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The 10 Fattest States In The Country [Map]

calorielab.com — For 2008 Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year, while Colorado repeats as the leanest. Delaware rose the most places in the rankings over last year, while California dropped the most, according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc.

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  • Nintensity, on 07/03/2008, -17/+293Looks like the south finally won something. :)
  • BlockedUser, on 07/03/2008, -4/+119THE ANSWER. The reason southern people are fatter than the rest of us (appologies to any dixie lander) is because the southern states are some of the most poorest regions in the US. Now i know what you are thinking. What about those poor kids in Africa? Doesn't poorness = starvation? Not in the US it don't! The reason is because we have fast food chains and saturated snacks at every gas station. And what do you think these poor people are going to eat? Fillet of salmon and strawberry almond vinagerette salad? (bomb). HELL NO! These people are saving up their change to get a $1 double cheeseburger at McCrap. 99 cent Flamin Hot Funions. Or a buck for two tacos at Jacks. HOWEVER, you cant blame the stores for it all. The fact is that the southern states also contain the highest population of african-americans. The black american culture has 'heavy' roots in food culture. Not suprisingly so, since oppressed peoples have nothing more than their food to carry on their traditions. It just so happens that these particular traditions include fried chicken & macaroni. If you want it like mamma's, bring on the grease.
  • anarchyx34, on 07/03/2008, -6/+95People in the south are fat... and in other news, the sky is blue.
  • katierosekills, on 07/03/2008, -2/+66So who wants a burger?
  • blarch, on 07/03/2008, -15/+78http://msp155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/bugga2lo ...
  • MidnightRIder77, on 07/03/2008, -5/+63Obese people stay inside all day. Haven't you seen Se7en? That's why you don't see them. They are also rarely allowed on television because big people crush ratings. As Stephen Colbert observed when they are on television they have no heads.
  • ShitStainedBall, on 07/03/2008, -6/+54What a surprise it had nothing to do with education.
  • tomsentest, on 07/03/2008, -10/+55Somehow I just can't believe that... almost 1 in 3 is fat. Even though I'm not in America, I haven't seen a crowd, ever, where 1 in 10 were obese, even large crowds on TV in America, at sports stadiums etc.

    If they use the BMI to calculate whether people are fat, then the map is BS
  • leopardflames, on 07/03/2008, -3/+31when i moved to the south, people do nothing but try to shove food down my throat. when i tell them i'm full they say i'm anorexic. they're just a lot fatter than i am.
  • Sippi, on 07/03/2008, -1/+25Rewebbed,
    You are 100% correct... I am a Mississippian and yeah there are a lot of fat asses hobbling around. But if you look, those fat people are the poor who live on welfare and do nothing all day. This is the result of the delta area and the many people who have become dependent on welfare. That, and most of our food in the area is deep fried. So in the south, it is a mixture of culture, lack of wealth and dependence on welfare. The war and religion have nothing to do with how fat you are.

    btw: we also have plenty of smokin hot women down here as well who are not fat at all!


  • wheresjim, on 07/03/2008, -1/+25Is that why I can never find a Denny's when I'm in Denver?
  • BaudiIROCZ, on 07/03/2008, -17/+41Bible Belt: Dumbest and Fattest

    Congrats!!!
  • jerrycan, on 07/03/2008, -1/+24one reason. BBQ. Thankyou USA for the best BBQ in the world! I'll take a Fat tire with those ribs.
  • vade79, on 07/03/2008, -0/+23When you look at it it's pretty much a 20-30% range throughout, nothing to be proud of anywheres...cept Colorado just made it under 20%, good for you Colorado.
  • ObamaWins08, on 07/03/2008, -2/+24Personally, I get tired of all this ranting on fat people, I mean just the other day.... oooh, hey look! a twinkie! ...om nom nom nom...
  • Jaspah, on 07/03/2008, -0/+22Mirror: http://i30.tinypic.com/1zvzexs.jpg
  • foolishfool, on 07/03/2008, -1/+22I just got back from Disneyworld - seemed to me that usually 5 out of 10 in a crowd was obese, and 1 in 10 was so obese they needed a motorized scooter to get them around the park.
  • ObamaWins08, on 07/03/2008, -3/+24Om nom nom nom...
  • inactive, on 07/03/2008, -10/+30looks awfully similar to the map of bush voters
  • expert01, on 07/03/2008, -1/+19I know what you mean. I'm in colorado and always thought I was a bit large, but it turns out everyone else is just a bit skinny!
  • potamkin, on 07/03/2008, -0/+16they lost the civil war...
  • dngbauer, on 07/03/2008, -0/+16With some cheese and bacon please :) oh, and don't forget the mayo! And I will have a Diet Coke with that too! Thanks!
  • inactive, on 07/03/2008, -0/+15o_O Are you implying that you single-handedly increased the fatness level of the state by 3% by moving there?
  • RIPGeorge, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14Hell yea I just forwarded this to my uncle in Mississippi who will probably read with BBQ sauce dripping onto his keyboard.
  • jehan60188, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14if you get one with chicken on top, it's got as many calories as a big mac...
  • Merendino, on 07/03/2008, -2/+16Stereotypically... Income, Education, Religion. Notice every map that talks about stats of stuff around the US and things in the US, all have the same states grouped together. Think it has a correlation with the first three things I listed?
  • inactive, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14They are all inside Digging comments on the internet.
  • Kanten, on 07/03/2008, -5/+18Mississippi: The dumbest, fattest state in the Union. Can we sell it?
  • jspegele, on 07/03/2008, -0/+13They won the last two elections
  • HoldenMyOwn, on 07/03/2008, -11/+24Dumbass: "Southerns are fat! 28% of them are obese. Where I live only 22% are obese. We are pictures of health."

    There is a reason we hate dumbass yankees. :p
  • MidnightRIder77, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12And to think I was about to move to Colorado a few years ago.
  • dragonmantek, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14It seems like noone is fat where I live. It's hard to believe this is true.
  • SteelFrog, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12BABY JESUS WANTS THEM TO EAT MORE BURGERS!
  • aenima987, on 07/03/2008, -1/+13Young MrBabyMan
  • Rohhob, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14Do what? Stop them from eating? No, people already know that what they eat is unhealthy and they continue to eat it anyway. Because they feel like the health system will just bail them out, with liposuction and bypasses and whatever else that drains the health care industry dry. Healthy people foot the bill for these irresponsible people and I'm sick of it. If they are going to lead those kind of lifestyles then they should pay more in insurance. Like drivers who keep getting into accidents and DUIs who pay more, these people should pay more as well. Maybe then they will think twice about eating fast food twice a day.
  • Lynx34, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14Take one good look at that map and you tell me where the good food is.

    Barbeque and fried food... delicious.
  • dema, on 07/03/2008, -6/+17If I put on something like 20 more pounds I may just be able to push Ohio to 27. I'm headin to McDonald's...

    GO BUCKEYES!
  • TheAkolyte, on 07/03/2008, -0/+11BMI is garbage. It's an incredibly inaccurate system for calculating obesity.
  • bf01, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13You're totally right. I live in Mississippi and everyone here is really buff. We love working out and participating in body building competitions. BMI doesn't apply to us.
  • UnseenLlama, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13I'm only 5'3" and 177lbs. I have a BMI of 31. But even though I'm "obese", I can run a 5k in under a half hour and run a mile in under 7 mins. BMI should really stand for Bull$hit Measurement Indicator because it does not take into account a person's body structure and body fat %.
  • poopz, on 07/03/2008, -1/+12ya i want to stay as far away from those crazy southerners as possible. we should put them in camps or something. since they're so stupid and we're so much better and smarter than them.
  • DyceFreak, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1010 fatest states? But its a link to a pic with all 50!
  • winmywii, on 07/03/2008, -2/+12A high BMI doesn't' necessarily mean somebody is obese. There is no doubt Americans are overweight, in general. I high BMI + low body fat means you have a good bit of muscle.Can you consider someone who is 6 foot 230lbs with 8% body fat and a BMI of 35 fat?
  • jsd8cc, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11*****, I have GOT to get out of the midwest.
  • Indierocka, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10I live in california which isn't even in the top ten and there are plenty of people who are obese. in fact, its not 1 in 3 who are overweight, thats just 1 in 3 who are obese or more than twenty pounds overweight. The number that is at least a little overweight is 66% so 2/3 are obese or overweight.
  • festman, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10Would you like to supersize that?
  • LZeppelinJ0, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11I'd like to see it by major city, I'm fairy positive about 85% of Rochester, NY is morbidly obese.
  • andymadigan, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10Given that there are virtually no women on campus in the first place, I'm surprised you saw one.
  • johnfn, on 07/03/2008, -3/+12Very true. Well written and well thought out. Thank you.
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