The state of obesity
Well, this is a seriously disturbing trend. A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says that the fattest U.S. states in 1991 were as thin as the leanest states in 2009. Today our thinnest state has a 19.1% obesity rate among adults, while our fattest, Mississippi has an obesity rate of 33.8%. Yikes.
Among the causes of this epidemic, outlined on TreeHugger, are suburban development, sedentary lifestyles, the economy, and farm policy:
Because current market incentives, imposed by the government, encourage factory production of protein and mass production of high fructose corn syrup, we have (surprise) super-cheap, mass-produced chicken, pork, beef, and sweet treats.
Hopefully we’ll start to recognize this horrific trend and come together on ways to get our fat asses back on the right track.
(Illustration by Tavis Coburn via KN)
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