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Studies Say Sprawl Is Reason for Atlanta's Obesity

By Michael Wall

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | December 9, 2004

Almost 60 percent of adults in Georgia are overweight or obese, and Georgia is the sixth most obese state in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several studies now suggest that the culprit is sprawl.

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