We all know there is a problem with obesity in America, but which states are the worst? This article gives us a look into which states have increased and how much. Washington D.C. is one of the only districts that actually went down from 2009 to 2010, most likely because of the presidential push for healthy living. The list of states from highest to lowest goes as follows: 3. Tennessee 31.6% 4. West Virginia 31.3%
5. Louisiana 31.2% 6. Oklahoma 30.6%
7. Kentucky 30.5% 8. Arkansas 30.1%
9. South Carolina 29.9% 10. North Carolina 29.4%
11. Michigan 29.4% 12. Missouri 29.3%
13. Ohio 29.0% 14. Texas 29.0%
15. South Dakota 28.5% 16. Kansas 28.2%
17. Pennsylvania 28.1% 18. Georgia 28.1%
19. Indiana 28.1% 20. Delaware 27.9% 21. North Dakota 27.7% 22. Iowa 27.6%
23. Nebraska 27.3% 24. Alaska 26.9%
25. Wisconsin 26.9% 26. Illinois 26.6% 27. Maryland 26.6% 28. Washington 26.3%
29. Maine 25.8% 30. Arizona 25.8%
31. Nevada 25.6% 32. Virginia 25.5%
33. Minnesota 25.5% 34. New Mexico 25.5%
35. New Hampshire 25.4% 36. New York 25.1%
37. Florida 25.1% 38. Idaho 25.1%
29. Maine 25.8% 30. Arizona 25.8%
31. Nevada 25.6% 32. Virginia 25.5%
33. Minnesota 25.5% 34. New Mexico 25.5%
35. New Hampshire 25.4% 36. New York 25.1%
37. Florida 25.1% 38. Idaho 25.1%
39. Oregon 25.0% 40. Wyoming 25.0%
41. California 24.4% 42. New Jersey 23.9%
43. Montana 23.5% 44. Utah 23.2%
45. Rhode Island 22.9% 46. Vermont 22.8%
47. Hawaii 22.6% 48. Massachusetts 21.7%
49. D.C. 21.5% 50. Connecticut 21.4%
51. Colorado 19.1%
This is the 6th year in a row now that Mississippi has topped the chart at 33.8%. However it is a problem in every state that needs to be worked on as a community and as a country.
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261061
This is a cool post and shows all the states percentage of obesity. I am surprised that there aren't many more states that have a decreasing number of obesity. This shows that everyone is not watching what they eat or how much they eat at a time. Seems like many people don't care what they look like. It's good how MA is number 48!
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that the top 10 states with the highest obesity rates are in the Southern part of the United States. What does this say about the lifestyles and diets of Southern culture? I know that the South is known for big portions of fried and fatty foods, so this could contribute to the consistent rates of obesity. Although the entire United States faces the obesity problem, I think more work and promotions on healthy living, exercise, and diet should target Southern states.
ReplyDeleteI thought this post was great, breaking down all states and showing the best and the worst. i think this is a great way to show how big of a problem this really is. The american children population is 16% - 33% overweight. Over 25million children are overweight or obese. This should be enough for people to get up and start making moves to improve the situation.
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