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Currently, more than 75% of all American adults today are classified as either overweight or obese. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a report from the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, for the first time in history, the number of obese people has surpassed that of the overweight, Wallethub reports.
Wallethub studied new data published by the Physical Activity Council to compare the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., to determine which were the unhealthiest. Focusing on 17 indicators of weight-related health problems, including the percentage of adults that were overweight or obese and sugary-beverage consumption by adults.
In 2015, about 81.6 million Americans were completely inactive. Factors such as genetics, emotional instability and sleeplessness, and lack of physical activity are some of the leading causes of obesity. In the past two decades, 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.
Southern states comprised the top 10 unhealthiest states in the country: Oklahoma (10, 9.37% Latino population), Texas (9, 38.18% Latino population), Alabama (8, 3.98% Latino population), South Carolina (7, 5.26% Latino population), West Virginia (6, 1.3% Latino population), Tennessee (5, 4.8% Latino population), Kentucky (4, 3.19% Latino population), Arkansas (3, 6.72% Latino population), Louisiana (2, 4.58% Latino population), and Mississippi (1, 2.82% Latino population).
Mississippi ranked last in the prevalence of obesity and overweight individuals, while Louisiana was last in unhealthy habits and consequences, and Arkansas was last in food and fitness.
Read more about the rankings here.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
