Mississippi remains the most obese state in the U.S., CDC reports
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The CDC also said not one state yet has met the national goal to reduce obesity rates to 15 percent or lower by 2010. (article 3)
To assess Americans' efforts to fight obesity, the CDC collected information by asking more than 350,000 people about their height and weight. (article 3)
ATLANTA - Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the United States when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday. (article 1)
More than 30 per cent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure the South remains the nation's fattest region. (article 1)
Colorado was the least obese, with about 19 per cent fitting that category in a random telephone survey last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (article 1)
Why is the South so heavy? The traditional Southern diet - high in fat and fried food - may be part of the answer, said Dr. William Dietz, who heads CDC's nutrition, physical activity and obesity division. (article 1)
The South has had high death rates from heart disease and stroke, health risks that have been linked to obesity, some experts noted. (article 2)
The obesity crisis could deepen as the womb chemicals of increasingly overweight mothers set their baby's future risk, say US scientists. (article 4)
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- Mississippi remains the most obese state in the U.S., CDC reports (cbc.ca, 07/17/2008, 384 words)
- Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 533 words)
- ABC News: Heavyweight Nation: Obesity Gets Worse (ABCNews, 07/17/2008, 358 words)
- Gene tags 'fuel obesity epidemic' (BBC News, 07/16/2008, 446 words)
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