Obesity Rates Remain High Nationwide, Study Reveals.

reports that new data from the Centers for Disease Control show that obesity rates remain steady but “high around the country.” The analysis revealed that “Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi were states with the highest adult obesity rates,” while “Hawaii, the District of Columbia and Colorado had the lowest rates.” According to the CDC, over a “third of U.S. adults are obese and around 17% of children are obese.” The study indicates the obesity rate is nearly 48 percent for African-American adults, 43 percent for Latino adults, and about 33 percent for white adults. The AP (9/22, Stobbe) reports that a telephone survey indicated that “obesity rates stayed about the same in 45 states last year,” with slight “increases in Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Utah.” According to the AP, the government released the rates Monday, “which were analyzed in a separate report by the advocacy group, Trust for America’s Health.” http://time.com/4042605/adult-obesity-rates/