Iowa – 36.4% Obesity Rate
Presidential candidates go to different states in an attempt to win over the support of the voters. Many candidates try to go to the Iowa State Fair, which boasts insane food items for sale. This includes bacon-wrapped chicken wings, a butter cake shake, caramel-dipped pecan pie, fried avocado, corn dogs, bacon balls, and more. We feel like we just put on ten pounds by reading that list!
Iowa – 36.4% Obesity Rate
Oklahoma – 36.5% Obesity Rate
Can you believe that 18 percent of Oklahoman kids aged ten to seventeen are obese? This means that the state has the sixth-highest childhood obesity rate in the United States! Over the course of the past three decades, the figure has more than doubled among kids aged six to eleven. Meanwhile, it has quadrupled among those aged twelve to nineteen. Experts believe that this has something to do with the popularity of sugary drinks like energy drinks, sports drinks, and sodas among the residents.
Oklahoma – 36.5% Obesity Rate
