Americans consume 53 pounds of hard fats (i.e. meats, etc), shortenings (i.e. baked goods, etc) and cooking fats (i.e. oils) per person in 1972. In 2001 the consumption has risen to 74 pounds. We are moving in the wrong direction! Poor nutrition education and the increased eating at fast food restaurants are to blame. There are 312 fats that are available for use in frying alone!
United States of Obesity Fattest States Ranking 2008
U.S. Obesity / Overweight Analysis
Data shown is the most recent data available that
examines overweight and obesity. Notice ranking position for the southern
United
States
2007
Rank
2008
Rank
State
% Obese
2007
% Obese or
Overweight
2007
3-year
Obesity
Average
% Obesity
Change
Ranking
Change
1
1
Mississippi
32.6
68.1
31.6
1.0
0
2
2
West Virginia
30.3
68.0
30.6
0.9
0
3
3
Alabama
30.9
66.6
30.1
0.7
0
4
4
Louisiana
30.7
65.2
29.5
1.3
0
5
5
South Carolina
29.0
65.3
29.2
1.3
0
6
6
Tennessee
30.7
67.4
29.0
1.2
0
7
7
Kentucky
28.7
69.1
28.4
1.0
0
9
8
Oklahoma
28.8
65.1
28.1
1.3
1
8
Arkansas
29.3
65.6
28.1
1.1
0
9
10
Michigan
28.2
64.3
27.7
0.9
-1
9
11
Indiana
27.4
63.2
27.5
0.6
-2
14
12
Georgia
28.7
65.0
27.4
1.3
2
12
Missouri
28.2
63.3
27.4
1.1
0
16
14
Alaska
28.2
65.1
27.3
1.5
2
12
15
Texas
28.6
65.8
27.2
0.9
-3
17
16
North Carolina
28.7
64.6
27.1
1.5
1
15
17
Ohio
28.1
63.5
26.9
0.9
-2
18
18
Nebraska
26.5
64.7
26.5
1.1
0
20
19
Iowa
27.7
64.7
26.3
1.4
1
20
20
South Dakota
27.2
65.5
26.0
1.1
0
19
21
North Dakota
27.0
64.9
25.9
0.8
-2
29
Delaware
28.2
65.0
25.9
2.4
8
27
23
Kansas
27.7
63.8
25.8
1.5
4
23
24
Pennsylvania
27.8
62.7
25.7
1.2
-1
24
25
Virginia
26.3
62.9
25.5
1.1
-1
22
26
Wisconsin
25.3
62.3
25.4
0.7
-4
24
27
Illinois
25.6
63.0
25.3
0.9
-3
24
28
Maryland
26.3
62.7
25.2
0.8
-4
30
29
Oregon
26.3
62.0
25.0
1.7
1
28
30
Minnesota
26.0
62.0
24.8
1.1
-2
32
31
Idaho
25.1
63.1
24.6
1.4
1
31
32
Washington
25.9
62.1
24.5
1.2
-1
35
33
Wyoming
24.5
62.2
24.0
1.2
2
32
34
Maine
25.2
62.9
23.7
0.6
-2
37
35
Nevada
24.6
63.0
23.6
1.2
2
37
36
New York
25.5
61.9
23.5
1.1
1
37
New Hampshire
25.1
61.8
23.5
1.2
1
34
38
Florida
24.1
62.1
23.3
0.4
-4
43
Arizona
25.8
62.6
23.3
1.5
5
42
40
New Mexico
25.1
60.8
23.2
1.2
2
36
41
California
23.3
59.0
23.1
0.4
-5
40
42
New Jersey
24.1
62.3
22.9
0.7
-2
40
43
District of Columbia
22.2
55.3
22.1
-0.1
-3
44
44
Utah
22.4
58.0
21.8
0.7
0
45
45
Montana
22.6
61.8
21.7
1.0
0
46
46
Rhode Island
21.7
60.8
21.4
0.9
0
48
47
Vermont
21.9
58.8
21.1
1.1
1
49
48
Massachusetts
21.7
58.9
20.9
1.1
1
47
49
Connecticut
21.7
59.2
20.8
0.7
-2
N.A.
50
Hawaii
21.7
56.8
20.7
N.A.
N.A.
50
51
Colorado
19.3
55.7
18.4
0.8
-1
Rankings are based on a three-year average of
state-by-state statistics for adult obesity percentages from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index
(BMI) of 30.0 or over, overweight as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9.
