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Monday, October 3, 2011

Americans are getting fatter...

In case you're wondering if Americans are, in fact, getting fatter:

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html#State

During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high. In 2010, no state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty-six states had a prevalence of 25% or more; 12 of these states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30% or more.
Source: CDC

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