WinterBorn
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Top 15 fattest U.S. states:
1. Mississippi
2. Alabama
3. West Virginia
4. Tennessee
5. Louisiana
6. Kentucky
7. Oklahoma
8. South Carolina
9. Arkansas
10. Michigan
11. Missouri
12. Texas
13. Ohio
14. North Carolina
15. Indiana
15. Indiana - F as in Fat: Top 15 fattest U.S. states - Pictures - CBS News
We do love our food. If you choose to pity a region (or try to demean it) based on a obesity, knock yourself out. Yes, there are health issues that go with being overweight. But I hardly see that as a reason to pity anyone.
According to the link you posted, the #15 fattest state lists 29.1% of their population as obese. The #2 state shows 32.3% of the population being obese.
That is hardly a huge margin of difference.
I was just thinking about the heath issues raised in the OP. But I reserve the right to flame SEC fans.
Yes, there are some serious health issues associated with obesity. I do not mean to downplay those issues.
But, for the most part, obesity is about lifestyle choices. I would not tell anyone what choices to make. Besides, I am too much of a foodie to have room to talk. I have to work to maintain a healthy weight. But it is worth it.