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Indiana Obesity Ranked 15th Highest Nationwide

Last updated on Friday, July 8, 2011

(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - The number of obese adults in Indiana has shot up for the second year in a row, making the state the 15th-highest in the country, according to an annual report.

"F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011," a report from Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state.

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