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Nearly 30 Percent Of Ohio Adults Are Obese

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 14, 2012 at 9:41 AM EDT

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control shows nearly 30-percent of Ohio adults are obese. The study shows women with college degrees are less likely to be obese than those without, while there was no educational influence on the obesity rate for men. The study shows overall, more than one in three American adults is overweight.  
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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