Apr
30
(Childhood Obesity News) Step away from the Twinkie - UI The Daily Iowan (subscription)
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surveys indicate that - beginning around 1980 - obesity rates started rising sharply. A survey conducted between 1976-80 revealed that 15 percent of adults aged 20-74 were obese; in the 2003-04 survey, obesity rates climbed to 32. For many families, consistently purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables might be difficult; still, paying a little more now may help to avoid dangerous health issues later in life. According to the CDC, 10-14 percent of adults living in Iowa were obese in 1990; in 1995, those rates rose to 15-19 percent; in 2006, 25-29 percent of adults in our state were obese. Childhood obesity can often lead to adult obesity, which in turn leads to more serious health issues later on in life. I understand posting spam or other comments that are unrelated to this article will cause my comment to be flagged for deletion and possibly cause my IP address to be permanently banned from this server. Read Childhood Obesity
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