Looking at the latest
National OBESITY Polls Miami just isn't ready to run with the Big Dogs yet...
Look at that, 4 SEC states in the Top 5...
1. Arkansas (35.9% obese) The 29th largest state is unfortunately the #1 biggest.
2. West Virginia (35.7% obese) Last year, West Virginia was #1, tied with Mississippi. But don’t think missing the top slot is a victory.
3. Mississippi (35.5% obese) Down two slots to #3—after tying for first last year—Mississippi is still one of the three states to earn the dubious honor have having an obesity rate over 35%. And says the report: “Mississippi had the highest reported percentage of inactivity among adults at 31.6 percent.” C’mon Mississippi..
4. Louisiana (34.9% obese) The sad news here is not only the high ranking, but how much worse it’s expected to get. The state had 69,400 cases of obesity-related cancer in 2010—with a projected 170,092 in 2030. And hypertension rates are expected to soar to 1.1 million by 2030, which would mean ¼ of the current population.
5. Alabama (33.5% obese) Alabama’s obesity rate has been climbing since the 1990s, and you can tell by the adult hypertension rate—40.3%! That’s second in the nation, after West Virginia.
