The epidemic of obesity in the United States: in which states most people are overweight

In seven states in the United States, more than 35% of adult residents suffer from obesity, while in other states there is also a rapid increase in obesity levels.

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According to the report The State of Obesity 2018, not a single state has demonstrated a significant statistical improvement in obesity rates compared to the previous year, writes USA Today.

Only Hawaii and Colorado and DC have obesity rates below 25%.

Seven states—Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia—have adult obesity rates above 35%. West Virginia has the highest rate at over 38%.

A report published by the non-profit organizations Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also states that in 22 states, obesity ranges from 30 to 35 percent, while in 19 other states this figure is from 25 to 30 percent.

“Obesity is a complex and often intractable problem, and America's obesity epidemic continues to have a major impact on the health and costs of individuals, their families and everyone in the United States,” said John Auerbach, president and CEO of Trust for America's Health.

Obesity is directly linked to a variety of diseases, from hypertension to diabetes and cancer.

Obesity also leads to financial losses. The report states that Americans are estimated to be 149 billions of dollars in annual expenditures due to overweight (these are direct health care costs), and Americans lose 66 billions of dollars annually because of reduced economic productivity due to obesity.

The study also showed that the highest levels of obesity are observed in African-American and Latin American communities, as well as in low-income regions and rural areas, because they do not have access to healthy diets.

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