The other day I got an email that FLOORED me. There has been lots of banter about obesity, and sometimes I admit that I will be very aware of how many people whose paths cross mine are decidedly overweight. What I didn’t realized was that there was a study on just that. So here it is…
The Trust for America’s Health released a new ranking of the U.S.’s fattest states. Curious on where your state ranked? Mississippi tops the list for the fifth year in a row — 32.5% of its adult residents are considered obese. Colorado, meanwhile, continues to be the leanest with only 18.9% of adults falling into the obese category. The saddest thing on their chart is that you can find the stats on obese kids in each state, too.
People it is time to wake up and do something!
Tags: Healthy Eating, State Obesity Rankings, Trust for American's Health