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CDC: Michigan Has 'Very High' Obesity Rates

Michigan is now one of 12 states with very high obesity rates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released figures from a government survey today that showed at least 30 percent of adults are obese in Michigan, a figure unchanged from 2010.

Colorado has the lowest rate at just under 21 percent.

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