
All across the country, children and adults alike are battling obesity and Kentucky is in the thick of the fight.
According to recent statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kentucky weighs in with the 7th highest rate of adult obesity with 29 percent falling in the category, and the 4th highest of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 37.1 percent.
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