Obesity Rates Up in 37 States

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Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report - US News and World Report

health.usnews.com — “ TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in America has gotten worse -- not better -- in the last year, despite public service campaigns warning about the health risks posed by carrying too much weight, a new report found. View full resource at health.usnews.com

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Stroke hospitalization rates in adolescents and young adults increase up to 37%

news-medical.net — “Ischemic stroke hospitalization rates in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 44 increased up to 37% between 1995 and 2008 according to a study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Child Obesity Rates Vary Widely From State to State - AOL Health

aolhealth.com — “The prevalence of childhood obesity varies widely from state to state, according to a study to appear in the July issue of 'Archives of PediatricsView full resource at aolhealth.com

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Child Obesity Rates Vary Widely From State to State - Filed under: NewsThe prevalence of childhood obesity varies w... http://ow.ly/17fQYj

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Americans Keep Getting Fatter, Obesity Rates Up in 28 States - AOL Health

aolhealth.com — “Just when you thought Americans couldn't get any fatter - we did. A study released Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert WoodView full resource at aolhealth.com

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Americans keep getting fatter! Can you believe these obesity stats? http://bit.ly/b7z5At

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F as in Fat: Obesity rates up AGAIN | Fat Fighter TV

fatfightertv.com — “How much worse will it get? Obesity rates have gone up in 16 states over the past year and did not go down in ANY state. That's the latest from this year'sView full resource at fatfightertv.com

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Obesity Prevalence in the United States --" Up, Down, or Sideways? | Health Policy and Reform

healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org — “Susan Z. Yanovski, M.D., and Jack A. Yanovski, M.D., Ph.D. Americans are continually bombarded with statistics on obesity. The media are filled with newsView full resource at healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org

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Even if data suggest plateauing of obesity rates, obesity prevalence remains unacceptably high: NIDDK’s Yanovski http://bit.ly/e1J4yF

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Medical News: Obesity Rate Up in Adults With Arthritis - in Rheumatology, Arthritis from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Obesity is on the rise among U.S. adults with arthritis, having increased significantly in prevalence in 15 states and territories between 2003 and 2009, according to a CDC report.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Florida obesity rate hits 25 percent

examiner.com — “Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year and declined only in the District of Columbia (D.C.). More troubling, the only state in the nation to be ranked having less than 20% of its population obese was Colorado at 19.2 percent. …View full resource at examiner.com

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Adult obesity rate up in 28 states. Our own Dr. Werk’s solution starts w/ preventing obesity in children’s communities http://bit.ly/clgc1A

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That's Fit Readers Speak Up: Battling the Obesity Epidemic - That's Fit

thatsfit.com — “That's Fit Readers Speak Up: Battling the Obesity Epidemic - That's FitView full resource at thatsfit.com

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CDC survey: More than 30% obese in 9 Southern states - USATODAY.com

usatoday.com — “About a third of people in nine states self-reported as obese in 2009 compared with only three states in 2007, says the CDC.View full resource at usatoday.com

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RT @USATODAYdiet CDC survey finds #obesity rate over 30% in 9 states, South worst hit http://bit.ly/aSUHFa #fitness

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Mississippi Has Highest Rate of Childhood Obesity in US | News | English

voanews.com — “Residents of Mississippi favor pork barbecue, fried catfish, buttery biscuits and gravy and tamales. Generations of eating calorie-laden foods have lead to Mississippi's designation as having the fattest kids in the nation. But the southern state, where 40 percent of the children are overweight or obese, is fighting that ranking.View full resource at voanews.com

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Mississippi has highest rate of childhood obesity in U.S. http://fb.me/Mu37clwk

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Legislators aim to curb childhood obesity rates | The Augusta Chronicle

chronicle.augusta.com — “COLUMBIA, S.C. --- This week state lawmakers will address the state's chubby children and sluggish government. A Senate subcommittee will take up bills to reorganize state government, including a bill to streamline activities, S. 897, and one to restructure, H. 3147. A bill to come before panel members is H.View full resource at chronicle.augusta.com

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Georgia declares war on obesity as rates continue to rise | ajc.com

m.ajc.com — “With a new study showing Tuesday that more than 30 percent of Georgians are obese, state public health officials said they are drawing up battle plans to try to stop the epidemic.View full resource at m.ajc.com

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Dr. Kimberly Redding, director at the Georgia Dept of Public Health declares war on #obesity http://t.co/QiL1LIs

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CDC finds sharp rise in obesity, state-by-state - USATODAY.com

yourlife.usatoday.com — “Mississippi most obese state; Colorado least, CDC says. How does your state stack up?View full resource at yourlife.usatoday.com

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CDC publishes obesity rates - and it is not good. http://t.co/sMxLhrh (primary treatment for diabetes, HTN, CVD, osteoarthritis-WEIGHT LOSS)

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Diabetes In 15 Mainly Southern US States Make Up Bulk Of National Incidence

medicalnewstoday.com — “644 counties in mostly 15 southern states have diabetes rates considerably higher than the rest of the population, significantly due to two preventable factors - physical inactivity and obesity aView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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