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Obesity by the numbers

Obesity is a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other government agencies keep track of how prevalent obesity is among certain groups of people and have measured obesity rates on a state and even county level. Several nonprofit groups also monitor obesity statistics.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control obesity statistics, Minnesota Department of Health obesity statistics