Friday, May 20, 2011

Battling Obesity in Mississippi

Battling Obesity in Mississippi

An Excerpt
"And half the battle, he says, is just getting people to own up to the fact that their weight is the problem....That's the way local fry-cook Gracie Williams sees it. She's a diabetic and considers that she is doing pretty well because she hasn't gained any weight in five years. She's stayed a steady 265 pounds on a 5-foot-5 frame.
"To me overweight is when you're going past 300-something and you're having a hard time walking and breathing, that's when you're overweight," she says.

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