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State could save $12 billion in health costs if residents slim down, report says

CREATED Sep. 19, 2012

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  • Demetrius Brown Sr. harvests collard greens at Alice's Garden on Tuesday. Brown manages the Healthy Corner Store garden plots and project at Alice's Garden and the Health rocks! Day Camp. He works for Milwaukee Cooperative Extension and has been doing programming in the garden for more than 10 years. Image by Rick Wood

Every little bit counts, whether it's increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces, making fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable, or losing 10 pounds through exercise and better eating.