The Medical Freedom Channel

“Mississippians are the most massive Americans, while Coloradans are leanest, a state-by-state obesity survey shows. Nearly 30 percent of Mississippi adult residents are obese. The state tops the new list from Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit group lobbying to make disease prevention a national priority. But Mississippi isn’t alone. It’s among the 13 states in which at least one in four adult residents is obese. The 10 states with the highest obesity rates are: 1. Mississippi 2. Alabama 3. West Virginia 4. Louisiana 5. Kentucky 6. Tennessee 7. Arkansas 8. Indiana (tie for 8th) 9. South Carolina (tie for 8th) 10. Texas. Colorado is the leanest state. But … 17 percent of Coloradans are obese. Not even a single U.S. state is near the national goal of reducing the obesity rate to 15 percent by 2010.” (08/31/06)