Here’s a list of obesity rates by state based on the states who are searching obesity rates the most online. Again the rankings below are where the most people are searching for “obesity rates.”
1) Kentucky obesity rate is 28.4% is the fourth fattest state in the USA.
2) Indiana obesity rate is 27.5& is the eleventh fattest state in the USA.
3) Iowa obesity rate is 26.3% is the nineteenth largest state.
4) Michigan obesity rate is 27.7% is the tenth fattest state in America.
5) Oregon obesity rate is 25.0% is the twenty-ninth fattest state in the United States.
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Looking for some staggering statistics on obesity? Well a recent report from Santa Clara county in California shows that obesity costs the country about $2.1 billion (yes billion) per year. The statewide cost is around $41 billion. To be fair the study does not only include direct costs, but indirect costs as well, like that of inactivity. So an inactive obese persons limited economic output can have a real impact on the productivity of a region. Chenoweth and Associates performs the study for California and in their report noted that they expect the state cost to rise by about 25 percent by 2011.
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The great state of Minnesota is the state with the lowest child obesity rate in the United States. This news comes on the heels of devastating obesity rates coming from national studies in the US. State officials and doctors are urging people not to become complacent as significant work still needs to be done to combat obesity in that state. A key indicator in childhood obesity is the number of meals a family is having away from home. The greater the number, the higher the likelihood of children becoming obese.
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A new report on obesity in the United States shows that obesity rates are getting worse. Obesity rates went up in 23 states and went down in no states. 34.3% of Americans are obese and 32.7% are overweight. That compares with 15% in 1980. The Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation compiled this report. The goal of the Department of Health and Human Services was to reduce obesity rates in all 50 states to 15% before 2010. Ooops.
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A long term study of girls in East Harlem, New York is showing that some of the chemicals used in plastics could be linked to obesity. Childhood obesity rates continue to rise in the US. The chemical in question is phthalates. This phthalates can be endocrine disruptors affecting the metobolism rates in children. The heaviest girls in this study had the heaviest levels of phthalates. Nail polish and cosmetics are major phthalate products.
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Here are the top 20 worldwide obesity rates ranked by country. This only takes into account OECD countries. Obesity in America continues to be a problem.
1) USA: 30.6 percent
2) Mexico: 24.2 percent
3) UK: 23 percent
4) Slovakia: 22.4 percent
5) Greece: 21.9 percent
6) Australia: 21.7 percent
7) New Zealand: 20.9 percent
8) Hungary: 18.8 percent
9) Luxembourg: 18.4 percent
10) Czech Rep: 14.8 percent
11) Canada: 14.3 percent
12) Spain: 13.1 percent
13) Ireland: 13 percent
14) Germany: 12.9 percent
15) Portugal: 12.8 percent
16) Finland: 12.8 percent
17) Iceland: 12.4 percent
18) Turkey: 12 percent
19) Belgium: 11.7 percent
20) Netherlands: 10 percent
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Well, the year of 2008 is coming to a close, and most of us like to talk about the amount of money that we have made or the things that we have aquired over the last year. But we are not going to talk about money, or cars, nothing like that, we are going to talk about the obesity rates in 2008.
Over the last year, the obesity rates within the United States has risen nearly 3%! Now, think about how many people actually live in the United States, and think about the amount of people that are now considered obese.
If you think about it this way, as the years go by, there are going to be more and more obese people. If we do not start taking care of ourselves we are going to run into some serious problems! As the year comes to a close, Mississippi has been name the fattest state in the U.S. and this is the the third straight year in a row that Mississippi has been awarded the title.
Just think about it, instead of obesity rates falling year after year, obesity rates are actually increasing and the numbers and percentages are staggering. If we do not start taking care of ourselves, and start living healthier lives, the obesity rate after each year is going to be more than just 3%, think about the rate increasing to 9 or 10 percent! Stop the trend while you can, and spread the word, get everyone involved in the fight to be obesity.
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Obesity within America is becoming a large problem and numbers are rising as the years go by. The causes of obesity are simple and everyone that lives in America should know them by now. But, if everyone knows the causes and knows what to do in order to stay fit and healthy, why are we such an obese country?
Americans love their fast food, and love their refined sugars, the foods that we all crave, but the foods that all make us fat, and the foods that cause us to be named one of the most obese countries in the world. We are a growing nation, not just in population, but by the notches in our belts.
When we intake more calories than we should, we are going to gain significant amounts of weights. When we do not exercise or eat a healthy diet, we are going to become obese. Children all across America are also becoming obese, and this is because they are taught bad eating habits. If you have children, then take the time to show them how to eat right and be active.
If you want to learn about your metabolism and you want to learn about the proper calorie intake, then just talk to your doctor and see what kinds of information they have to offer you. Doctors, nutritionists and personal trainers are all here across America in order to teach us how to be fit and teach us how to be healthy.
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