Fattiest States Named In New Obesity Report

What are the "fattiest states"?

The United of America ones.

Sixteen out of the 50 U.S. states have gotten fatter according to a new report released this week. Thus, obesity rates in a dozen states have risen about 30% with Mississippi being the largest state in the commonwealth overall.

Mississippi has an adult obesity rate of 34.4% and Colorado is winning with a rate of 19.8% obesity level overall, being the only state with an adult obesity rate below 20%. Four years ago, only one U.S. state had an adult obesity rate above 30%, according to the report.

The study also explained that over the past 15 years, seven states have doubled their rate of obesity and 10 states have doubled their rate of diabetes, and since 1995, obesity rates have risen fastest in Oklahoma, Alabama and Tennessee, while Colorado, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., had the slowest increases.

This somewhat coincides with a similar study presented by Men's Health Magazine last month that listed Jackson, Mississippi as the third least active city in The Union.

Lexington, Kentucky, with its really blue bluegrass, world class horse farms and home of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, ranks as the absolutely laziest city in the United States.

Indianapolis in Indiana and Jackson, Mississippi also ranked among the least active, while Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland, California were the most physically active.

Editors looked at how often residents exercise, the number of households that watched 15 hours of cable television a week and bought more than 11 video games a year, and the rate of DVT, a blood clot in a vein, usually in the leg, which is associated with inactivity. The clot can block blood flow and cause swelling and pain. When a clot breaks off and moves through the bloodstream, this is called an embolism. An embolism can get stuck in the brain, lungs, heart, or other area, leading to severe damage.

Here just below are the full lists released by Men's Health Magazine. These are the last ten and top ten out 100 ranked.

Least Active:
Lexington, KY
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS
Charleston, WV
Oklahoma City, OK
Tulsa, OK
Little Rock, AR
Nashville, TN
Laredo, TX
Birmingham, AL
Most Active:
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Oakland, CA
Washington, DC
Salt Lake City, UT
Reno, NV
Portland, ME
Atlanta, GA
Denver, CO
Minneapolis, MN

However, don't forget that Men's Health magazine is a useless POS, IMHO.

Still, that does not change the fact that the US of A is the "fattiest state."