Finnegan, JohnJamie Stang2023-10-192023-10-192009-07-23https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257569Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. A new report from the Trust for America's Health finds that Minnesota kids have the lowest rate of obesity in the nation – tying with Utah at just over 23 percent. Jamie Stang, a nutrition expert at the University of Minnesota, says that obesity rates vary dramatically by region of the country. <clip: “What the report has really shown is that…in the Midwest and the Great Plains area.”> Stang says that Minnesota’s relatively low rate of childhood obesity is due in large part because our children are more active than those in many other parts of the country. <clip: “When you look at physical activity options…kids can just get out and run around and play.”> With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.enAudio