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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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The only state to get slimmer this year is not actually a state: the District of Columbia’s three-year obesity rate dropped by 0.1 percent.
While Colorado deserves some accolades for having the fewest obese residents, still nearly 1 out of every 5 Colorado residents is obese. In fact, if you look at the percentage of residents obese or just overweight (as determined by BMI), every state including Colorado is more than 50% overweight or obese.
As alarming as that may seem, the rate of fattening is terrifying. In 1995, the first year the CDC lists national BMI stats, national statistics reveal 10% fewer obese people, and 10% more people neither overweight nor obese than 2008. In 1998, the CDC estimated the national cost of obesity was between $50b and $75b. That same year, there were 8% fewer obese people in America than today. So what’s the cost today? According to obesityinamerica.org the cost of obesity today is $122b annually. The CDC pegs half the total obesity costs as medical expenditures paid by Medicare and Medicaid. If that holds, then this year every man, woman and child is spending $200 on obesity.
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