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How Church Can Make You Really, Really Fat

2010-10-15T10:55:57Z

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Obesity: Mississippi's Epidemic

2010-11-02T20:23:01Z

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What is the Fattest American State?

2010-11-05T11:12:04Z

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The Rising Obesity Tide

2010-09-11T15:48:39Z

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Americans Keep Getting Fatter, Obesity Rates Up in 28 States

2010-09-10T13:34:46Z

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Obesity Rates Jump in 28 States, Report Shows

2010-09-10T17:31:49Z

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Obesity Rates Jump in 28 States, Report Shows

2010-09-10T13:34:09Z

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Study shows obesity rates still rising

2010-06-29T07:00:38Z

Most parents think childhood obesity is a problem. Just not their kids' problem.

An annual obesity report by two public health groups includes a new survey of parental attitudes about the issue. The survey shows an increasing awareness of obesity and its threat to public health, though 84 percent of parents say their children are at a healthy weight even though more than a third of children are considered overweight or obese.

The study released Tuesday by the First US county-level obesity rates show Alabama, Mississippi communities at top, CDC says

The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and ...

Overweight girls more lonely, anxious: study

2010-04-16T11:29:05Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Overweight children, particularly girls, are more likely than other youngsters to feel lonely, anxious and depressed, researchers said on Monday.

In a study of more than 8,000 children they found that the negative social consequences of being overweight or obese can be felt as early as kindergarten.

"We found that both boys and girls who were overweight from kindergarten through third...

Huntsville Insider Info

2010-10-22T07:32:43Z

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Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.

2010-10-24T09:52:08Z

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20 Things You Didn't Know About... Obesity

2010-11-02T13:37:46Z

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Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports

2010-04-16T14:42:01Z

Cluster of Southern states, topped by Mississippi, remain most obese, new US survey finds

The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.

More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama...

Summary Box: Obesity rates climb in most states; no state shows decline

2010-09-09T17:08:13Z

MORE POUNDS: Obesity rates climbed in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.

WHERE: Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were just behind.

PUBLIC CRISIS: Health officials say the latest state rankings provide evidence ...

Obesity rates climb in most states

2010-09-09T17:08:11Z

Summary Box: Obesity Rates Climb in Most States; No State Shows Decline

MORE POUNDS: Obesity rates climbed in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.

WHERE: Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were ju...

Mississippi St Mississippi Football

2010-11-27T20:02:29Z

Mississippi State running back LaDarius Perkins (27) hauls in a second-quarter 15-yard pass in front of Mississippi linebacker Allen Walker (9) and runs into the end zone for a touchdown during their Mississippi ceramic artist Helene Fielder is seen, left, at the Mississippi Sound Welcome Center of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Miss. ...

La Lafayette Mississippi Football

2010-11-06T20:31:34Z

Louisiana-Lafayette wide receiver Pierre Hill (3) sprints past Mississippi cornerback Charles Sawyer (3) on a pass reception good for a first down, during the first quarter of an quarterback Cam Newton (2) celebrates with fans following their 51-31 win over Mississippi in their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Soli...

Mississippi Arkansas Football

2010-10-29T14:31:51Z

Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Joe Adams runs a 97-yard punt return in for a touchdown in the second quarter of the NCAA college football game against Mississippi, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, ...