Aug. 19, 2008 -- Yikes... the country is fatter than ever! You can see why I continually point out that there has never been a better time to be a fitness professional (think education). Our mega-media, instant gratification, undisciplined society is just pumping out new fat people by the millions!
Among the findings....
- Number of states in which adult obesity rates went up: 37
- Number of states in which adult obesity rates went down: 0
- Number of states in which adult obesity rates went up for the third year in a row: 19
- Percentage of population that is obese in Colorado, this year's least obese state: 18.4
- Percentage of population that was obese in the four most obese states in 1991: 15% to 20%
- Number of states in which at least 1 in 4 adults is obese: 28
- Number of states in which at least 1 in 5 adults was obese in 1991: 0
Find your state's ranking (includes Washington D.C.)
Alabama: Rank, 3 -- 30.1% of adults obese
Alaska: Rank, 14 -- 27.3% of adults obese
Arizona: Rank, 38 -- 23.3% of adults obese
Arkansas: Rank, 8 -- 28.1% of adults obese
California: Rank, 41 -- 23.1% of adults obese
Colorado: Rank, 51 -- 18.4% of adults obese
Connecticut: Rank, 49 -- 20.8% of adults obese
Delaware: Rank, 21 -- 25.9% of adults obese
D.C.: Rank, 43 -- 22.1% of adults obese
Florida: Rank, 38 -- 23.3% of adults obese
Georgia: Rank, 11 (tied with Indiana) -- 27.5% of adults obese
Hawaii: Rank, 50 -- 20.7% of adults obese
Idaho: Rank, 31 -- 24.6% of adults obese
Illinois: Rank, 26 -- 25.3% of adults obese
Indiana: Rank, 11 (tied with Georgia) -- 27.5% of adults obese
Iowa: Rank, 19 -- 26.3% of adults obese
Kansas: Rank, 23 -- 25.8% of adults obese
Kentucky: Rank, 7 -- 28.4% of adults obese
Louisiana: Rank, 4 -- 29.5% of adults obese
Maine: Rank, 34 -- 23.7% of adults obese
Maryland: Rank, 27 -- 25.2% of adults obese
Massachusetts: Rank, 48 -- 20.9% of adults obese
Michigan: Rank, 10 -- 27.7% of adults obese
Minnesota: Rank, 30 -- 24.8% of adults obese
Mississippi: Rank, 1 -- 31.7% of adults obese
Missouri: Rank, 13 -- 27.4% of adults obese
Montana: Rank, 45 -- 21.7% of adults obese
Nebraska: Rank, 18 -- 26.5% of adults obese
Nevada: Rank, 35 -- 23.6% of adults obese
New Hampshire: Rank, 35 -- 23.6% of adults obese
New Jersey: Rank, 42 -- 22.9% of adults obese
New Mexico: Rank, 38 -- 23.3% of adults obese
New York: Rank, 37 -- 23.5% of adults obese
North Carolina: Rank, 16 -- 27.1% of adults obese
North Dakota: Rank, 21 -- 25.9% of adults obese
Ohio: Rank, 17 -- 26.9% of adults obese
Oklahoma: Rank, 8 -- 28.1% of adults obese
Oregon: Rank, 29 -- 25.0% of adults obese
Pennsylvania: Rank, 24 -- 25.7% of adults obese
Rhode Island: Rank, 46 -- 21.4% of adults obese
South Carolina: Rank, 5 -- 29.2% of adults obese
South Dakota: Rank, 20 -- 26.1% of adults obese
Tennessee: Rank, 6 -- 29.0% of adults obese
Texas: Rank, 15 -- 27.2% of adults obese
Utah: Rank, 44 -- 21.8% of adults obese
Vermont: Rank, 47 -- 21.1% of adults obese
Virginia: Rank, 27 -- 25.2% of adults obese
Washington: Rank, 32 -- 24.5% of adults obese
West Virginia: Rank, 2 -- 30.6% of adults obese
Wisconsin: Rank, 25 -- 25.5% of adults obese
Wyoming: Rank, 33 -- 24.0% of adults obese
Source: "F" as in Fat: Trust for America's Health: Senior author of the report is Jeffrey Levi, PhD, executive director of Trust for America's Health and associate professor of health policy at George Washington University School of Public Health.
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