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From Todays Boston Metro (for the Portland crew)
Portland, Maine, tied with Burlington, Vt., for the lowest rate of overweight adults nationwide, according to a 2002 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate in both cities was 49.3 percent. In terms of obesity, Portland had the second lowest rate, 15 percent, trailing only Denver, at 14.2 percent.
Portland, Maine, tied with Burlington, Vt., for the lowest rate of overweight adults nationwide, according to a 2002 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate in both cities was 49.3 percent. In terms of obesity, Portland had the second lowest rate, 15 percent, trailing only Denver, at 14.2 percent.