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Most Residents In All 50 States Are Overweight Or Obese | A majority of the adult populations in all 50 states are now obese or overweight, according to a recent Gallup analysis. West Virginia has the highest rate, with 69.3 percent of residents falling into one of the two groups, followed by Mississippi with 68.8 percent. Even in Colorado, the state with the lowest rates, 55.1 percent of residents were overweight or obese. Earlier this week, a similar study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health showed that 12 states have an adult obesity rate of more than 30 percent.
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