Obesity rates swell, with Louisiana topping all other states

[DesertRat]

Findings from the latest state-wide obesity survey for the United States put Louisiana at the top of the chart with the highest adult obesity rate of 36.2 percent, while Colorado registered the lowest at 20.2 percent.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps on Thursday, highlighting the rise of the condition. While in 1991, no state had a rate above 20 percent, the latest survey shows adult obesity rates have exceeded 35 percent in four states and 30 percent in 25 states. In addition to this, every state across the United States registered a rate of over 20 percent in the index.

While Louisiana led the list, Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia all showed obesity rates above 35 percent, not trailing by significant figures.

Colorado had the lowest rate of obesity, with California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana and Utah being the five other states with less than 25 percent obesity.

“This year’s State of Obesity report is an urgent call to action for government, industry, healthcare, schools, child care and families around the country to join in the effort to provide a brighter, healthier future for our children," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CBS News reported.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/obesity-rates-swell-with-louisiana-topping-all-other-states/

[TheSarcastinator]

1. Colorado Represent!!

So much for the propaganda meme that cannabis use leads to inactivity and overeating. Here at the Mile High we puff and hike, climb, and cycle all day long. Oh yeah, and our economy is gangbusters, too.

[DesertRat]

2. There you go!

[DavidDvorkin]

6. Given that Colorado is the least obese state in the Union

I'm shocked at how many obese people I see here in Denver.

I've spent a lot of time in Louisiana, and it didn't seem that different.

[JanMichael]

3. portion sizes at most restaurants have exploded. plus we sit at work/school and at home now with....

...our computers. we sit sit sit eat eat eat all day day day.

also i bet the bmi of 25 to 30 or overweight is also exploding. not just the 30 plus.

of course our healthcare systems are breaking down with massive increases in diabetes and other afflictions triggered by human mass.

we will become vogans....

edit. from the 60s to today overweight % has remained about the same. it is obesity and extreme obesity that has shot through the roof.

[TheSarcastinator]

4. an even stronger analysis would take poverty and education into account

While activity level absolutely plays into this, education and income level are (I believe) even more important factors. If you don't have the education to know what good, healthy food is and how to prepare it (and have the time to do so-- another issue for low income families and people who work several jobs just to get by), obesity is almost inevitable. The same goes for exercise as well.

[DawgHouse]

5. True! We eat like farmers but most of us aren't farmers anymore.