Posted on 07/09/2009 9:07:36 AM PDT by freed0misntfree
People from Mississippi are fat. With an adult obesity rate of 33%, Mississippi gobbled its way to the "chubbiest state" crown for the fifth year in a row, according to a new joint report by Trust For America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Alabama, West Virginia, and Tennessee aren't far behind, with obesity rates over 30%. In fact, eight out of the 10 fattest states are in the South. The region famous for its biscuits, barbecue and pecan pies has been struggling with its weight for years — but then again, so has the rest of the country. Wisconsin loves cheese, New Yorkers scarf pizza, and New Englanders have been known to enjoy a crab cake or two. So why is the South so portly?
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Moon Pies.
First time I ever heard of crab cakes associated with New Englanders. Any idiot knows that crab cakes are virtually exclusive to Maryland. In fact I never order a crab cake outside of Maryland, even if I'm just across the Potomac in VA.
I lived in a county bordering one of the Great Lakes where the biggest selling retail item was Carhartts in 4x to 6x.
So it’s not just a southern thing...
Wha, thank you! Pleasure having you with us. Come agin, ya hear?
As long as you aren't one of those wonderful Birkenstock wearing types down here to “fix us’, who drive around in a Volvo with “Obama Biden” and “Support Public Schools” stickers on one side of the rear window and a parking/student pickup decal for the largest Private School in the area on the other you are more than welcome...
Sorry I meant Most Southerners are lazy...not 100 percent.
The fattest people I know are in the snow belt.
Nuthin' like a fried nanner sammich! Just ask Elvis :)
It’s the sweet tea.
Hum...
That explain all those 16 hour days I work....
>>The South will rise again! ....after they lose 200 pounds.<<
Have you heard about the new diet for ignorant Yankees - loose 10 pounds quickly, chop off your head.
Yankees are always telling Southerners to get over losing the war; yet they can’t stop talking about it. Yankees are like Sarah Palin bashers - you are filled with hate and one day the barracuda is gonna bite back.
Claire Suddath, BA’04, worked three years at the Nashville Scene alternative weekly newspaper after leaving Vanderbilt. She currently attends Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and lives in a tiny apartment in New York City with her dog, Molly. When she’s not writing, Suddath spends most of her time taking the wrong subway and getting yelled at by New Yorkers.
Napscoordinator? But Southerners are lazy?
Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
We’re fat because gravy is a beverage.
The only way a liberal from a New York magazine can say that Southerners are the fattest is if they give the North a 200 pound head start.
Definately one of the very best meals on EARTH! I grew up in Texas and loved Wednesdays... the school cafeteria made the best Chicken Fried Steak and mashed potatoes on Wednesday! Great bread too :)
nice, I like it
Oh, one more thing, you’re an idiot.
Born and Raised
Transplanted to Texas and I love the food more here than there.
Ya der hey, I been to Wisconsin. da land of brats, beer and corn fed heifers...take in the Wisconsin State Fair and you'll see what I mean.
Yep...I am in MD about every other weekend and MD is, of course, known for crabs and crab cakes (the Bethesda Crab House is a favorite). As a matter of fact, on many menus in NY and NJ, the crab cakes will be listed as “Maryland” or “Maryland-style.” You would think that if the Time writer missed it, their fact-chacker would have caught it. What fools...
or grits...yum
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