Obesity Epidemiology

Obesity report card shows some states gaining on issue

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 5th, 2005

A newly published report card shows improvements in states' efforts to combat obesity, although only one state - California - earned an A.

The researchers credited the state's legislative package targeted at the nutrition and diets of schoolchildren at risk of becoming obese for the high grade. Overall, California earned a B for its antiobesity work for all populations.

While most states made strides in this year's Report Card, several states continue to lag behind in taking corrective steps. The three states with the highest prevalence of obesity - Mississippi, West Virginia and Michigan - have done little to correct the problem, although...

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