America's Fattest (And Slimmest!) Cities

In light of America's rising obesity rate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took stock of over 350,000 to determine the fattest and slimmest states in the country.

According to ABC News, the states with the biggest waistlines are Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, with obesity rates for 30% or higher. They are followed by Louisiana (29.8%), West Virginia (29.5%), and then Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma, all with rates hovering above 28%.

The slimmest? Colorado - a mere 3.7% away from the nation's goal rate of 15% obesity. After Colorado, the next lowest rates are in the 21% range, which includes Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Utah, Montana, and Washington, D.C.

Still, those states where people stay trimmer than most include Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Utah, Montana and Washington, D.C. In those places, obesity rates ranged between 21.2 and 21.8 percent, respectively.

Read the whole story at abcnews.comc.

Comments

[andrewjlederer]

This seems to be about states, not cities.

[AxelDC]

So, the slimmest state is still overweight?

[Calinative]

Drive across the country. You'll have no doubt. We're super-sized.

[11907281]

Sad but true, but don't fret .... the cost of gas increases the cost of food and the problem fixes itself.
Free market gluttony works folks.

[wadenelson1]

I don't see a list of cities even after clicking to the ABC site.

[whitewaterwillie]

Minor point, but title is misleading. Regardless, why am I here blogging away while eating a donut instead doing something useful?