The Fattest States

Top 5 States with the Highest Obesity Rates The Fattest Statesn In United States of America 2009 Obese people pay 36 percent more for healthcare and 77 percent more for medication when compared with normal-weight people. 30.1 MS AL SC LA CO 18.9 wV 31.3 32.5 31.2 MA CT 21.2 TN 29.2 29.5 30.2 30.2 SC 29.7 21.3 RI 21.7 OK HI 21.8 VT 22.1 DC 29.5 KY 29 LA Rank 46 28.9 22.3 MI Rank 45 UT 225 Rank 44 28.8 AR Rank 9 Rank 102 OH 28.6 MT 22.7 Rank 43 NJ 23.4 Rank 10 286 Rank 42 NC CA 23.6 Rank 12 28.3 Rank 41 мо Rank 13 28.1 FL 24.1 Rank 39 Obesity costs the nation /5 billion in direct costs each year, while the total cost of obesity, including indirect costs, is as high as billion per year. GA Rank 14 27.9 NH Rank 39 24.1 $139 Rank 14 TX 27.9 WY Rank 38 24.3 Rank 16 (IN 27.4 27.4 Rank 37 NY 24.5 Rank 17 DE Rank 36 24.6 Rank 18 27.3 Bank 35 ME 24.7 AK 27.2 Rank 185 KS Rank 33 Rank 20 AZ 24.8 27.2 NE 26.9 ID 24.8 SD 26.9 IA MN 25.3 26,7 WA PA 25.4 ND 26.7 OR WI 26 25.4 VA IL MD 26.7 25.4 25.9 26 According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an estimated 60 million americans go on diets each year, but fewer than 5 % manage to maintain any | long-term weightloss. Obese and Overwelght children Rates In U.S.A Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South, as are nine of the 10 states with the highest rates of poverty. MS UT 23.1 44.4 AR 37.5 GA MN KY 37.1 37.3 OR 23.1 MT 24.3 25.6 TN 36.5 AL ст 36.1 25.7 WY 25.7 LA 35.9 wV 35.5 Rank 45 ND 25.7 DC Rank 45 IA 35.4 265 ) Rank 44 IL Rank 9 VT 34.9 26.7 Rank 43 Rank 10 NV Rank 10 3 42 CO 27.2 Rank 42 AK ID 33.9 Rank 12 27.5 Rank 41 SC Approximately 60 % Rank 13 33.7 WI of obese children aged 5 to 10 years had atleast one cardio vascular disease (CVD) risk factor. 27.9 Rank 40 NC 33.5 Rank 14 ME Rank 39 28.2 Rank 14 OH 33.3 SD Rank 38 28.4 Rank 16 DE HI Rank 37 28.5 33.2 Rank 17 FL Rank 36 33.1 Rank 18 Rank 35 NH 29.4 28.8 Rank 33 WA NY 32.9 Rank 18 NM Rank 20 32.7 29.5 OK 29.5 PA TX 32.2 NE 31.5 29.7 IN 29.9 KS 31.1 MA мо VA RI 30.1 30 CA NJ 31 AZ 30.6 MI 30.6 30.5 31 Percentage of Obese and Overwelght U.S. High School Students by Sex DC 22.8 wv 20.9 16.3 % 9.6 % 15.1 % 16.4 % Obese Overwelght 5 States with Top www.WeightlossDietwatch.com Source : www.HealthyAmericans.org SW 31.7 AM 30.6 In 2008 AL G Rank 49 Hank 51 Rank 50 Rank 48 Hank 47 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 20 Rank 33 Rank 32 (z Rank 31 Rank 22 Rank 28 ( Rank 27 = Rank 50 A Rank 50 3 Rank 49 Rank 3 Rank 5 (*2 Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 48 Rank 45 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 21 Rank 22 Rank 23 5 Rank 23 Rank 32 Rank 20 ( Rank 26 Bank 31 Rank 28 KY 20.6 10-17 Yr Olds In 2008 Highest Rates of Obese 19.3 Top 5 States with the Highest Obesity Rates The Fattest Statesn In United States of America 2009 Obese people pay 36 percent more for healthcare and 77 percent more for medication when compared with normal-weight people. 30.1 MS AL SC LA CO 18.9 32.5 31.2 29.2 MA 31.3 TN 29.5 CT 30.2 30.2 21,3 R1.2 SC 29.7 RI 21.7 OK HI 21.8 VT 22.1 DC 29.5 KY 29 LA Rank 46 28.9 22.3 MI 28.8 Rank 45 UT 225 Rank 44 AR Rank 9 Rank 102 OH 28.6 MT 22.7 Rank 43 NJ 23.4 Rank 10 286 Rank 42 NC CA 23.6 Rank 12 28.3 Rank 41 мо Rank 13 28.1 FL 24.1 Rank 39 Obesity costs the nation /5 billion in direct costs each year, while the total cost of obesity, including indirect costs, is as high as billion per year. GA Rank 14 27.9 NH Rank 39 24.1 $139 Rank 14 TX 27.9 WY Rank 38 24.3 Rank 16 (IN 27.4 27.4 Rank 37 NY 24.5 Rank 17 DE Rank 36 24.6 Rank 18 27.3 Bank 35 МЕ 24.7 AK 27.2 Rank 185 KS Rank 33 Rank 20 AZ 24.8 27.2 NE 26.9 ID 24.8 SD 26.9 IA MN 25.3 26,7 WA PA 25.4 ND 26.7 OR WI 26 25.4 VA IL MD 26.7 25.4 25.9 26 According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an estimated 60 million americans go on diets each year, but fewer than 5 % manage to maintain any | long-term weightloss. Obese and Overwelght children Rates In U.S.A Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South, as are nine of the 10 states with the highest rates of poverty. MS UT 23.1 AR 37.5 GA MN 44.4 KY 37.1 37.3 OR 23.1 MT 24.3 25.6 TN 36.5 AL CT 36.1 25.7 WY 25.7 LA 35.9 Rank 45 ND 25.7 35.5 DC Rank 45 IA 35.4 265 ) Rank 44 IL Rank 9 VT 34.9 26.7 Rank 43 Rank 10 NV Rank 10 3 42 CO 27.2 Rank 42 AK ID 33.9 Rank 12 27.5 Rank 41 60 % SC Approximately Rank 13 33.7 WI of obese children aged 5 to 10 years had atleast one cardio vascular disease (CVD) risk factor. 27.9 Rank 40 NC 33.5 Rank 14 ME Rank 39 28.2 Rank 14 OH 33.3 SD Rank 38 28.4 Rank 16 DE 33.2 HI Rank 37 Rank 17 28.5 28s FL Rank 36 33.1 MD Rank 18 Rank 35 NH 29.4 28.8 Rank 33 WA NY 32.9 Rank 18 NM Rank 20 32.7 29.5 OK 29.5 PA TX 32.2 NE 31.5 29.7 IN 29.9 KS 31.1 MA MO VA RI 30.1 30 СА NJ 31 AZ 30.6 MI 30.6 30.5 31 Percentage of Obese and Overwelght U.S. High School Students by Sex DC 22.8 wv 20.9 16.3 % 9.6 % 15.1 % 16.4 % Obese Overwelght 5 States with Top www.WeightlossDietwatch.com Source : www.HealthyAmericans.org SW 31.7 AM 30.6 In 2008 AL Hank 51 Rank 50 Rank 48 Hank 47 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 20 Rank 33 Rank 22 Rank 32 (z Rank 31 Rank 28 ( Rank 27 = Rank 50 A Rank 50 3 Rank 49 Rank 3 Rank 5 (*2 Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 48 Rank 45 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 21 Rank 22 Rank 23 5 Rank 23 Rank 32 Rank 20 ( Rank 26 Bank 31 Rank 28 KY 20.6 10-17 Yr Olds In 2008 Highest Rates of Obese 19.3 Top 5 States with the Highest Obesity Rates The Fattest Statesn In United States of America 2009 Obese people pay 36 percent more for healthcare and 77 percent more for medication when compared with normal-weight people. 30.1 MS AL SC LA CO 18.9 32.5 31.2 29.2 MA 31.3 TN 29.5 CT 30.2 30.2 21,3 R1.2 SC 29.7 RI 21.7 OK HI 21.8 VT 22.1 DC 29.5 KY 29 LA Rank 46 28.9 22.3 MI 28.8 Rank 45 UT 225 Rank 44 AR Rank 9 Rank 102 OH 28.6 MT 22.7 Rank 43 NJ 23.4 Rank 10 286 Rank 42 NC CA 23.6 Rank 12 28.3 Rank 41 мо Rank 13 28.1 FL 24.1 Rank 39 Obesity costs the nation /5 billion in direct costs each year, while the total cost of obesity, including indirect costs, is as high as billion per year. GA Rank 14 27.9 NH Rank 39 24.1 $139 Rank 14 TX 27.9 WY Rank 38 24.3 Rank 16 (IN 27.4 27.4 Rank 37 NY 24.5 Rank 17 DE Rank 36 24.6 Rank 18 27.3 Bank 35 МЕ 24.7 AK 27.2 Rank 185 KS Rank 33 Rank 20 AZ 24.8 27.2 NE 26.9 ID 24.8 SD 26.9 IA MN 25.3 26,7 WA PA 25.4 ND 26.7 OR WI 26 25.4 VA IL MD 26.7 25.4 25.9 26 According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an estimated 60 million americans go on diets each year, but fewer than 5 % manage to maintain any | long-term weightloss. Obese and Overwelght children Rates In U.S.A Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South, as are nine of the 10 states with the highest rates of poverty. MS UT 23.1 AR 37.5 GA MN 44.4 KY 37.1 37.3 OR 23.1 MT 24.3 25.6 TN 36.5 AL CT 36.1 25.7 WY 25.7 LA 35.9 Rank 45 ND 25.7 35.5 DC Rank 45 IA 35.4 265 ) Rank 44 IL Rank 9 VT 34.9 26.7 Rank 43 Rank 10 NV Rank 10 3 42 CO 27.2 Rank 42 AK ID 33.9 Rank 12 27.5 Rank 41 60 % SC Approximately Rank 13 33.7 WI of obese children aged 5 to 10 years had atleast one cardio vascular disease (CVD) risk factor. 27.9 Rank 40 NC 33.5 Rank 14 ME Rank 39 28.2 Rank 14 OH 33.3 SD Rank 38 28.4 Rank 16 DE 33.2 HI Rank 37 Rank 17 28.5 28s FL Rank 36 33.1 MD Rank 18 Rank 35 NH 29.4 28.8 Rank 33 WA NY 32.9 Rank 18 NM Rank 20 32.7 29.5 OK 29.5 PA TX 32.2 NE 31.5 29.7 IN 29.9 KS 31.1 MA MO VA RI 30.1 30 СА NJ 31 AZ 30.6 MI 30.6 30.5 31 Percentage of Obese and Overwelght U.S. High School Students by Sex DC 22.8 wv 20.9 16.3 % 9.6 % 15.1 % 16.4 % Obese Overwelght 5 States with Top www.WeightlossDietwatch.com Source : www.HealthyAmericans.org SW 31.7 AM 30.6 In 2008 AL Hank 51 Rank 50 Rank 48 Hank 47 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 20 Rank 33 Rank 22 Rank 32 (z Rank 31 Rank 28 ( Rank 27 = Rank 50 A Rank 50 3 Rank 49 Rank 3 Rank 5 (*2 Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 48 Rank 45 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 21 Rank 22 Rank 23 5 Rank 23 Rank 32 Rank 20 ( Rank 26 Bank 31 Rank 28 KY 20.6 10-17 Yr Olds In 2008 Highest Rates of Obese 19.3 Top 5 States with the Highest Obesity Rates The Fattest Statesn In United States of America 2009 Obese people pay 36 percent more for healthcare and 77 percent more for medication when compared with normal-weight people. 30.1 MS AL SC LA CO 18.9 32.5 31.2 29.2 MA 31.3 TN 29.5 CT 30.2 30.2 21,3 R1.2 SC 29.7 RI 21.7 OK HI 21.8 VT 22.1 DC 29.5 KY 29 LA Rank 46 28.9 22.3 MI 28.8 Rank 45 UT 225 Rank 44 AR Rank 9 Rank 102 OH 28.6 MT 22.7 Rank 43 NJ 23.4 Rank 10 286 Rank 42 NC CA 23.6 Rank 12 28.3 Rank 41 мо Rank 13 28.1 FL 24.1 Rank 39 Obesity costs the nation /5 billion in direct costs each year, while the total cost of obesity, including indirect costs, is as high as billion per year. GA Rank 14 27.9 NH Rank 39 24.1 $139 Rank 14 TX 27.9 WY Rank 38 24.3 Rank 16 (IN 27.4 27.4 Rank 37 NY 24.5 Rank 17 DE Rank 36 24.6 Rank 18 27.3 Bank 35 МЕ 24.7 AK 27.2 Rank 185 KS Rank 33 Rank 20 AZ 24.8 27.2 NE 26.9 ID 24.8 SD 26.9 IA MN 25.3 26,7 WA PA 25.4 ND 26.7 OR WI 26 25.4 VA IL MD 26.7 25.4 25.9 26 According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an estimated 60 million americans go on diets each year, but fewer than 5 % manage to maintain any | long-term weightloss. Obese and Overwelght children Rates In U.S.A Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South, as are nine of the 10 states with the highest rates of poverty. MS UT 23.1 AR 37.5 GA MN 44.4 KY 37.1 37.3 OR 23.1 MT 24.3 25.6 TN 36.5 AL CT 36.1 25.7 WY 25.7 LA 35.9 Rank 45 ND 25.7 35.5 DC Rank 45 IA 35.4 265 ) Rank 44 IL Rank 9 VT 34.9 26.7 Rank 43 Rank 10 NV Rank 10 3 42 CO 27.2 Rank 42 AK ID 33.9 Rank 12 27.5 Rank 41 60 % SC Approximately Rank 13 33.7 WI of obese children aged 5 to 10 years had atleast one cardio vascular disease (CVD) risk factor. 27.9 Rank 40 NC 33.5 Rank 14 ME Rank 39 28.2 Rank 14 OH 33.3 SD Rank 38 28.4 Rank 16 DE 33.2 HI Rank 37 Rank 17 28.5 28s FL Rank 36 33.1 MD Rank 18 Rank 35 NH 29.4 28.8 Rank 33 WA NY 32.9 Rank 18 NM Rank 20 32.7 29.5 OK 29.5 PA TX 32.2 NE 31.5 29.7 IN 29.9 KS 31.1 MA MO VA RI 30.1 30 СА NJ 31 AZ 30.6 MI 30.6 30.5 31 Percentage of Obese and Overwelght U.S. High School Students by Sex DC 22.8 wv 20.9 16.3 % 9.6 % 15.1 % 16.4 % Obese Overwelght 5 States with Top www.WeightlossDietwatch.com Source : www.HealthyAmericans.org SW 31.7 AM 30.6 In 2008 AL Hank 51 Rank 50 Rank 48 Hank 47 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 20 Rank 33 Rank 22 Rank 32 (z Rank 31 Rank 28 ( Rank 27 = Rank 50 A Rank 50 3 Rank 49 Rank 3 Rank 5 (*2 Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 48 Rank 45 Rank 6 Rank 7 Rank 8 Rank 21 Rank 22 Rank 23 5 Rank 23 Rank 32 Rank 20 ( Rank 26 Bank 31 Rank 28 KY 20.6 10-17 Yr Olds In 2008 Highest Rates of Obese 19.3