A report by the U.S Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and published by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), found an astonishing 12 US States have an obesity rate above 30%.
What was interesting about the statistics is 26 of those 30 states were all found in the Midwest and South.
The top ten states were as follows:
1. Mississippi (34.9%);
2. Louisiana (33.4%);
3. West Virginia (32.4%);
4. Alabama (32.0%);
5. Michigan (31.3%);
6. Oklahoma (31.1%);
7. Arkansas (30.9%);
8. (tie) Indiana (30.8%); and South Carolina (30.8%);
10. (tie) Kentucky (30.4%); and Texas (30.4%);
Hawaii was 50th with an obesity rate of 21.8% followed by Colorado in 51st spot with 20.7%.
You can read more details on the Trust for America’s Health here.
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