America’s Fattest States – 2009
Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, making it the fifth year in a row that the state topped the list. Colorado continued to have the lowest percentage of obese adults at 18.9 percent.
Mississippi also had the highest rate of obese and overweight children (ages 10 to 17) at 44.4 percent. Minnesota and Utah had the lowest rate at 23.1 percent.
According to this report, Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South. Adult obesity rates now exceed 25 percent in 31 states and exceed 20 percent in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight.
I didn’t know what the hell this was at first. I only like it because of the colors.
It would be interesting to see this superimposed with a chart ranking states by median household income, lowest to...
oh hello again colorado!
WI is 26! And we do even higher with children’s obesity.
yay, hawaii! 47/50 ain’t bad. =]
Think twice before eating all...Halloween candy kiddos! :-p
Hey Washington D.C. why are you listed as a state? Decide where your fat people live so this study can be accurate. I...
rbateson:crbrown3:newsweek:...massachusetts as the second
Progress in Mississippi is going from KKK to XXL.
The US Government needs to address statistics like these when discussing health care. Costs are high because Americans...
And I stand by the fact that the “Alabama - Hey, at least its not Mississippi” motto STILL deserves to be on our car...
brooklynmutt:newsweek:...Obesity is beautiful.
EVERY TIME SOMEONE DOES A STUDY IT MAKES KENTUCKY LOOK BAD. I SAY WE BAN SCIENCE.
Arkansas’s in the top ten! Represent!
good job missouri :(
But hey, 22’s like…two away from being the direct middle or something. At least we’re not South Dakota or god forbid...
wow, WV is # 3, OH is # 10, and PA is # 22…damn kids. i wish we didnt have to worry about this kind of stuff. holy cow....
Go Colorado for being the only state under 20%!!!!! I love my state.
correlation between...Republicanism right? (Michigan being the big exception.)
ranks #1 in teen pregnancy...illiteracy. It’s sad that you can drive through some...