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====South Carolina, although small in size, ranks 39th in all states with 33.7% of children (ages 10 - 17) considered either overweight or obese. Another fact I find alarming is the amount of money spent from 1998-2000 adult obesity-attributable medical expenditures. South Carolina spent an estimated $1060 million.==== ( Data Source: 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health. Data analysis provided by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Data Resource Center. http://www.childhealthdata.org/)

====South Carolina has taken steps to improve the obesity epidemic that include targeting schools for healthier eating. Programs such as Farm to School and the Healthy South Carolina Initiative are making a difference. However, the key is to educate the students in order for positive gains to be made.====