Mississippi is 39 percent black
Obesity amongst black women is 60% and men 40%
So you start out the gate with over 20 percent obesity in blacks alone
Throw in whites at 20 to 24 percent which is white national average and there you have it
It is cultural
Being fat for women is verboten in higher incomes
Common in less income regardless race
It’s that where everywhere
Thinnest is altitude states
Massachusetts at #50? Altitude has nothing to do with that rating. We're an average of 400 feet above sea level. Now...Colorado is a different story at #51. Puerto Rico must have been included to make for 51 entries.