Adult Obesity Remains Heavy Problem for U.S.
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A lot of Americans still have trouble knowing when it is time to say when with meals and snacks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which reveals at least 30% of men and women in 13 states are classified as obese.
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“It is disappointing, because we’ve done so much to try to get ahead of it and there are a lot of great things that have been initiated, and are still rolling out that are there to help people, but clearly this data says we’re not on top of it,” says registered dietician Robyn Flipse.
As for Georgia, the CDC says 35.5% of adults are overweight. The Peach State’s obesity rate, meanwhile, has been holding relatively steady.
“In 2011, it was 28.0% among adults, and now its’ 29.1%,” says Dr. Heidi Blanck, with the CDC’s Obesity Prevention and Control Branch.
Blanck says Louisiana tips the scales with the nation’s portliest population with roughly 35% of adults classified as obese.
Colorado is the slimmest state in the U.S., with a 21% obesity rate among adults.
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