If you live in Mississippi, you’re probably fat*
*67% chance to be exact. But don’t worry, you’re hardly alone; in fact, you’re in the majority.
The above map is for obesity, click here for a table of overweight. (Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30.0 or over, overweight as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9.)
According to the single-year 2005 survey figures, Mississippi becomes the only state with more than two-thirds of its population (67.3%) either overweight or obese.
The fattest states are concentrated in the South (excluding Florida), while the leanest states are clustered in the non-coastal West and New England.
Think there is a connection to rising healthcare costs?
tags: obesity
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