GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County has released its first-ever Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report.
In the report, the findings show that four out of every 10 Kent County children ages 4 to 17 were identified as overweight or obese. Two out of every 10 children were classified as obese.
These findings are in contrast to the national average of 31.3% childhood obesity and 32.6% in the State of Michigan…