Obestity Statistics from the CDC

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States.

In 2008, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.

Based on these statistics, 7hirty-two states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; six of these states (Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia ) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.

The slide show, developed from CDC slides, graphically demonstrates the increases in United States obesity trends from 1985 through 2008.



Source:
CDC. November 2009. Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: U.S. Obesity Trends.