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Key Statistics on Obesity

Did you know:

Twenty-one percent of adults in Colorado are obese. This is the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S.
Colorado’s obesity rate nearly doubled from 1995 through 2008.
One in five (21.2%) adults in Colorado has Hypertension.
Colorado ranks 23rd among U.S. states in the proportion of childhood obesity with 14% of children in the state who are obese.
Childhood obesity in Colorado increased 23 percent between 2003 and 2007 – the second-fastest rate of increase in the nation.

Recipe Rehab

Recipe modification is a technique used in the kitchen to not only reduce dietary calories, sodium, fats and sugars but to also improve the quality of nutrition.

The most important tip is to approach a recipe change in a step-wise fashion. For instance, it might be your goal to reduce the fat in your beef stroganoff recipe. If you are currently using regular sour cream, try using a reduced-fat the next time. Then, you might choose to mix the reduced-fat with the fat-free until you and your family transition fully into the taste of using 100% fat-free sour cream. Likewise, when increasing the vegetable content in casseroles or soups, add more volume each time you prepare the recipe.

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