states with the highest percentages of obese adults are mostly in the South: Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee.
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Obesity Rises by Most in South; 22.7% of U.S. Adults Are Obese, and Experts Warn of Rising Health Costs
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Trust for America's Health: http://www.healthyamericans.orgSome 22.7 percent of American adults were obese in the 2002-04 period, up slightly from 22 perc...See the full content of this document
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