From highest percentage of obese children to lowest percentage of adults with high cholesterol, see how obesity hits home state by state in our new slideshow.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2016, 71.6% of adults aged ≥20 years were overweight or obese and although rates were lower for children, they have significantly increased in the past few decades. Moreover, obesity is an even bigger problem depending on which state is being considered.
To find out where obesity and overweight most dangerously persist, WalletHub recently compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 29 key metrics including food and fitness, health consequences, obesity and overweight prevalence, and more in both adults and children (aged 10-17 years). Find out the results in the slides below.
Highest percentage of overweight adults (BMI of 25—<30): Nevada
Lowest percentage of overweight adults: District of Columbia
Highest percentage of obese adults (BMI of ≥30): West Virginia
Lowest percentage of obese adults: Colorado
Highest percentage of overweight children (BMI 85th—<95th percentile): Tennessee
Lowest percentage of overweight children: Louisiana
Highest percentage of obese children (BMI ≥95th percentile): Mississippi
Lowest percentage of obese children: Minnesota
Highest percentage of physically inactive adults: Kentucky
Lowest percentage of physically inactive adults: Washington
Highest percentage of adults with high cholesterol: Louisiana
Lowest percentage of adults with high cholesterol: Montana
Highest percentage of adults eating <1 serving of fruits/vegetables per day: Louisiana
Lowest percentage of adults eating <1 serving of fruits/vegetables per day: Vermont
Highest percentage of adults with type 2 diabetes: West Virginia
Lowest percentage of adults with type 2 diabetes: Colorado
Highest percentage of adults with high blood pressure: West Virginia
Lowest percentage of adults with high blood pressure: Minnesota