7/18/2008

Indiana comes in 16th


This may be good news but not this time. Indiana ranks 16th when it comes to adult obesity prevalence. You can see other states at this site. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,385549,00.html


More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates.


The study found that about 36 percent of black survey participants were obese, while 28.5 percent of Hispanics and 24.5 percent of whites were.

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