The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long said that nearly a third of Americans are obese. The Trust report uses somewhat more conservative CDC surveys for a closer state-by-state look.
Among the findings:
-- Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity, 32.5 percent, for the fifth year in a row.
-- Three additional states now have adult obesity rates above 30 percent, including Alabama, 31.2 percent; West Virginia, 31.1 percent; and Tennessee, 30.2 percent.
-- Colorado had the lowest rate of obese adults, at 18.9 percent, followed by Massachusetts, 21.2 percent; and Connecticut, 21.3 percent
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congrats. i thought i saw a lot of chunkies up there. but i saw a lot everywhere. sad sad world. the saddest is young chunkies. they don't stand a chance. :(
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