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"Obesity is a gateway to heart disease, diabetes and a host of other diseases," said Parris N. Glendening, former two-term Governor of Maryland, president of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute, and co-author of the report.
Mississippi ranked as the heaviest state, Colorado as the least heavy, and rates stayed the same in Oregon. Over 25 percent of adults in 10 states -- seven of them located in the southeast -- are obese. The 10 worst-off states are Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, and South Carolina.
"Obesity is a gateway to heart disease, diabetes and a host of other diseases," said Parris N. Glendening, former two-term Governor of Maryland, president of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute, and co-author of the report.
Mississippi ranked as the heaviest state, Colorado as the least heavy, and rates stayed the same in Oregon. Over 25 percent of adults in 10 states -- seven of them located in the southeast -- are obese. The 10 worst-off states are Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, and South Carolina.
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