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Jeff Fortenberry: 60 percent of adults are either overweight or obese, 31 percent of children.

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
60 percent of adults are either overweight or obese, 31 percent of children.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortenberry cites alarming obesity statistics among adults and children.

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