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Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

Health Buzz: The 11 Most Obese States in America

Author:     David Oliver
Source:     US News & World Report
Publication Date:     Aug. 31, 2017, at 1:12 p.m.
 Link: Health Buzz: The 11 Most Obese States in America
Stephan:   When I travelled in the U.S. recently I have noticed how in the Southern states particularly obesity has become the norm, particularly with women. This is going to have long term consequences for both the individuals and society. Notice that the 10 worst states are all Red value states. It is not a coincidence, it is social policies.

Obesity rates ticked up in four states this past year – Colorado Minnesota, Washington and West Virginia
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The bad news: Obesity remains a public health epidemic in this country. The good news: Adult obesity rates appear to be leveling off, though the progress won’t necessarily last forever.

That’s according to The State of Obesity, an annual report from non-profit Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, out now.

No state’s obesity rate was more than 25 percent as of 2000. But for 2016, the report found adult obesity rates hit more than 35 percent in five states, followed by 30 percent in 25 states and 25 percent in 46 states.

Obesity rates ticked up in four states this past year – Colorado, Minnesota, Washingtonand West Virginia. It ticked down in Kansas while remaining unchanged across the other states in the U.S. The report covering the year 2015, out last year, was the first time in the history of the report that found declines […]

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