Top 10 States for Low Rates of
People Overweight or Obese
National data is available to compare states based on how
overweight or obese are the people of each state. Listed below are the rankings of
states based on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations from responses to height
and weight survey questions. A ranking of 1 indicates the state with
the lowest percent of it's population as overweight or obese.
State
|
Ranking based on % overweight and obese
|
Ranking based on % obese
|
|
Colorado
|
1
|
1
|
|
Vermont
|
2
|
3
|
|
Massachusetts
|
3
|
2
|
|
Rhode Island
|
4
|
4
|
|
Arizona
|
5
|
12
|
|
Connecticut
|
6
|
5
|
|
Utah
|
7
|
7
|
|
Montana
|
8
|
6
|
|
Wyoming
|
9
|
8
|
|
New Hampshire
|
10
|
14
|
|
Wisconsin
|
26
|
26
|
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: BRFSS 2004
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