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How fat is your state?
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When passengers are too large to fit into airplane seats, maybe it's time we had a little chat about the size of the average American. Mexico may be catching up, but -- rest assured -- we Americans are only getting larger. According to Calorie Lab, Mississippi is the fattest state in the Union, with West Virginia coming in at a close second. What are the skinniest states? Colorado and Massachusetts, but even there almost 20% of the population is obese. Looks like we need to start asking ourselves if we should really order a large burger and fries. Or maybe read a book on how other cultures stay svelte and attractive.
What impact does this have on travel? Just ask the woman who was given half a seat on Delta when her neighboring passenger was too large to fit into one seat.
Now you know the fattest states ... but do you know the world's 10 dirtiest cities? Here they are:
Filed under: Food and Drink, United States, Travel Health
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Bernie R. Apr 8th 2008 2:11PM
Let me see if I understand this:
If Mississippi is the FATTEST state in THIS "study"
and Mississippi is also the POOREST state in the United States according to most other "studies", then that means that the POOREST Americans are also the FATTEST Americans...
ONLY in AMERICA!!!
Alexifish Apr 8th 2008 6:23PM
I'm really curious about the way they defined obesity in this study. It can be measured in a few ways like body fat percentage, weight, body mass index, etc...
But if you go by BMI (body mass index), which is a height/weight quotient, Tom Cruise would be considered severly obese... Not sure how accurate their study is.
George Apr 8th 2008 7:45PM
"that the POOREST Americans are also the FATTEST"
Just look at the demographics of MISSISSIPPI!!!
Dhawk203 Apr 8th 2008 8:16PM
Well Luna, research has show that the poorest people buy the cheapest foods. The cheapest foods are usually the fattiest. Hence the poorest people are the fattest.
Lori Jun 13th 2008 8:42PM
well the poorest people by the cheapest food which make you gain the most...when i was on a tight buget we ate alot of spaghetti, hamburger helper, etc ..we couldnt afford the healthy food such as fruit
laurie Apr 8th 2008 2:24PM
It is unfortunate that Mississippi has the largest problem of obesity in the US, plus the poorest state and the most uneducated....do you think as a country we might see a pattern? it seems to me that there is a direct link inbetween all three situations. It might be worth looking at.
ccb333 Apr 8th 2008 2:46PM
I have worked in both states and the people are terrific in both states but look at the percentage of black population in both states. I do not think Colorado has the lowest but Mississippi does have the highest black population.
cj Apr 8th 2008 10:13PM
youre very correct. all of those reasons attribute to obesity. mainly, i believe that if you have too or are just going to anyway, eating fattening foods should be combined with daily exercise to at least lower the amount of fat your body has consumed for that day. an even smarter idea would be if those suffering obesity would eat half as much fattening foods as they usually would, and supplement the rest with fruits and/or vegetables. it wont make you the healthiest ever, but if youre unable to change the way you eat and get regular exercise, its at least a small start in the right direction.
Breckandy Apr 9th 2008 12:21AM
Might be a 4th common denominator but then the emperor has no clothes.
Need to study ALL the variables before you come up with an equation.
bergantz Apr 8th 2008 2:40PM
As Jay Leno says, it is a good thing Mexicans are catching up in the FAT RACE since some might not be able to get through the holes in the border fence!!!
All one needs to do is go to WalMart or Costco and it looks like a circus of fat people. I love the ones who are so fat they can't walk so they get the electric cart and when you look in their basket it is full of cookies and other fatening food. It is also fun to follow the ones who use their cart as a walker and from behind you don't even see the cart because their ass blocks it out!!!
SIerra Apr 8th 2008 2:45PM
Haha well West Virginians are supposed to be lacking teeth. So I wonder how we chew our food.
Val Apr 8th 2008 2:44PM
This is interesting that most of the thinner states are on the West side, sunnier ones, but not all. The highest fat foods are usually the cheapest ones, like grocery Bakery items, cookies, chips, etc. These often have big markdowns or sales. Not to mention the dollar menus at fast food places!
Raymond Apr 8th 2008 2:45PM
"MINORITY" in Mississippi means "WHITE."
Duuude Apr 8th 2008 2:47PM
There are people starving and dying around the world from lack of food or malnutrition. This is the only country where people die from eating too much..... now where did I put that Twinkie?
Bernie R. Apr 8th 2008 2:53PM
It tells me that Mississippi is on a Seafood diet.
They SEA food and then they eat it!
As far as "It might be worth looking at.".
Does this mean the WORTHLESS GOVERNMENT telling FREE ADULT people WHERE THEY SHOULD PURCHASE, WHAT KIND OF, and HOW MUCH food the FREE ADULT people of Mississippi should be "ALLOWED" to eat???
Of course, this is to keep the people safe (from THEMSELVES and predatory food corporations) and
to keep health insurance costs down...
Yeah, right....Liberal Fascism at it's worst...
heidi Apr 8th 2008 3:06PM
if you eat right you will not be fat too many people eat fast food which is high in cholestoral and salt people need to eat healthy it is better for you. eating junk food will kill you earlier than you expect
jmoore Apr 8th 2008 3:24PM
I live in Mississippi, I am educated, and I am fed up with the constant negativity about Miss. There is a lot of really smart educated people here and we want better for our fellow Msissippians. (We are also #1 in infant mortality, teenage pregnacy, and educationally the worst test scores ) Ignoring the problems and making MS the butt of jokes will not improve the lives of the largest number of Mississippians. Who are (yes) poor, black, fatherless and uneducated. Any solutions are just more jokes?
eric Apr 8th 2008 3:54PM
Learn English! you're unedumacated
megiscool43 Apr 8th 2008 5:34PM
I completly agree with you. I am not from Mississippi. All the people making fun of the state, we should make fun of your state. Give you a taste of your own Medicine
ssims Apr 8th 2008 4:00PM
The problem is....Its actually cheaper to buy a combo from McDonald's then it is to go buy a healthy dinner to cook from the store. MS is the worst in education, obesity, economics. And has 7% sales tax and one of the highest insurances rates. Someone committed that there are a lot of blacks in MS. That's true, but if you go there all the races, even whites appear out of shape and over weight.