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Trust for America's Health
F as in Fat 2009
How Obesity Policies are Failing in America
Washington, D.C., July 1, 2009 - Oregon has the 28th highest rate of adult obesity in the nation, at 25.4 percent and the third lowest of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 24.3 percent, according to a new report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
The rate of obese adults remained consistent in the state in the past year. Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to the F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009. In addition, the percentage of obese and overweight children is at or above 30 percent in 30 states................
