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The Post Sums It Up: OBESE-CITY CRISIS

The Big Apple isn't just phat - we're also fat. The City's Department of Hygiene and Mental Health says one out of six New Yorkers is obsese and half are overweight. There are socio-economic correlations (African-Americans, Hispanics, and those making under $25,000 skewed towards obesity) and the figures are also broken down by borough: Bronx had an obesity rate of 24%, Brooklyn 20%, Staten Island 18%, Queens 16%, and Manhattan 13%. (The national obesity rate is 21%.) Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz both coordinated borough-wide weight loss programs in the past years.

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By Jen Chung in on August 13, 2003 7:08 AM

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  • Glenn

    I read the article, and was surprised so few people had eaten fruits or vegetables the day before being surveyed. C'mon, didn't anybody at least have salsa with those fried tortilla chips and melted cheese?

  • Karru

    Why am I not surprised that Manhattan is the lowest of the boroughs and way below the national average? Most of the fat folks I see seem to be tourists.

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