Press Release Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health PA Health Department Study Shows 18 Percent of 8th Graders OverweightWednesday February 4, 4:20 pm ET HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- PA Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today announced that 18 percent of the eighth graders who were studied in a recent assessment were overweight and another 17 percent are at risk of being overweight. The assessment was done to determine the prevalence of overweight children and youth in Pennsylvania and in recognition of the growing national problem of childhood overweight and obesity. Nationally, childhood obesity has been associated with...
