Foo - The entire nation is too fat for this sport.

State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest rate of adult obesity. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2006-2008) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to "stabilize" data for comparison purposes. This methodology, recommended by the CDC, compensates for any potential anomalies or usual changes due to the specific sample in any given year in any given state. States with a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**), states with statistically significant increases for three years in a row are noted with three asterisks (***). Additional information about methodologies and confidence interval is available in the report. Adults with a body mass index, a calculation based on weight and height ratios, of 30 or higher are considered obese. 1. Mississippi*** (32.5%); 2. Alabama* (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee*** (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma*** (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan*** (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio* (28.6%); 12. North Carolina*** (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware*** (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas*** (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota*** (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota* (26.7%) and Pennsylvania** 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland*** (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington*** (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada* 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona** (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine* (24.7%); 36. New Mexico*** (24.6%); 37. New York** (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida* (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana** (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 47. Hawaii* (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%)

Well, maybe not Colorado.

Take it pcad. :P

State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest rate of adult obesity. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2006-2008) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to "stabilize" data for comparison purposes. This methodology, recommended by the CDC, compensates for any potential anomalies or usual changes due to the specific sample in any given year in any given state. States with a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**), states with statistically significant increases for three years in a row are noted with three asterisks (***). Additional information about methodologies and confidence interval is available in the report. Adults with a body mass index, a calculation based on weight and height ratios, of 30 or higher are considered obese. 1. Mississippi*** (32.5%); 2. Alabama* (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee*** (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma*** (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan*** (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio* (28.6%); 12. North Carolina*** (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware*** (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas*** (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota*** (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota* (26.7%) and Pennsylvania** 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland*** (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington*** (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada* 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona** (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine* (24.7%); 36. New Mexico*** (24.6%); 37. New York** (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida* (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana** (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 47. Hawaii* (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%)
Thanks for that nice "easy to read" format. ;) :thumb:

You just replied to yourself. Even jsharr does not reply to himself. You have sunk to a new low, and strangely, this arouses me more than a bit.

Ever hear of the Enter key, PCad? Heh...

The study also uses BMI, which is junk science at best...

We rule.

Whoot! Georgia moving up the list....now tied with Texas....




um, wait, this is not a good thing.

Yay Tennessee, we're number 4! I'm doing my part to keep us at the top of the fat standings.


By the way, Pcad, this would make for a model P&R posting with the huge block quote and missing source link.

Yay Tennessee, we're number 4! I'm doing my part to keep us at the top of the fat standings.


By the way, Pcad, this would make for a model P&R posting with the huge block quote and missing source link.

needs multi color lettering too.

Well, maybe not Colorado.

You're just trying to suck up to me, aren't you Pcad.:p

needs multi color lettering too.

and more smillies. Something like this.

State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest rate of adult obesity. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2006-2008) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to "stabilize" data for comparison purposes. This methodology, recommended by the CDC, compensates for any potential anomalies or usual changes due to the specific sample in any given year in any given state. States with a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**), states with statistically significant increases for three years in a row are noted with three asterisks (***). Additional information about methodologies and confidence interval is available in the report. Adults with a body mass index, a calculation based on weight and height ratios, of 30 or higher are considered obese. 1. Mississippi*** (32.5%);:eek::eek::eek: 2. Alabama* (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee*** (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma*** (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan*** (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio* (28.6%); 12. North Carolina*** (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware*** (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas*** (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota*** (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota* (26.7%) and Pennsylvania** 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland*** (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington*** (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada* 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona** (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine* (24.7%); 36. New Mexico*** (24.6%); 37. New York** (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida* (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana** (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 47. Hawaii* (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%):beer::beer::beer:

Pansies....that's only 1 out every 7 people in Co.
Mississippi's got the guts to have 1 out of every 3 in this list. :p

Kansas, tied with Alaska at 18, that is cold, but not this time of year.

12. North Carolina*** (28.3%)
We should bolt up to 10th right after my vacation.

Another way of looking at this is that it points out that you all simply don't have the guts that we have here.

Good job Massachusetts. It amazes me that there are more fat people in other states. I thought there were a lot here. Fatties everywhere, ugh.

Pansies....that's only 1 out every 7 people in Co.
Mississippi's got the guts to have 1 out of every 3 in this list. :p

I'll work on bringing that up. Looks like ice cream for me today!

PCads monthly channeling of the Olsen Twins

"Bart, having sex on prom night is as American as our 51st state, Saudi Israelia (http://www.stateofnature.org/saudiIsraelia.html)!"
http://www.dohgle.net/logo.jpg

I saw a guy fatter than me on a bike this morning. In tight bike shorts....*shudders*

"Bart, having sex on prom night is as American as our 51st state, Saudi Israelia (http://www.stateofnature.org/saudiIsraelia.html)!"
http://www.dohgle.net/logo.jpg

how fat are they?

Ohio is behind Michigan? I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

i'm not fat. but i am delusional.

Go CT!!!! #49!:thumb:

Ohio is behind Michigan? I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

that'll take 8 months and require thousands in legal fees.:innocent:

State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest rate of adult obesity. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2006-2008) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to "stabilize" data for comparison purposes. This methodology, recommended by the CDC, compensates for any potential anomalies or usual changes due to the specific sample in any given year in any given state. States with a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**), states with statistically significant increases for three years in a row are noted with three asterisks (***). Additional information about methodologies and confidence interval is available in the report. Adults with a body mass index, a calculation based on weight and height ratios, of 30 or higher are considered obese. 1. Mississippi*** (32.5%); 2. Alabama* (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee*** (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma*** (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan*** (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio* (28.6%); 12. North Carolina*** (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware*** (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas*** (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota*** (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota* (26.7%) and Pennsylvania** 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland*** (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington*** (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada* 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona** (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine* (24.7%); 36. New Mexico*** (24.6%); 37. New York** (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida* (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana** (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 47. Hawaii* (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%)

tldr

Couch

I just got back from Colorado. I'm a 6'1" and ~163 lbs. Colorado made me feel chunky.

how fat are they?

You be the judge
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rM5kfgASA5M/SLDuz4P7dvI/AAAAAAAAABw/4ptUeOueVjY/s320/40-israel_defence.jpg

As this comment (http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4482631&IDComment=52393799#c52393799) points out,fat states are mostly "red" ones, and the skinny states are mostly "blue" ones.

Interesting.

Thanks for that nice "easy to read" format. ;) :thumb:

Here, let me make it a bit easier:

State-by-State Adult Obesity Rankings

Note: 1 = Highest rate of adult obesity, 51 = lowest rate of adult obesity. Rankings are based on combining three years of data (2006-2008) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to "stabilize" data for comparison purposes. This methodology, recommended by the CDC, compensates for any potential anomalies or usual changes due to the specific sample in any given year in any given state. States with a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase for one year are noted with an asterisk (*), states with statistically significant increases for two years in a row are noted with two asterisks (**), states with statistically significant increases for three years in a row are noted with three asterisks (***). Additional information about methodologies and confidence interval is available in the report. Adults with a body mass index, a calculation based on weight and height ratios, of 30 or higher are considered obese. 1. Mississippi*** (32.5%); 2. Alabama* (31.2%); 3. West Virginia (31.1%); 4. Tennessee*** (30.2%); 5. South Carolina (29.7%); 6. Oklahoma*** (29.5%); 7. Kentucky (29.0%); 8. Louisiana (28.9%); 9. Michigan*** (28.8%) 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio* (28.6%); 12. North Carolina*** (28.3%); 13. Missouri (28.1%); 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%); 16. Indiana (27.4%); 17. Delaware*** (27.3%); 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas*** (27.2%) 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota*** (26.9%); 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota* (26.7%) and Pennsylvania** 26.7%; 25. (tie) Maryland*** (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%); 27. Illinois 25.9%; 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington*** (25.4%); 31. Minnesota (25.3%); 32. Nevada* 25.1%; 33. (tie) Arizona** (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%); 35. Maine* (24.7%); 36. New Mexico*** (24.6%); 37. New York** (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%); 39. (tie) Florida* (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%); 41. California (23.6%); 42. New Jersey (23.4%); 43. Montana** (22.7%); 44. Utah (22.5%); 45. District of Columbia (22.3%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 47. Hawaii* (21.8%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%); 51. Colorado (18.9%)

12. North Carolina*** (28.3%)
We should bolt up to 10th right after my vacation.

Driving the .5 mile to the store to pick up some Twinkies to help with this :thumb:

go arkansas! i am borderline obese according to my high school's BMI testing.
i'm 6' and weighed 153 that day. after lunch.

go arkansas! i am borderline obese according to my high school's BMI testing.
i'm 6' and weighed 153 that day. after lunch.

Your school's BMI testing is totally wrong. Obesity occurs when your calculated BMI is above 30. You would be about 20. Overweight doesn't happen until BMI is 25.

Alabama #2 baby!! I think we passed WV this year

http://bellovelo.blogspot.com/


WASHINGTON – Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. In 31 states, more than one in four adults are obese, says a new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
And obesity rates among adults rose in 23 states over the past year, and no state experienced a significant decline.
"The obesity epidemic clearly goes beyond being an individual problem," said Jeff Levi, executive director of the Trust, a nonprofit public health group.
It's a national crisis that "calls for a national strategy to combat obesity," added Robert Wood Johnson vice president Dr. James Marks. "The crest of the wave of obesity is still to crash."
While the nation has long been bracing for a surge in Medicare as the boomers start turning 65, the new report makes clear that fat, not just age, will fuel much of those bills. In every state, the rate of obesity is higher among 55- to 64-year-olds — the oldest boomers — than among today's 65-and-beyond.
The report provides one of the first in-depth looks at obese boomers, and its implications are sobering. This first wave of aging boomers will mean a jump of obese Medicare patients that ranges from 5.2 percent in New York to a high of 16.3 percent in Alabama, the report concluded. In Alabama, nearly 39 percent of the oldest boomers are obese.

35. Maine* (24.7%); 39. (New Hampshire (24.1%); 46. Vermont** (22.1%); 48. Rhode Island (21.7%); 49. Connecticut (21.3%); 50. Massachusetts (21.2%);

Man what is with New England, bad clams?

Man what is with New England, bad clams?

Washington's only at 25.4%, which isn't surprising. Given the prevalence of methamphetamine in the entire PNW, I'm amazed we ranked as high as we did. Are there really only 3 tweekers for every 1 fat bastid like me?

It's only going to get worse, judging from what I saw at Disney World this year.

It's only going to get worse, judging from what I saw at Disney World this year.

Wonder if they will revise the scale once we get to 50/50.

Washington's only at 25.4%, which isn't surprising. Given the prevalence of methamphetamine in the entire PNW, I'm amazed we ranked as high as we did. Are there really only 3 tweekers for every 1 fat bastid like me?

People do tend to bulk up when they get off the juice though:p

The really scary part is this is "obese" not overweight. If you look at BMI, at 5'2" I would have to weigh 162# to count as obese. That's insane!!!

So in the leanest state in the USA, 1 in 5 people are that overweight... holy moly.

Here it is per country, yet another reason to move to Italy
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity

Well, maybe not Colorado.

Only when it's not Texas tourist season. We have to reinforce the roads then. :innocent:

Wait, remind me again, when is it not Texas tourist season?

Wait, remind me again, when is it not Texas tourist season?

During the week they put the fish & game roadblocks on the Colorado-New Mexico border.

Wait, remind me again, when is it not Texas tourist season?

Wow, they let you hunt Texans? How much for a Texan tag?

Did Texas actually drop in the ratings to tie with Georgia?

They must not be counting fat heads.

We did get "W" back you know. Oh, and Gov. Goodhair proved to be so top heavy he fell off his mtn. bike and broke his collar bone.

(Is this thread moving to P&R now?)

As this comment (http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4482631&IDComment=52393799#c52393799) points out,fat states are mostly "red" ones, and the skinny states are mostly "blue" ones.

Interesting.

it is because the blue states don't exercise...if they did they would build muscle mass and become overweight.

where do they get the info anyway? no one called me, and most peoples licenses are hopelessly outdated( plus you just tell DMV what you think you are).

Plus the who BMI thing being BS and all ;)

Ohio is behind Michigan? I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

Seeing as that you count for 2 obese people......:devil1:

Wow, they let you hunt Texans? How much for a Texan tag?

In New Mexico they cost a dollar two ninety eight...but you ain't allowed to shoot em until they get out of their Suburbans.

In New Mexico they cost a dollar two ninety eight...but you ain't allowed to shoot em until they get out of their Suburbans.

The trick is to shoot the tires out first. ;)