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By Associated Press

M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Obesity Rankings

Published: Mon, August 27, 2007 - 11:34 am
Last Updated: Thu, August 30, 2007 - 10:43 am

Loosen the belt buckle another notch America:
Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No
state showed a decline.
Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent
barrier for adult residents considered to be obese. According to a
Trust for America's Health report, West Virginia and Alabama are
just slightly behind.
Trust for America's Health is a research group that focuses on
disease prevention.
Colorado continued its reign as the leanest state in the nation
with an obesity rate projected at 17 percent.
This year's report, for the first time, looked at rates of
overweight children ages 10 to 17. The District of Columbia had the
highest percentage - nearly 23 percent. Utah had the lowest
percentage of overweight youth - 8-and-a-half percent.

State Obesity rate Ranking
Ala. 29.4 3
Alaska 25.8 16
Ariz. 21.7 43
Ark. 27.0 8
Calif. 22.7 36
Colo. 17.6 51
Conn. 20.1 47
Del. 23.6 29
D.C. 22.2 40
Fla. 22.9 34
Ga. 26.1 14
Hawaii 20.1 47
Idaho 23.2 31
Ill. 24.4 25
Ind. 26.8 9
Iowa 24.9 20
Kan. 24.3 27
Ky. 27.5 7
La. 28.2 4
Maine 23.0 33
Md. 24.4 25
Mass. 19.8 50
Mich. 26.8 9
Minn. 23.7 28
Miss. 30.6 1
Mo. 26.3 12
Mont. 20.7 45
Neb. 25.4 18
Nev. 22.5 37
N.H. 22.4 38
N.J. 22.2 40
N.M. 22.0 42
N.Y. 22.4 38
N.C. 25.6 17
N.D. 25.1 19
Ohio 26.0 15
Okla. 26.8 9
Ore. 23.3 30
Pa. 24.5 23
R.I. 20.5 46
S.C. 27.8 5
S.D. 24.9 20
Tenn. 27.8 5
Texas 26.3 12
Utah 21.1 44
Vt. 20.0 49
Va. 24.5 23
Wash. 23.2 31
W.Va. 29.8 2
Wis. 24.8 22
Wyo. 22.8 35
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Source: Trust for America's Health.
http://healthyamericans.org

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