For the fifth year running, Mississippi clinched yet another unwanted distinction of being the fattest state of 2010. A whopping 70% of Mississippians are overweight, with more than 33% of them being downright obese.

The skinniest state is Colorado, but if you read the statistics closely, the news isn't so great: more than 55% of Coloradans are overweight, and nearly one in five are obese.

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