Firstcoastnews.com Diets and Weight Loss http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/diets/default.aspx WTLV-TV,WJXX-TV, Jacksonville FL en-us Copyright 2009 First Coast News. All Rights Reserved. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/images/rsslogo.gif 20 135 Firstcoastnews.com Diets and Weight Loss http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/diets/default.aspx Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:18:43 GMT 20 <![CDATA[ Study Finds Blacks Among Nation's Most Obese ]]> http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/diets/news-article.aspx?storyid=141749&provider=rss ATLANTA (AP) -- New health statistics show that nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese -- much more than other major racial or ethnic groups. And that gap exists in most states.

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