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A Picture is Worth… In 1991 The Fattest US States Were As Thin As The Leanest in 2009

2009: photo: Ed Yourdon via flickr. TreeHugger has done post after post on why people in the United States are fat , detailing everything from the effects of farm policy, suburban develop, the recession, and sedentary lifestyles on the growing number of Americans with soaring Body Mass Indexes. (

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A Picture is Worth… In 1991 The Fattest US States Were As Thin As The Leanest in 2009