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A report looking at the health of kindergartners in Nevada says that rates for both overweight and underweight children are rising in the Silver State.

Although Nevada often lags behind other states in health care statistics, there is reason to cheer, based on the results of a new survey.

An annual health survey of Nevada kindergartners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance, a change that researchers attribute to more use of Medicaid benefits.

Researchers at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó say nearly one-third of the state's kindergarteners are overweight or obese.

Nearly a third of Nevada children are considered obese by the time they enter kindergarten, according to a recent 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó report.