Mississippi’s Still Fattest But Alabama Closing In

Alabama Florida Mississippi's still king of cellulite but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.

by WKRG Staff/The Associated Press

Published: Wed, July 01, 2009 - 9:33 am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an
ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring
Alabama: obese baby boomers.

It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside
of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news.

Obesity rates among adults rose in 23 states over the past year
and didn't decline anywhere, says a new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

And while the nation has long been bracing for a surge in
Medicare as the boomers start turning 65, the new report makes
clear that fat, not just age, will fuel much of those bills.

In every state, the rate of obesity is higher among 55- to
64-year-olds - the oldest boomers - than among today's
65-and-beyond.

Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity, 32.5 percent, for the fifth year in a row. Mississippi also had the highest rate of overweight and obese
children, at 44.4 percent. It's followed by Arkansas, 37.5 percent; and Georgia, 37.3 percent.

Mississippi
Adults - 32.5% Rank #1
Children - 44.4% Rank #1

Alabama
Adults - 31.2% Rank #2
Children - 36.1% Rank # 6

Florida
Adults - 24.1% Rank #39
Children - 33.1% Rank #17

Click here to see a state-by-state breakdown of obesity rates

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FastFred Says:

Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 10:10 am

I suppose we all better start jogging,Obama will want to tax Obesity !!And I do believe that’s where we are headed,with the thought of taxing drinks with sugar in them because they are not healthy and cause health problems as suggested by our current regime,I can see where all fast food will be paid attention to and any item with X..amount calories that will supposedly cause obesity will be taxed.I don’t believe the health concern is the real issue,I believe they are desperate to find ways to tax us to pay for all the new plans that Obama wants.