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8-year-old inspires healthy eating choices

September 11, 2012

September is Childhood Obesity Prevention Month, and there are several ways that Richmond County families can work together to ensure a happy and healthy lifestyle.

According to Sarah Mammarella, Family and Consumer Sciences agent with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, 42 percent of children younger than 18 in Richmond County are overweight, and 24 percent are obese. In the nation, the obesity rate has nearly tripled in the past 30 years.

Read more: Richmond County Daily Journal – 8 year old inspires healthy eating choices

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