A Sea Of Red

As they will be unable to get off of their fat butts:

Below is a list of how each state ranks in adult obesity prevalence, along with the percentage of obese adults. The breakdown is based upon a Centers for Disease Control report.

1. Mississippi: 32%
2. Alabama: 30.3%
3. Tennessee: 30.1%
4. Louisiana: 29.8%
5. Arkansas: 28.7%
6. West Virginia: 29.5%
7. South Carolina: 28.4%
8. Georgia: 28.2%
9. Oklahoma and Texas: 28.1%
10. North Carolina: 28%
11. Michigan: 27.7%
12. Alaska, Missouri, and Ohio: 27.5%
13. Delaware and Kentucky: 27.4%
14. Pennsylvania: 27.1%
15. Iowa and Kansas: 26.9%
16. Indiana: 26.8%
17. North Dakota: 26.5%
18. South Dakota: 26.2%
19. Nebraska: 26%
20. Minnesota: 25.6%
21. Oregon: 25.5%
22. Arizona and Maryland: 25.4%
23. Washington: 25.3%
24. New York: 25%
25. Illinois: 24.9%
26. Maine: 24.8%
27. Wisconsin: 24.7%
28. Idaho: 24.5%
29. New Hampshire: 24.4%
30. Virginia: 24.3%
31. Nevada: 24.1%
32. New Mexico: 24%
33. Wyoming: 23.7%
34. New Jersey: 23.5%
35. California: 22.6%
36. Montana, Utah, and Washington, D.C.: 21.8%
37. Hawaii and Rhode Island: 21.4%
38. Massachusetts and Vermont: 21.3%
39. Connecticut: 21.2%
40. Colorado: 18.7%

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,385549,00.html

I would have assumed the percentage on #3 to be a great deal higher.

Wow. Republicans are fat!

also shows where the best food in the country is..

JDUB wrote:also shows where the best food in the country is..

Florida isnt on the list

I almost have a hard time with these numbers....how can all the new england states not be at the top..they are locked up all winter in the house eating and drinking all the time....i don't know if I buy it.

WWJFD wrote:I almost have a hard time with these numbers....how can all the new england states not be at the top..they are locked up all winter in the house eating and drinking all the time....i don't know if I buy it.

When it comes to New England and systems involving numbers... THEY CHEAT!

im surprised Virginia's % wasn't higher. everytime i go anywhere on the weekends i see fat people all around.

Come on. CT represent! Eat those stone cold numbers fatties.

I figured Washington state would be the most in shape. Seattle is always #1 in fitness.

I'm glad to see that West Virginia is finally ahead of Virginia in something.

The majority of Florida residents are in shape.

jack_sparrow81 wrote:The majority of Florida residents are in shape.

Well, so are Missipians since "only" 32% are obese

Obesity is one of the biggest shams our there today. For example, if you are 6'1 and 228 pounds you are considered obese. Under the normal obesity standards, Vince Redd is obese. Rashad Jennings is obese. Nick Hursky is obese. Alex McLean is considered overweight. Do those guys really look obese or overweight? Not at all. Obesity doesn't take into account body type or muscle mass, just height and weight.

I actually find it hard to believe that the midwest doesn't top the list. While in Iowa and Nebraska I saw more big and tall stores than I've seen in my entire lifetime up until that point.

SuperJon wrote:Obesity is one of the biggest shams our there today. For example, if you are 6'1 and 228 pounds you are considered obese. Under the normal obesity standards, Vince Redd is obese. Rashad Jennings is obese. Nick Hursky is obese. Alex McLean is considered overweight. Do those guys really look obese or overweight? Not at all. Obesity doesn't take into account body type or muscle mass, just height and weight.

Im 6'0" and just over 200. I would be a little on the overweight side according to the most basic standard for "overweight" and "obese"

yeah, "obese" is a pretty generic term that comes from using BMI. But, when you survey a large number of people, it averages out to the people measuring obese, really are. There aren't that many guys with Vince's build skewing things.

Cider Jim wrote:I'm glad to see that West Virginia is finally ahead of Virginia in something.

I don't know how accurate this list is...good gracious, there are some LARGE people in WV.

BJWilliams wrote:

SuperJon wrote:Obesity is one of the biggest shams our there today. For example, if you are 6'1 and 228 pounds you are considered obese. Under the normal obesity standards, Vince Redd is obese. Rashad Jennings is obese. Nick Hursky is obese. Alex McLean is considered overweight. Do those guys really look obese or overweight? Not at all. Obesity doesn't take into account body type or muscle mass, just height and weight.

Im 6'0" and just over 200. I would be a little on the overweight side according to the most basic standard for "overweight" and "obese"

I'm 6'3 and 240. While I don't agree, I'd be classified as "obese" in any chart. I could stand to lose some pounds but obese may be going overboard.

LUconn wrote:yeah, "obese" is a pretty generic term that comes from using BMI. But, when you survey a large number of people, it averages out to the people measuring obese, really are. There aren't that many guys with Vince's build skewing things.

Ok, then use me for example. This'll get jokes making fun of me, but it's the perfect example.



In that picture, I was 15. I was 6'1, 260 pounds. According to a BMI chart, I was a 34.3. That's well into the obesity range (>30). At that time, I was nowhere near obese. It's the way I was built. You say there aren't many guys like Vince skewing things, but that's why I added Hursky and Godsil onto that list.

love the hair, glamor boy

dang, thats a big 15 year old. i was thinking that picture was like your first year in college... i guess you grew young haha. i didn't hit my height now until i was 17

I've been this tall since 9th grade.

6'2", 160 lbs...by the charts, I'm not obese.

ATrain wrote:6'2", 160 lbs...by the charts, I'm not obese.

are you a cross country runner then? hit the weight room lol