The United States of Obesity

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.

Link | Why are Americans so fat? The reason is obvious.


Oh. Em. Gee! I'm so embarrassed for my state. I've always tried to be as healthy as possible and have maintained my ideal weight...give or take 10 or 15lbs.

Obesity leads to so many terrible things.

People WAKE up!!
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@Muzition
The fattest is USA.
Followed by Mexico then the UK.
Japan and South Korea are thinnest.
Although one might wonder if a country replete with starvation would be skinniest.
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Factoidial, those seem to be the countries where the highest percentage of the population is obese. For comparison's sake, here are the countries where the highest percentage of the population is overweight (i.e., not as serious as "obese"), according to this article:

1. American Samoa
2. Kiribati
3. USA
4. Germany
5. Egypt
6. Bosnia-Herzegovina
7. New Zealand
8. Israel
9. Croatia
10. United Kingdom
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As a Mississippi native (tho I no longer live there), isn't it great to always be first on obesity, teen pregnancies, worst salaries, suicides, etc...:(((((
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