Sunday, 05 July 2009
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Mississippi is The Fattest State For 3rd Straight Year!
Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year, while Colorado repeats as the leanest according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc.West Virginia and Alabama, where I am now eating biscuits made of lard and cheese grits, remained as the second and third fattest states this year. Two-thirds of the citizens of Mississippi and West Virginia were either overweight or obese by CDC standards in 2007.
Colorado repeats as the slimmest state, despite a slight increase in obesity of 0.8 percent over three years. Last year Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado told CalorieLab, “We’re not spared from the national obesity epidemic, and we must remain vigilant in order to guard against it. We’re doing all we can to encourage Coloradans, especially our kids, to take advantage of the natural resources our state offers in order to stay fit, healthy and happy.”
This is hard to believe especially if you have attended a Luau lately, Hawaii enters the rankings for the first time in 2008 at number 50, the second slimmest state after Colorado. Hawaii had not conducted annual BMI surveys until 2005, so the required three years of data was not available until this year. I guess like figure skating they throw out the top and bottom scores?Do any of these numbers surprise you? Which state would you have though would be the most overweight?
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Well, food here in MS is delicious.