From TRIBUNE-REVIEW:
State health officials on Tuesday vowed to fight an obesity epidemic following the release of a federal report that shows Pennsylvania’s obesity rate is slightly higher than the national average…
The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 28 percent of Pennsylvanians are obese, compared to the national average of 26.7 percent. The CDC said an additional 2.4 million people are obese nationwide compared to two years ago…
The report estimated about $147 billion in medical costs are associated with obesity. Obese people had yearly medical costs that were $1,429 higher than those of people of normal weight…
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