{"id":880,"date":"2012-08-14T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2012-08-14T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T13:40:30","slug":"obesity-in-america-an-upward-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/08\/14\/obesity-in-america-an-upward-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Obesity in America: An Upward Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obesity Trends Among US Adults 1991-2010
\n(BMI \u2265 30 lbs, or 30 lbs overweight for 5’4″ women)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Obesity has increased dramatically in the last twenty years. Mississippi has the highest percentage of obese adults, 34.9 %, followed by other twelve states with percentages higher than 30%. Most of these states are located in the Midwest and South. Is your state among the “fattest” states? Read more:<\/p>\n

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  1. STUDY: Mississippi Is The Fattest State – Ian Simpson, Reuters [Business Insider<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  2. Obesity Related Statistics in America [Get America Fit Foundation<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  3. Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030 – Nanci Hellmich [USA Today<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  4. Adult Obesity Facts [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  5. Junk Food Laws May Be Answer to Kids’ Obesity, Study Says [Fox News Latino<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  6. Childhood Obesity Facts [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Obesity Trends Among US Adults 1991-2010 (BMI \u2265 30 lbs, or 30 lbs overweight for 5’4″ women) Obesity has increased dramatically in the last twenty years. Mississippi has the highest percentage of obese adults, 34.9 %, followed by other twelve states with percentages higher than 30%. Most of these states are located in the Midwest […]<\/p>\n

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