Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Obesity in Massachusetts is among nation's lowest – why that's so frightening

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bbj_research_alert/2012/08/what-obesity-data-really-means-to-bay.html


Obesity in Mass. among nation's lowest – why that's so frightening

Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
"But the fact remains that the obesity levels in the state has doubled in the last 20 years and now one third of children in Massacusetts are either obese or overweight, along with two thirds of the adult population, according to Cheryl Bartlett, director of the Massachusetts Bureau of Community Health and Prevention.
“On a national level, (Massachusetts) looks pretty good. But we’ve got a long way to go,” Bartlett said."

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