Weight Loss without Worry

     The newest figures from the Centers for Disease Control are out showing the rankings for adult obesity state by state.  This list runs from the state with the most obese adults to the least.

1.  Mississippi

2.  West Virginia

3.  Alabama

4.  Louisiana

5.  (tie) South Carolina, Tennessee

7.  Kentucky

8.  Arkansas

9. (tie) Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma

12. (tie) Missouri, Texas

14. Georgia

15. Ohio

16. Alaska

17. North Carolina

18. Nebraska

19. North Dakota

20. (tie) Iowa, South Dakota

22. Wisconsin

23. (tie) Pennsylvania, Virginia

25. (tie) Illinois, Maryland

27. Kansas

28. Minnesota

29. Delaware

30. Oregon

31. (tie) Idaho, Washington

33. Maine

34. Florida

35. Wyoming

36. California

37. Nevada

38. (tie) New Hampshire, New York

40. (tie) D.C., New Jersey

42. New Mexico

43. Arizona

44. Utah

45. Montana

46. Rhode Island

47. (tie) Connecticut, Hawaii

49. Vermont

50. Massachusetts

51. Colorado

article source: Healthy Portions Magazine