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Obesity in Ohio
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cyclist II
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Posted 2 years ago # -
BCNation
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
Cartman:"Follow your dreams. You can reach your goals. I'm living proof"
Chef:"he needs to run his ass around the block a few times"roflmao, I loved that scene...
Anyway, I remember when Columbus was the 4th Fattest City in America, when all this "Commit to be Fit" began, and look how far Columbus has come and is yet to go.
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New survey reports obesity rate declined a bit among Ohio's 3rd-graders
By Jeb Phillips
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday June 12, 2012 1:12 PMNearly half of Ohio children received free or reduced-cost school lunches in 2010, and about 35 percent of the state’s third-graders were overweight or obese, according to a new survey of children released today.
READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/06/12/kids-status-in-ohio.htmlPosted 11 months ago # -
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New survey reports obesity rate declined a bit among Ohio's 3rd-graders
By Jeb Phillips
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday June 12, 2012 1:12 PMNearly half of Ohio children received free or reduced-cost school lunches in 2010, and about 35 percent of the state’s third-graders were overweight or obese, according to a new survey of children released today.
READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/06/12/kids-status-in-ohio.htmlWe're eating their food. :o
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State Releases BMI Results
Published On: Thu, Jul 26th, 2012 State News | By NewsroomColumbus, OH – The Ohio Department of Health released the’ first report on Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings of Ohio’s school children Wednesday. Senate Bill 210 of the 128th General Assembly requires school districts to conduct individual-level BMI screenings each year for all students in kindergarten, third, fifth and ninth grades and report the findings to ODH.
Of the children that were screened, nearly 35 percent were considered overweight or obese.
READ MORE: http://fayetteadvocate.com/archives/2345/2012/07/26/state-releases-bmi-results/Posted 9 months ago # -
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According to this article we're not even ranked in the top 11.
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Rural living could be an obesity risk factor
By Mary MacVean
September 14, 2012, 4:39 p.m.A new study suggests you are where you live – at least in terms of weight. A rural address could be a risk factor for being overweight, according to the research published in the fall issue of the Journal of Rural Health.
About 70 million Americans, or 23% of the population, live in rural areas. The researchers found that 39.6% of them are obese, while 33.4% of urban residents were obese. Including overweight people as well, the comparative totals were 70.8% and 67.1%, the study said.
READ MORE: http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-rural-living-could-be-an-obesity-risk-factor-20120914,0,478740.storyPosted 8 months ago #
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