Raw Story
Thursday, July 2, 2009
State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings: See your state here (Percentage of adults overweight in various US states).
1. Mississippi (32.5%); 2. Alabama (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio (28.6%); 12. North Carolina (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota (26.7%) and Pennsylvania 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine (24.7%); 36. New Mexico (24.6%); 37. New York (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont (22.1%); 47. Hawaii (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%).
American adults getting fatter
Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters Life! Online Report
Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday.
Obesity rates did not decrease in a single state last year, and the groups warned that the U.S. obesity epidemic must be addressed as lawmakers reform the nation’s health system.
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