Estimates for 2011 state obesity rates ranged from 20.7% of adults in Colorado to 34.9% in Mississippi, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
No state had a prevalence of adult obesity of less than 20%, and 12 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30% or more.
By region, the South had the highest prevalence of adult obesity (29.5%), followed by the Midwest (29%), the Northeast (25.3%) and the West (24.3%).
Data came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which the CDC said has undergone several modifications, including the incorporation of cell-phone only households and small changes to the criteria used to determine which respondents are included in the data analysis. Because of the changes, comparison with obesity rates in previous years is impractical, according to the CDC.
The full listing of state obesity rates is available at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html.
No state had a prevalence of adult obesity of less than 20%, and 12 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30% or more.
By region, the South had the highest prevalence of adult obesity (29.5%), followed by the Midwest (29%), the Northeast (25.3%) and the West (24.3%).
Data came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which the CDC said has undergone several modifications, including the incorporation of cell-phone only households and small changes to the criteria used to determine which respondents are included in the data analysis. Because of the changes, comparison with obesity rates in previous years is impractical, according to the CDC.
The full listing of state obesity rates is available at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html.
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