How obese is your state?
Posted by Dan Falkenberg | Posted in Current Affairs | Posted on 22-07-2008
Tags: CDC obesity study results, fattest state, how fat is, obesity trends
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On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of a new study that showed obesity is climbing at an alarming rate in this country. In fact, from 2005 to 2007, the number of obese adults in the U.S. has grown by nearly 2%.
The study showed that unfortunately, there’s only one state that has under 20% of its population being obese; Colorado was found to be 18.7% obese. The most shocking finding has to be how much the obesity levels of states have changed from 1985 until 2007. To sum up how much obesity is on the rise, in 1985, Mississippi had such a low percentage of obesity that it wasn’t even reported. Now, as of 2007, Mississippi is now considered to be the most obese state in the country with 32.0% of its population being obese residents. Two other states, Tennessee and Alabama, both less than 10% obese in 1985, are now over 30.0% obese, as well. Over 30 states had an obesity percentage equal to or greater than 25%.
The CDC has made available the results for each state, and something that’s astonishing is an animated map that shows how obesity has grown throughout this country from 1985 to 2007. If you’ve never seen this map before, I strongly encourage you to look at it right now. You’ll be amazed at the transformation we’ve gone through over the past 20+ years!
