Nearly Half of W.Va.'S 5th-Graders Are Obese or Overweight
Charleston Gazette › March 18, 2008
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A growing problem Childhood obesity in West Virginia is a terrible public health problem. 47% 5th-graders who are overweight or obese 11.7% 5th-graders who are morbidly obese 33% kindergarten and 2nd-graders who are fat 15% high-schoolers who are overweight
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Nearly Half of W.Va.'S 5th-Graders Are Obese or Overweight
When acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven Galson came to Charleston last week to launch a national childhood obesity-prevention initiative, he didn't sugarcoat t...
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