The state of Mississippi has a 30.6 percent obesity rate says the Trust for America’s Health in their 2007 Obesity Report. Trailing Mississippi is West Virginia at 2nd, Alabama at 3rd, Louisiana at 4th, and South Carolina and Tennessee which are tied for fifth place. And coming in at absolute last place is Colorado with only a 17.69 percent obesity rate. But don’t count Colorado as a light weight, 54.2 percent of their population is overweight. They are capable of reaching the top 5 at anytime.

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