This article on obesity bothers me for two reason. First, we’re getting fatter. No state decreased, and many increased. Yesterday, I boxed for 8 three-minute rounds before showering and going to work; it took me 32 minutes, including one-minute rests. It’s sad that I probably got more exercise before 7 a.m. than most people get all day…and maybe all week.
Second, at the time I published this post, the rankings appeared as below. We’ve apparently gotten so big that we added a state somewhere – last I checked, America only had 50 states. (Must…suppress…urge…to make…joke…about…Republicans…and…math…)
1. Mississippi*** (31.7%); 2. West Virginia** (30.6%); 3. Alabama (30.1%); 4. Louisiana* (29.5%); 5. South Carolina*** (29.2%); 6. Tennessee** (29%); 7. Kentucky*** (28.4%); 8. (tie) Arkansas* (28.1%) and Oklahoma*** (28.1%); 10. Michigan** (27.7%); 11. (tie) Georgia* (27.5%) and Indiana (27.5%); 13. Missouri*** (27.4%); 14. Alaska (27.3%); 15. Texas* (27.2%); 16. North Carolina*** (27.1%); 17. Ohio (26.9%); 18. Nebraska*** (26.5%); 19. Iowa* (26.3%); 20. South Dakota*** (26.1%); 21. (tie) Delaware*** (25.9%) and North Dakota (25.9%); 23. Kansas** (25.8%); 24. Pennsylvania* (25.7%); 25. Wisconsin (25.5%); 26. Illinois* (25.3%); 27. (tie) Maryland*** (25.2%) and Virginia (25.2%); 29. Oregon*** (25%); 30. Minnesota* (24.8%); 31. Idaho* (24.6%); 32. Washington*** (24.5%); 33. Wyoming*** (24%); 34. Maine (23.7%); 35. (tie) Nevada (23.6%) and New Hampshire*** (23.6%); 37. New York* (23.5%); 38. (tie) Arizona* (23.3%) and Florida (23.3%) and New Mexico*** (23.3%); 41. California (23.1%); 42. New Jersey*** (22.9%); 43. Washington, D.C. (22.1%); 44. Utah (21.8%); 45. Montana* (21.7%); 46. Rhode Island*** (21.4%); 47. Vermont* (21.1%); 48. Massachusetts*** (20.9%); 49. Connecticut*** (20.8%); 50. Hawaii (20.7%); 51. Colorado** (18.4%)
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