Mississippi Has Highest Rate of Childhood Obesity in US
submitted by Madamxtra
on 05/21/17
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Residents of Mississippi favor pork barbecue, fried catfish, buttery biscuits and gravy and tamales. Generations of eating calorie-laden foods have lead to Mississippi's designation as having the fattest kids in the nation. But the southern state, where 40 percent of the children are overweight or obese, is fighting that ranking. VOA's Carolyn Presutti explains the state's healthy outlook.
