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The number of overweight children has nearly tripled in the last two decades. |
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In the Omaha metro area 47 percent of nonwhite and 22 percent of white children are at an unhealthy weight. |
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Nebraska is the 18th heaviest state in the nation with an obesity rate of 26.5 percent. |
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One in six Nebraska students grades K-12 is overweight with one in three at risk of becoming overweight. |
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Studies show that the majority of overweight kids already have at least one avoidable risk factor for heart disease. |
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Obesity is the single most significant factor in the dramatic increase of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. |
