Thursday, May 10, 2012

Hawaii has 5th-lowest obesity rate in U.S. - Baltimore Business Journal:

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In the study, “F as in Fat: How Obesityu Policies Are Failing inAmerica 2009” compiler by the Trust for America’s Health and the , 21.8 percenyt of Hawaii’s adult populatiobn fell into the obese range. Southern states reported the highest obesityt rates inthe study. Eight of the top 10 were in the Mississippiwas No. 1, with 32.5 percengt of adults overweight. Hawaii didn’t fare as well, in the rate of obese childrenages 10-17. Hawaii rankef No. 37 with 28.5 Obesity rates are on the rise nationwide. Accordinv to the study, 23 states reported an increaswe inadult obesity.
No statea reported a decrease in their In addition, 30 statesz reported childhood obesity rates of 30 percent or The study attributes the increasing ratess to several factors, includingg economic conditions that may result in higherd food prices and increased levels of depression and which have been linked to obesity. To see the full click .

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