Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Ranking the American States From Fattest to Skinniest in CalorieLab's United States of Obesity 2010


According to CalorieLab, in 2010, for the 5th year in a row, Mississippi wins the honor of being the Fattest State in America. Colorado is again the skinniest state. Colorado seems to be the skinniest state in just about every one of these type rankings.

Maine put on some weight this year, moving up to being the 29th Fattest State. Maine was the 35th Fattest in 2009.

Tennessee also got fatter this year, moving from 4th, to a tie with Alabama for 2nd Fattest. The rest of the Top Ten Fattest are West Virginia at #4, Louisiana #5, Oklahoma #6, Kentucky # 7, Arkansas #8, South Carolina #9 and North Carolina #10.

Where I live currently, Texas, is #13, up one notch from last year's #14 ranking. I have not noticed Texans being noticeably fatter.

My old home state, Washington stayed steady at #28.

Oregon, where I was born, is way skinnier than Washington. Oregon lost a lot of weight in 2010, going from being tied with Washington in 2009, at #28, to shrinking down to the #38 spot.

California is even skinnier than Oregon, at #41.

The Top 10 of the Least Fat States (and Washington, D.C.) are New Jersey at #42, Montana #43, Utah #44, Rhode Island #45, Vermont #46, Hawaii #47, Massachusetts #48, Washington, D.C. #49, Connecticut #50, with, like I already mentioned, Colorado being the skinniest at #51.

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