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U.S. Obesity Rates Continue To Rise, Study Finds

The U.S. obesity rate continues to rise and is increasing at a faster clip than it has in the past, according to a study released on Monday by the Trust for America's Health, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The report found that at least one person in five is obese in 47 states nationwide; by comparison, in 1991, one person in five was obese in four of the 50 states

(Sullivan, Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/28).

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