Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 13th, 2006
According to a CDC study released in Sept. 2006, 30% of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older - over 60 million people - are obese, almost double in the last 14 years. In 1991, no states had obesity prevalence rates at or above 20%, compared to 44 states in 2005.
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