Texas – 33% Obesity Rate
You have probably heard that everything is bigger in the Lone Star State. Sadly, this is also true when it comes to waistlines! One in three Texan adults suffers from obesity. If you count the number of overweight people, the number goes even higher. The CDC says that as much as 65.9 percent of people in the state go above the recommended BMI. Furthermore, 27.3 percent of residents say that they did not engage in physical activity at all in the course of a month. Yikes.
Texas – 33% Obesity Rate
North Dakota – 33.2% Obesity Rate
In 1985, there was no state that had an obesity rate north of 15 percent. Six years later, no state had an obesity rate over 20 percent. Sadly, the obesity rate in North Dakota has since gone up to 33.2 percent. In fact, 71 percent is obese or overweight. Those in rural areas tend to see higher levels of obesity. What makes it even worse is that 29.5 percent have high blood pressure, while 10 percent have diabetes.
North Dakota – 33.2% Obesity Rate
