With November being National Diabetes Awareness Month and Americans collectively spending up to $315.8 billion annually on obesity-related medical treatment, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Fattest States in America.
The study showed Kentucky to be the fourth heaviest state in America.
In order to encourage America to tip the scale back to good health, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 17 key metrics. They range from “percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese” to “sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents.”
The Fat Problem in Kentucky (1=Worst; 25=Avg.)
12th – % of Adults Who Are Obese
19th – % of Children Who Are Overweight
8th – % of Children Who Are Obese
6th – % of Residents Who Are Physically Inactive
2nd – % of Residents with High Cholesterol
7th – % of Adults Eating Less than 1 Serving of Fruits/Vegetables per Day
4th – % of Residents with Diabetes
5th – % of Residents with Hypertension
20th – Obesity-Related Death Rate
“Fat” may be the new normal in America. Drawing on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a report from JAMA Internal Medicine found that more than three quarters of American adults today are either overweight or obese. And for the first time in history, the number of obese people has surpassed that of the overweight. In the past two decades, especially, America’s weight problem has grown dramatically, inspiring a surge of new programs and products designed to promote better health and help Americans shed the extra pounds.
But new statistics published by the Physical Activity Council suggest a need for more aggressive efforts to combat the issue. In 2015, about 81.6 million Americans were completely inactive. In addition to factors such as genetics, emotional instability and sleeplessness, lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of obesity.
With traditionally hearty-eating holidays approaching, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 17 key indicators of weight-related problems. Our data set ranges from “percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese” to “sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents.”
Continue reading below for our findings, additional expert commentary and a full description of our methodology. In addition, we conducted a separate analysis of the fattest cities.
For the full report, please visit the WalletHub website.
From WalletHub Communications
In July of 2016. it was discovered that I got type 2 diabetes, By the end of the July month. I was given a prescription for the Metformin, I stated with the ADA diet and followed it completely for several weeks but was unable to get my blood sugar below 140, Without results whatever I did, I really panicked and called my doctor. His response?? Deal with it yourself, I started to feel that something wasn’t right and do my own research, Then I found Lisa’s great blog (google ” HOW NOW I HELPED MYSELF FROM THE DIABETES ” ) .. I read it from cover to cover and I started with the diet and by the next morning. my blood sugar was 100, Since then. I get a fasting reading between the mid 70s and 80s, My doctor was very surprised at the results that. the next week. he took me off the Metformin drug, I lost 35 pounds in my two month and lost more than 8 inches off my own waist as well as I can exercise twice per day and still having a lot of energy.The truth is that we can get off the drugs and help myself by trying natural methods..
Makes sense