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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 5:03 p.m.

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A new CDC survey breaks down obesity rates by county for the first time, and the new research shows South Carolina's rates are among the highest in the nation.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Carolina's obesity rate was 30% in 2007 compared to the national rate of 26%. Horry County was closer to the nation's average at 27%.

Orangeburg County had the highest rate in the state at 39%, while Beaufort had the lowest at 21%. The survey shows higher obesity rates in the Southern and Appalachian regions of the U.S.

CDC experts say the high rates are due to a culture that embraces fatty unhealthy foods and shuns exercise.

Click here to see how your county ranked.

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Posted by A Gee, SC - Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 6:56 a.m.


I am not obese but I try to watch what I eat..In between the fatsos encouraging me to "EAT,EAT,EAT"..
(Why is it that the fattest people think that other people should eat MORE...)
That,plus the fact that most work places do not encourage healthy eating OR exercise so between work,keeping house,and church-who has time to exercise? The CDC needs to do more to encourage employers to care more about the health of their employees..

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