2007 U.S. Fat Report Shows Mississippi Fattest State, Colorado Leanest

The bad news in the 2007 Trust for America’s Health report is that obesity rates rose in 31 states. The good news not yet apparent. The annual report, started four years ago, found that Mississippi topped the list with the highest rate of adult obesity in
the country for the third year in a row. That state is now the first to
reach a rate of over 30 percent (at 30.6 percent). Colorado was the
leanest state again this year, although its adult obesity rate
increased over the past year (from 16.9 to 17.6 percent). Ten of the 15
states with the highest rates of adult obesity are located in the
South. Rates of adult obesity now exceed 25 percent in 19 states, an
increase from 14 states last year and 9 in 2005. In 1991, none of the
states exceeded 20 percent.
Geezer continues his search for good news. In the mean time, read the bad news here.