Mississippi fattest, Colorado thinnest in new federal obesity statistics
LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Ready for this one? Americans are fat. More accurate, Americans are still fat.
The federal government released its “obesity map” on Monday, outlining the rates of obesity and how rates in the states compare. Colorado gets the svelte bragging rights, with 20.7 percent of its adults obese. At the other end of the scale is Mississippi, with a rate of 34.9 percent.
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