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Obesity map reveals more than 35 percent of people in seven US states are dangerously overweigh
Daily Mail UK ^ | 09/10/2018 | Mary Kekatos

Posted on 09/12/2018 3:14:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia all have adult obesity rates of at least 35 percent

Prevalence ranged from 22.6 percent in Colorado to 38.1 percent in West Virginia

Middle-age adults between ages 45 and 54 are twice as likely to be obese as young adults between ages 18 and 24

Data came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which is a survey conducted via telephone by the CDC and state health departments.

In addition to having the highest obesity prevalence, West Virginia also led the nation in the percentage of adults with diabetes at 15.2.

West Virginia had the nation's highest drug-overdose death rate in 2015 and was named in a Wallethub study as the least happy state in America.

The CDC report revealed the obesity rates increased as level of education decreased.

Adults without a high school degree had an obesity rate of 35.6 percent in comparison to 32.9 percent of adults with a high school degree, 31.9 percent of adults with some college and 22.7 percent of college graduates.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: alabama; arkansas; iowa; louisiana; obesity; top10
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To: BenLurkin

“Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia all have adult obesity rates of at least 35 percent”

By empirical observation Chicago must be about 50%.


21 posted on 09/12/2018 3:42:33 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: BenLurkin
Crap...I worked in a hospital in SoCal....

And there were ton's of patients there super obese.

22 posted on 09/12/2018 3:45:18 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: BenLurkin
The Least Psychopathic States

  1. West Virginia
  2. Vermont
  3. Tennessee
  4. North Carolina
  5. New Mexico

The Most Psychopathic States

  1. Connecticut
  2. California
  3. New Jersey
  4. New York / Wyoming (tied)

Most Psychopathic Region:

  1. Washington DC

23 posted on 09/12/2018 3:46:32 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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To: RegulatorCountry

CT is full of ugly women. I’m afraid my son’s will think they are the norm.


24 posted on 09/12/2018 3:47:35 PM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as wll say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!"to)
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To: Vigilanteman

When discussing this same thing with my doctor, I pointed out that Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the year he won his 5th mr Olympia, would have been ‘morbidly obese’ by those charts at 6’2 and 243. O’m 6’ and 202 with 17 percent body fat, but ‘need to lose weight’ ?!?!?


25 posted on 09/12/2018 3:49:47 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca. Deport all illegals. Abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF,.)
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To: Signalman

Eyewash, please!


26 posted on 09/12/2018 3:50:59 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: BenLurkin

The large number of Asians in CA must really bring the total number down.


27 posted on 09/12/2018 3:52:16 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BenLurkin

My drug of choice is food.


28 posted on 09/12/2018 3:52:32 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Vaquero
I wouldn't suggest following pulling a Bloomberg, but there is a compelling state interest in curbing rampant obesity. Our national defense readiness is at stake -- something like 85% of male highschool seniors are unfit for military service, which is one of the reasons the services have missed their recruiting goals for the past multiple quarters...Also one reason that they're recruiting more girls to fill out the numbers which even further damages deployment readiness and morale. Aside from military readiness rampant obesity does put a strain on the medical system and other infrastructure, not to mention damages our national image and pride.

Schools ought to be required to institute sports and physical activity programs based on military fitness guidelines. Letting your 7 year balloon up to 180 pounds should constitute neglect. Society should voluntarily institutionalize fat-shaming.

29 posted on 09/12/2018 3:54:10 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd ( Flag burners can go screw -- I'm mighty PROUD of that ragged old flag)
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To: Bonemaker

Why do I see only 4 states colored in deep red, the states at or above 35%?


30 posted on 09/12/2018 3:56:25 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: fwdude

I’m 6’3 and 215 lbs of muscle. I carry 11% body fat and I am considered “overweight” by the BMI index.


31 posted on 09/12/2018 3:57:35 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: EnquiringMind

Why are there more than four now?


32 posted on 09/12/2018 3:58:01 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: Vaquero

Not a one of these 30% or more could qualify for health insurance before Obozzocare unless they were on a group policy from their employer. Sadly, I have seen men I served with in the bush back in 68-69 who are 300 plus now! Last time I used the VA some 3 plus years ago, I saw several younger Vets in the ER who were closer to 400 lbs.


33 posted on 09/12/2018 3:59:00 PM PDT by Lumper20 (DC is AFGE Union Punks,Our Congress Critters have AFGE INS plus FERS.)
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To: BenLurkin

I noticed a new Church’s Fried Chicken in Slidell the other day. Right on Gause Blvd so not in dindu territory. Yum, have to check it out.


34 posted on 09/12/2018 4:00:12 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: BenLurkin
Just a reminder to everybody that my next Weigh-In will be at 10 AM on September 28 sat the Sav A Lot Nutrition Center in Margate, FL. My last weigh-in was on August 17 in which I lost 31 pounds. I think everybody will be quite surprised with the next results. My goal is to lose 100 lbs total so I can go on the Steve Kane Radio Show (longest running radio show in Florida history) cruise to the Caribbean next year.

My wife wouldn't let me go on the cruise this year because she thought all that shipboard food would kill me. Therefore she demanded that I lose 100 pounds in order to go on the next cruise.

You can see the August 17 weigh-in recorded by Steve Kane Show co-host Brian Craig featured in this DOCUMENTARY about the Sav A Lot Nutrition center. When I hit the 100 lb weight loss I will have an important message for all the peoples of the world (No, not a warning to stay about from the moon Europa).

Oh, and you can see my secret on easily losing all this weight in the documentary. BTW, the Sept. 28 weigh will be live-casted on YouTube by Brian Craig.

35 posted on 09/12/2018 4:00:24 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (The FBI recommends you do your fishing with an OCONUS lure)
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, White people do overeat and get too many tats.


36 posted on 09/12/2018 4:09:48 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: bgill

Same here.


37 posted on 09/12/2018 4:13:35 PM PDT by wally_bert (Terrific! Terrific? Harve Nyquist never ordered any radials.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I am guilty of the first and completely innocent of the second.

No ink, not now, not ever.


38 posted on 09/12/2018 4:14:25 PM PDT by wally_bert (Terrific! Terrific? Harve Nyquist never ordered any radials.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

So quit allowing ETB card holders to buy junk food. We see carts full of chips etc in line at Wallyworld and paid for with our money.


39 posted on 09/12/2018 4:14:28 PM PDT by oldasrocks (rump)
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To: oldasrocks

I wish our politicians agreed with you!


40 posted on 09/12/2018 4:19:05 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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