New Map Shows Which US States Have The Highest Obesity Rates

Colorado Is the Least Obese U.S. State Study Finds

The 15th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, placed the state as the fourth lowest in the nation at 25.1 percent, including the District of Columbia.

Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and SC saw a significant increase in adult obesity rates between 2016 and 2017, while 22 states featured between 30 and 35 percent and 19 states had adult obesity rates between 25 and 30 percent. He said Florida's not the only state struggling with overweight residents. No state saw a reduction of its obesity rate. Obesity prevalence among black adults sat a 39 percent obesity rate compared to 32.4 percent among Hispanic adults and 29.3 percent for white adults.

According to the map, seven states now have obesity rates of 35% or higher - up from five in 2016 - according to the Daily Mail.

The findings are based mostly on 2017 records from the U.S. Centers for Disease Aid an eye fixed on and Prevention.

"Florida actually looks good relative to other states because it has an obesity rate of 28 percent of the population, whereas many states are over 30 or 35 percent".

Adult obesity rates are at or above 35 percent in seven states; for the first time in Iowa and Oklahoma, and at least the second time in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia.

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Health officials say that addressing the obesity epidemic will not only lead to better health outcomes but also reduce medical costs. "Congress has not been increasing it". Obesity drives an estimated $149 billion annually indirectly related to healthcare spending, and an additional $66 billion annually in lowered economic productivity.

Many factors influence the data, including the lack of safe spaces to exercise and the availability of healthy food choices in the affected neighborhoods, representing not just a food justice issue, but major health care inequity for those communities.

Over the last two decades, the United States has implemented countless awareness programs aimed at both adults and children to try to combat the obesity epidemic. These are typically lower income and rural areas, including many communities of color, the report noted.

Maintain nutrition standards for school meals that were in effect prior to USDA's interim final rule from November 2017, as well as current nutrition standards for school snacks.

Medicare should encourage eligible beneficiaries to enroll in obesity counseling as a covered benefit, and, evaluate its use and effectiveness. Moreover, hospitals would possibly be pleased to composed stay promoting or serving sugary drinks.

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