According to recent data from the CDC, more than seven in 10 U.S. adults ages 20 and older are either overweight or obese.
A new study from WalletHub set out to see which states across the nation are carrying that load and, bad news, y’all, Texas is pretty high on the list.
The study found that Texas is the tenth most overweight state in the U.S., ranking 7th in obesity & overweight prevalence, 26th in health consequences, and 15th in food and fitness.
The ten most overweight states in the nation include:
10 – Texas
9 – Delaware
8 – Maine
7 – Kentucky
6 – Tennessee
5 – Alabama
4 – Louisiana
3 – Arkansas
2 – Mississippi
1 – West Virginia
And on the other side of the scale, the ten most fit states include:
10 – Idaho
9 – Washington
8 – District of Columbia
7 – Montana
6 – California
5 – Minnesota
4 – Hawaii
3 – Massachusetts
2 – Utah
1 – Colorado
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