Obesity Map

October 17, 2007 by David.

CNN has an obesity map showing the states with population in obesity catagories.

In 1985 there were 13 states with obesity rates below 10% - and that is with a number or states with no data reported, so it is probably higher.  8 states had 10-14% of their population obese, with no states above 15%.

You can track the increase in obesity ever few years up to 2006 where NO states have an obesity rate below 15%, only Colorado is in the 15-19% range, and over half are above 25%.

I’m amazed. I knew as a nation “we” were getting more overweight. I had no idea how pervasive.

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