Wyoming obesity rate remains steady

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jul 2, 2009 at 10:40 AM MST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2009 at 10:40 AM MST

CASPER, WYOMING - A new report says nearly 1 in 4 Wyoming adults are obese.

That's about the same rate as in last year's report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The obesity rate among Wyoming children also has held steady.

The sixth annual report, "F is for Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing America," showed obesity on the rise in 23 states. No states had significant decreases in obesity.

The report shows Wyoming does well in preventing overweight youth. Wyoming has the fifth-lowest rate of youth who are overweight or obese.

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