1.0link113460<![CDATA[Most Obese States: The South Wins Again!]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/17/most-obese-states-the-sou_n_113460.htmlATLANTA — The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.
More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates.