It’s cheaper to be… fat
Sebelius: Healthy foods too expensive, lifestyles too sedentary Mississippi, by any measure, is the poorest state in the U.S. It’s also the fattest state. Those two dynamics feed off each other, and...
View ArticleHow about $250 for every 10 pounds lost?
So, we’re fat. Fattest state in the union. Our politicians are fat. Our news anchors are fat. Our family reunions look like an episode of “The Biggest Loser.” And, yes, I’m trying to lose a few pounds...
View ArticleReport: Nearly 70% of state's residents will be obese by 2030
NEW YORK — A group campaigning against obesity predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in 39 states will be obese — not merely overweight, but obese. Mississippi is expected to retain its crown...
View ArticleState sees first decline in adolescent obesity in 10 years
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s obesity rate in high school students (grades 9-12) has dropped by 12.7 percent, knocking the state’s teens out of the number one spot down to number five in obesity...
View ArticleAnother report has state tops on obesity ranking
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A new report by two public health groups shows West Virginia and Mississippi have the highest adult obesity rates in the nation. The report released today by the Trust for...
View ArticleW.Va., Mississippi top nation in adult obesity
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new report by two public health groups shows West Virginia and Mississippi have the highest adult obesity rates in the nation. The report released Thursday by the Trust for...
View ArticleMississippi adult obesity rate stays second-worst in 2015
New government data shows Mississippi adults are just as obese as ever. The state remained tied for the second fattest in the nation in 2015, with nearly 36 percent of adults reporting they were obese....
View ArticleMississippi’s obesity rate among low-income children stable
Mississippi’s obesity rate among young children from low-income families remains stable at 14.5 percent, but officials note the rate is still too high. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control...
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