Most Adults in Idaho Overweight

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Most of the adults in Idaho are overweight or obese, according to an annual survey by the Centers for Disease Control, and lawmakers are looking for ways to help the state trim its excess fat.

In 2003, nearly 60 percent of adults were considered overweight by CDC standards, and 22 percent of that group was obese. That's dramatically higher rate than in 1990, when 29.5 percent of Idaho residents were overweight and less than 12 percent were obese.

"You see a lot of different scenery now, more big people," said Tom Tracy, the director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Physical Activity and Nutrition program.

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