How fat is your state?

[alwaysgrowing]

F as in Fat 2009 New Jersey Press Release

[Scrumhalf]

Middle of the pack for adults, one of the best for kids.

Frankly, nothing to be proud of. Close to 25% obesity is still awful.

[decadecadeca]

39. Florida 24.1% (adults)

17. Florida 33.1% (children)

[Shibby]

It's interesting how a lot of the fattest states for adults are in the middle for kids and a few of the least fat for adults are also middle for kids.

[alwaysgrowing]

Adults

42. New Jersey (23.4%);

Children

23. (tie) Missouri (31.0%) and New Jersey (31.0%)

[alwaysgrowing]

On a side note, I am moving ti Mississippi where basically half the state are fat. That means less competition :)

Adults

1. Mississippi*** (32.5%);

Fat kids

1. Mississippi* (44.4%);

[Bouncer]

I am moving to Mississippi

bwahahhaa.

thats all yours bro.

[Scrumhalf]

Every year the news gets worse.

This is where we are heading:



It is depressing.... :(

[Bouncer]

Wall-E!

That's because you watch the local news with story's about losers.

My only news source. BBC - Homepage

Proper news. Nothing about shanika the 500lb ghetto girl etc.. lol

[Scrumhalf]

I don't need the news to tell me that we are pathetically fat as a country. I just need to look around me in a store, restaurant, mall, etc.

See this graphic below:



Sad. This is a race that I am not rooting for the USA to win... :(

Looks like UK, Australia and NZ are also joining us in the lead lap of the fatty race. unfortunately. I always pictured Aus and NZ as very outdoorsy, active cultures - a bit surprising to see them up there.

[Bouncer]

Italia is only 9%!

[wnabeabeast]

41. California (23.6%) for adults

and 28. California (30.5%) for kids