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Adult obesity rates rise in 28 states, report finds
WASHINGTON Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia, according to "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010," a report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released Tuesday.
More than two-thirds of states (38) have adult obesity rates above 25%. In 1991, no state had an obesity rate above 20%.