Where the Wildly Obese Things Are

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com

The results are in. Drumstickroll please. The fattest state in the United States for the fifth year in a row and still champion, Mississippi! Congratulations Mississippi, your adult obesity percentage of 32.5% took the cake.

Update: Sorry if that mislead any Mississippi readers- that was just a figure of speech. No cakes were awarded.

Here's the breakdown of the results.

1. Mississippi- Adult Obesity %- 32.5
2. Alabama- 31.2%, which is up from last year. Way to dig deeper, guys. Into the fried chicken bucket, that is.
3. West Virginia- 31.1%. Country Roads, Take Me to McDonalds.
4. Tennessee- 30.2%. Nice to see the Volunteer state was volunteering to have seconds and thirds of dessert.


Here's Where Bad Parenting Comes Into Play- Childhood Obesity Rankings.

1. Mississippi- 44%
2. Arkansas 37.5%
3. Georgia 37.3%


Where Chubby-Chasers Fear to Tread- states with the lowest % of obesity
1. Colorado- 18.9%
2. Massachusetts- 21.2%
3. Connecticut- 21.3%


What's especially puzzling is that Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia- the fattest states for adults and kids, all voted for John McCain in the 2008 election.

Phrased differently, the fattest states all voted against the candidate who ran on the Health Care For Everyone platform. If I were obese, I'd probably want free health care. I guess these states really don't want Obama's handouts, unless of course, they're wrapped in bacon.


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