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America's Fattest States were outlined in a report released by the from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) called F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007.
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Fast Facts
- Report: Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year
- Twenty-two states experienced an increase in obesity for the second year in a row
- Public opinion survey featured in the report finds 85 percent of Americans believe that obesity is an epidemic
- Mississippi: highest rate of adult obesity in the country - thrid year in a row
- Obesity: BMI of 30+
- Severe Obesity: BMI of 40+
- 60 million U.S. adults: obese
- 9 million: severely obese
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ABC News: Miss. Ranked Fattest State... and Outdoorsy Coloradans Win 'Fit' Crown (Aug 28, 2007)
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Dallas Morning News: Obesity rates pop buttons (Aug 28, 2007)
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Official Report: F as in Fat 2007: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2007
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The Washington Times: D.C. tops in obese youths (Aug 28, 2007)
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CNN.com: Report: National strategy needed to fight fat
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Rocky Mountain News: Leanest State Resting on its Ever-swelling Laurels (Aug 28, 2007)
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The Coloradoan: Most Coloradans Overweight, Despite Lean Ranking
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ABC News: Miss. Ranked Fattest State... and Outdoorsy Coloradans Win 'Fit' Crown (Aug 28, 2007)
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RT @elmercagape: How to present an infographic in a counterproductive way: America's Fattest States 2009 http://bit.ly/2Sk8Qk #fail
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How to present an infographic in a counterproductive way: America's Fattest States 2009 http://bit.ly/2Sk8Qk #fail
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Kinda Interesting: Newsweek Color Chart depicting America's fattest States: http://bit.ly/2auZSw
@synderryn | November 05, 2009 12:20 PM
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