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The 10 Fattest States In The Country [Map]

calorielab.com — For 2008 Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year, while Colorado repeats as the leanest. Delaware rose the most places in the rankings over last year, while California dropped the most, according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc.

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  • Nintensity, on 07/03/2008, -17/+292Looks like the south finally won something. :)
    • ShitStainedBall, on 07/03/2008, -6/+54What a surprise it had nothing to do with education.
    • RBrenner14, on 07/03/2008, -28/+9This is probably the first thing they've won since the Civil War.
      • potamkin, on 07/03/2008, -0/+16they lost the civil war...
      • jspegele, on 07/03/2008, -0/+13They won the last two elections
      • daimposter, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4umm...they lost the Civil War.
      • honthraj, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3The South won the Civil War?
      • jzuska, on 07/03/2008, -6/+3Yep they won. And we call it the war against the states. thankyouverymuch
      • nedzeve, on 07/03/2008, -3/+10Uh, War of Northern Aggression
      • coolchu001, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7They won? Where the hell are my slaves!?
      • JigoroKano, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5I think we all lost the last two elections.
    • jsd8cc, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11*****, I have GOT to get out of the midwest.
    • vade79, on 07/03/2008, -0/+22When you look at it it's pretty much a 20-30% range throughout, nothing to be proud of anywheres...cept Colorado just made it under 20%, good for you Colorado.
      • PorchSong, on 07/03/2008, -8/+6Oddly how we perceive things. I live in Denver and work downtown. Everyday, I shake my head at all the fatties waddling around--and we are at 18%. I am sure Mississippi would be a real eye opener.

        But you have to hand it to fatties. They do make life so entertaining. I mean, is there anything funnier than a fatty having to quickly exert themselves physically? Truly a rich experience. It never gets old. Nom, nom, nom.
      • ToddsSpleen, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7We should send them a cake!
      • faatbuddha, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1PorchSong, I was born and raised in the Denver area and used to think the same thing... until I visited other places. I lived in Atlanta for a bit, and it showed me: America is so so fat! But not in Colorado! Ride a bike, fatty. Go hiking. You can do these things anywhere.
    • jerrycan, on 07/03/2008, -1/+24one reason. BBQ. Thankyou USA for the best BBQ in the world! I'll take a Fat tire with those ribs.
      • saisumimen, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1And don't foget southern fried chicken.
      • ZPWeeks, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Fat Tire from the skinniest state in the country!
    • GassyTurd, on 07/03/2008, -6/+7An alternative fuel source is everywhere. Throw those fat bastards in a refinery.
    • Lynx34, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14Take one good look at that map and you tell me where the good food is.

      Barbeque and fried food... delicious.
      • zeabu, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4By your reason the fattest people should be Europeans.
      • iamchewy, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4Good food? I'm gonna go with New York City and San Francisco.
      • faatbuddha, on 07/03/2008, -2/+2Have you ever been to a Quiznos, Old Chicago, Chipotle, Qdoba, Noodles & Company, or Rockbottom Brewery? They're all from Colorado, land of lots of awesome food and few fatties.
        (I would have mentioned Village Inn but they're a bit *****.)

        We eat a lot, and well; we're just not lazy asses.
    • DyceFreak, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1010 fatest states? But its a link to a pic with all 50!
    • Synova, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1I actually feel a bit ashamed that Wisconsin is relatively lean compared to the South. I'm heading to McDonalds right now to help reclaim our throne of fatness.
    • oughterator, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1no no. it looks like we all lose.
  • silverzone, on 07/03/2008, -18/+17Damn. Putting it on a map like that really makes you realize. Something's gotta get done.
    • Rohhob, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14Do what? Stop them from eating? No, people already know that what they eat is unhealthy and they continue to eat it anyway. Because they feel like the health system will just bail them out, with liposuction and bypasses and whatever else that drains the health care industry dry. Healthy people foot the bill for these irresponsible people and I'm sick of it. If they are going to lead those kind of lifestyles then they should pay more in insurance. Like drivers who keep getting into accidents and DUIs who pay more, these people should pay more as well. Maybe then they will think twice about eating fast food twice a day.
      • VirtualSobriety, on 07/03/2008, -3/+11So you're saying the only way is to address this would be the exact opposite of socialized healthcare?

        Treason!!!

        Just kidding, thanks for having a brain, and a real insight!
      • katiekatekate, on 07/03/2008, -3/+5I disagree. You might be surprised how many people don't know anything about nutrition. Yes, the two-whoppers-per-day crowd should probably be held accountable, but there are many people who could not tell you how many calories are in a serving of chicken, or even what a proper serving is. They don't know which foods are considered good sources of protein, which ones are carbohydrates, and of those, which is the better carb. And forget about trying to keep track of your iron, B12, zinc etc. When I was in school, Health was one semester for all of high school, and nutrition was only about one week of that. We need to educate the people before we can blame them.
    • macweirdo42, on 07/03/2008, -6/+14Are you crazy? The last thing we need is mobile southerners.
      • poopz, on 07/03/2008, -1/+12ya i want to stay as far away from those crazy southerners as possible. we should put them in camps or something. since they're so stupid and we're so much better and smarter than them.
      • Kinnkster, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3Stop acting like a joke was elitism.
      • faatbuddha, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4Stop acting like they can't get in those little scooters and cart themselves around anyway.
    • greendalek, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3When you say "something's gotta get done," what would you suggest?
      • beerock, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3Obesity should be way down the list...
        Sadly, there are bigger problems

        Like all of their children dying before age 30, of Diabesity
    • holdwilco, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2So, you wouldn't have recognized the problem without the aid of a map?
  • katierosekills, on 07/03/2008, -2/+66So who wants a burger?
    • shutaro, on 07/03/2008, -1/+6I do!
    • santasing, on 07/03/2008, -0/+9If its Great Dane burger (Madison, WI), I want 2.
    • dngbauer, on 07/03/2008, -0/+16With some cheese and bacon please :) oh, and don't forget the mayo! And I will have a Diet Coke with that too! Thanks!
      • festman, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10Would you like to supersize that?
      • cesar33, on 07/03/2008, -2/+5I worked at Sonic years ago and always found it funny when someone ordered something like:
        "I'll have a Super Sonic cheeseburger add bacon and extra cheese and don't forget to put chili and cheese on those fries. And I'll also have a Diet Coke."
        Yep, it's true...you'd be surprised how many people order the diet drink just to make themselves feel better about themselves.
      • RabbidBunny, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7Some people like the taste of Diet Coke better. There was a time in my life it tasted better to me then regular coke. So yes I would do this. Also don't forget a 44 oz coke is like 600 calories so maybe they just don't want to top 2500 calories for the meal!
      • MacEnvy, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5I drink diet cola because I like the taste better. Regular cola is like drinking sugar syrup ... yuk.

        So yes, I go to Burger King and get a Double Whopper with cheese and bacon ... and a Diet Coke. Sorry if that upsets you, cesar33.
      • achoi, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6I don't like the way the sugar in regular Coke leaves that gritty filmy feeling on my teeth.
      • cesar33, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0No need for apologies MacEnvy. I'll let it slide this time because it's you.
    • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6Double meat, double cheese plz.
    • jzuska, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7Triple Triple from whataburger please.
    • plnegative1, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7It's not what people are eating, it's how much and how SEDENTARY people are. Carolies in > Calories Out = fat.
    • MattB123, on 07/03/2008, -0/+8I'll just have a chicken breast (grilled, skinless). I have to eat light - I'm going on a mountain bike ride later. (Colorado :) )
    • adamantium, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Big Mac.... Big Mac... I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce. Dont be fronting son, no seeds on the bun. We be up in this drive through order for two....
    • BTConan, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1And then can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'm trying to watch my figure.
    • faatbuddha, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I do. I'm going to Red Robin. A company out of Colorado.
  • blarch, on 07/03/2008, -15/+78http://msp155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/bugga2lo ...
  • tomsentest, on 07/03/2008, -10/+55Somehow I just can't believe that... almost 1 in 3 is fat. Even though I'm not in America, I haven't seen a crowd, ever, where 1 in 10 were obese, even large crowds on TV in America, at sports stadiums etc.

    If they use the BMI to calculate whether people are fat, then the map is BS
    • MidnightRIder77, on 07/03/2008, -5/+63Obese people stay inside all day. Haven't you seen Se7en? That's why you don't see them. They are also rarely allowed on television because big people crush ratings. As Stephen Colbert observed when they are on television they have no heads.
    • Indierocka, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10I live in california which isn't even in the top ten and there are plenty of people who are obese. in fact, its not 1 in 3 who are overweight, thats just 1 in 3 who are obese or more than twenty pounds overweight. The number that is at least a little overweight is 66% so 2/3 are obese or overweight.
    • ObamaWins08, on 07/03/2008, -2/+24Personally, I get tired of all this ranting on fat people, I mean just the other day.... oooh, hey look! a twinkie! ...om nom nom nom...
      • kevinwiz, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1Don't you mean a cookie? Only cookie monster says nom nom nom
    • TomT223, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14They are all inside Digging comments on the internet.
    • foolishfool, on 07/03/2008, -1/+22I just got back from Disneyworld - seemed to me that usually 5 out of 10 in a crowd was obese, and 1 in 10 was so obese they needed a motorized scooter to get them around the park.
    • LeggoMyEgo, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6We looked at this map (or an earlier one) in an econ of health class that I took. I'm 99% sure it's by BMI, which does tend to exaggerate the problem.
      • ararejul, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1while BMI is not as accurate as other methods it's still a pretty good indicator for adults...

        Plus, I know that a lot of people are "overweight" or "obese" that do not fit into the stereotypical appearance of what that should look like.
    • gobbleplex, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Well that's your problem, relying on TV to tell you the truth.
    • MercyBuckets, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3Actually in America. It's extremely common to find social groups consisting of 3 friends. In these groups, there is almost always one fat friend aka the D.U.F.F. (see urbandictionary for an accurate definition). Ever seen the show South Park? (excluding Kenny of course since he dies almost every episode)
    • crazzy88ss, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4As an american, I can assure you that 1 in 3 are indeed fat.
    • Sosed, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1At first glance I thought the map shows average BMI for each state. Then I saw Colorado and was all like "WTF do they have a famine there or what?"
  • MidnightRIder77, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12And to think I was about to move to Colorado a few years ago.
    • toasterweasel, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7There's too many stairs, don't go!
    • CryRightardCry, on 07/03/2008, -6/+3Yeah, Colorado bitches!
      Suck it, fatties!

      Yeah, it's amazing how lean some people are around here. Mostly due to the ski areas and Boulder. Denver has plenty of porkers.
    • Crosshare, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5Way to make us look like a bunch of dicks Rightard.
    • shagmin, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Go figure, up in Greeley and that area they provide all the beef for fast food joints that make the rest of the country fat.
      • faatbuddha, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I live in Greeley... we have our fair share of fatties! It's the rest of the state that brings down the average.
    • telekid, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1It is quite rare, actually, for me to see an overweight person in my small Colorado town...
  • dragonmantek, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14It seems like noone is fat where I live. It's hard to believe this is true.
    • expert01, on 07/03/2008, -1/+19I know what you mean. I'm in colorado and always thought I was a bit large, but it turns out everyone else is just a bit skinny!
      • julianwan, on 07/03/2008, -2/+2fat is not a relative subject, if you're fat, you're fat.
    • shlemielo, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Come to Alabama.
    • gobbleplex, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3Unless you're large enough to have a perspective view of the whole state of NY, your localized view of your neighborhood doesn't really mean much. I could cross the lake and find a lot more fat people where I live than if I were to go downtown.
    • mllawso, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Ethiopia?
    • Rohhob, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2That's because they never go outside.
  • anarchyx34, on 07/03/2008, -6/+95People in the south are fat... and in other news, the sky is blue.
    • herschman321, on 07/03/2008, -10/+13what isnt wrong with the south
    • leopardflames, on 07/03/2008, -3/+31when i moved to the south, people do nothing but try to shove food down my throat. when i tell them i'm full they say i'm anorexic. they're just a lot fatter than i am.
    • kingjam, on 07/03/2008, -8/+7nothing is wrong...what isnt wrong with the north
      • herschman321, on 07/03/2008, -4/+8apparently, the north isnt as fat. did you look at the picture?
    • ammundsen, on 07/03/2008, -3/+6Actually the midwest is large too. And if you stopped to think about it you might realize alot of this probably comes from an agrarian history where you had to eat alot to work.
      • elnerdo, on 07/03/2008, -3/+2No, it comes from poverty. Obesity levels almost directly correlate with poverty levels. Mississippi is also the poorest state in the Union.
    • biggerapple3am, on 07/03/2008, -5/+7People in the south are fat? Look at the *****' map you retard, the entire country is one collective mound of lard.
      • GassyTurd, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0I heard San Antonio is the fattest city.
    • AZRoboto, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2Well, isn't it obvious by the map? God makes you fat.
  • kazimir34, on 07/03/2008, -1/+9This is a map of the people with a BMI > 30.

    More than 64% of americans are overweight: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight
    • winmywii, on 07/03/2008, -2/+12A high BMI doesn't' necessarily mean somebody is obese. There is no doubt Americans are overweight, in general. I high BMI + low body fat means you have a good bit of muscle.Can you consider someone who is 6 foot 230lbs with 8% body fat and a BMI of 35 fat?
      • gobbleplex, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6No, you can't. At the same time, can you say that this body configuration is common enough to swing the statistics and make a state look 'fatter?'
      • ScottMitchell, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3I've been to Louisiana and Mississippi a handful of times. There are very few 6 foot, 230 lbs muscle men to be found.
      • JacobParker, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Body builders have a different BMI formula.
    • UnseenLlama, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13I'm only 5'3" and 177lbs. I have a BMI of 31. But even though I'm "obese", I can run a 5k in under a half hour and run a mile in under 7 mins. BMI should really stand for Bull$hit Measurement Indicator because it does not take into account a person's body structure and body fat %.
      • iamchewy, on 07/03/2008, -1/+0Running a 5k at a rate 10 minutes per mile is hardly considered "running"--at best it's a slow jog. Hell, I can walk 3.1 miles in like 40 minutes.
      • ccarlson22, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1your fat
    • TheAkolyte, on 07/03/2008, -0/+11BMI is garbage. It's an incredibly inaccurate system for calculating obesity.
      • bf01, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13You're totally right. I live in Mississippi and everyone here is really buff. We love working out and participating in body building competitions. BMI doesn't apply to us.
      • elnerdo, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4While I appreciate your sarcasm, bf01, it DOES happen to be true that Americans are, on average, more buff than people of other countries. This is mostly because of our (STUPID) cultural identity being based around football and other sports. You end up with a lot of really big, buff kids on high school football teams, and you don't really see that as much in other countries.

        Of course, this doesn't nullify the point of the image here, but it is definitely at least part of the picture.
      • gobbleplex, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1I agree that BMI is garbage. With a reasonably fit physique at 6'0" and 175lbs I was only a few lbs from being 'overweight.' I wasn't even musclebound. After I moved and changed jobs, I lost 10 lbs of the muscles and am now solidly in the "normal" weight range... but am no way as healthy as I was at 175.

        Having said that, to be 'obese' by that measure I'd have to be over 190 or so... and that's a level of musculature that just isn't so common in the general populace.
    • 4DFX, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3Can anyone explain why these two maps look so much alike?
      http://calorielab.com/news/wp-images/post-images/f ...
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Religions_of_th ...
  • vondrak, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3Here's where the map came from
    http://calorielab.com/news/2008/07/02/fattest-stat ...
  • richman241, on 07/03/2008, -3/+9Obviously no one is ordering a McDonald's health salad..
    • jehan60188, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14if you get one with chicken on top, it's got as many calories as a big mac...
    • shutaro, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3What is this health? Is it a new kind of vegetable? How does one make a salad out of it?
    • warbird, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5They do. But they top it off with all that dressing, making it just as unhealthy as a burger.
      • TheAkolyte, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3Yeah, but if it doesn't taste as good as a burger, then it must be healthy.
    • flashingcurser, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7Of course they are! Why I ordered 4 for lunch yesterday.

      • cdahlkvist, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Light eater, huh?
      • RabbidBunny, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1I had to finish by 4 of with some fries and cookies since I was still hungry!
    • huexley, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Put "McDonalds" and "health" in the same sentence is already and exploit
  • metallic07039, on 07/03/2008, -12/+3Fat asses!

    And it isn't news.
    • metallic07039, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3And I feel like Wendy's for lunch today.
  • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -6/+1Id like to thank the Pima and Tohono O'odham Indians for driving up the percentage for the state of AZ.
    • Pstmann, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3...and they'd like to thank you and all the other "immoral immigrants" for taking their land, they're way of life and replacing it with fast food and strip malls.
      • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Hate to break it to you, but thats how the world worked during that time period and well before. Couldnt defend yourself? then prepare to be conquered. people did it all over the world from the dawn of man, and only now do "we" have the civility and the morality to label the conquerors as "immoral immigrants". Had it been a couple hundred years earlier, the entire North American "natives" may have been entirely wiped out.
    • FreemanJack, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3At least they got casinos to settle up, yeah?
  • wheresjim, on 07/03/2008, -1/+25Is that why I can never find a Denny's when I'm in Denver?
  • Ottogustavo, on 07/03/2008, -9/+4Burried as inaccurate, I live in Massachusetts and see a lot of fat people out here.
    • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -3/+10The story isnt titled, "the 10 fattest states in the country according to Ottogustavo".
      • Ottogustavo, on 07/03/2008, -2/+0I've never been to the deep south so I can't compare, but I'm not lying.
      • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2you dont really get the point of my comment, do you?
    • Rewebbed, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1The reason large populated cities aren't as over weight are because of 2 important factors.

      1. There is a larger population to survey
      2. Because of the lack of space of cars, people must resort to walking longer than normal distances on a regular basis.
    • BigPapi, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Well if you ever leave Massachusetts, you'll see even more fat people.
    • Indierocka, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Yes the obesity rate in Massachusetts is still 1/5 so I'm sure you do see plenty of fat people
    • tallguyg, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Anecdotal Evidence

      helping people ignore facts and research since...forever.
  • Luke2012, on 07/03/2008, -3/+6Christ, Mississippi. Tip of the hat to you.
    • cdahlkvist, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4The tip isn't enough. They want the whole hat and a large order of fries.
  • dema, on 07/03/2008, -6/+17If I put on something like 20 more pounds I may just be able to push Ohio to 27. I'm headin to McDonald's...

    GO BUCKEYES!
  • shutaro, on 07/03/2008, -6/+10Montana, Utah, and Colorado are slacking off... This is the reason why we fell behind Australia... C'mon people! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
  • GPSCenter, on 07/03/2008, -3/+5I won't be fiinding a date in Mississippi...
  • leopardflames, on 07/03/2008, -6/+2the state i grew up in is 3% less fat than the state i live in now...
    • macweirdo42, on 07/03/2008, -0/+15o_O Are you implying that you single-handedly increased the fatness level of the state by 3% by moving there?
      • leopardflames, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3if all 93 lbs of me is considered obese, i guess so. ~_^
      • hexydes, on 07/03/2008, -0/+393lbs?! Good God, eat a burger, lol. I bench press 2.5 of you!
      • richiewrt, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3He didn't mention that he is a midget at 3'6"
    • TBBucs, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Neat.
  • guillebravo6, on 07/03/2008, -3/+2Sites down, somebody needs to mirror it
  • DJCamCam78, on 07/03/2008, -3/+9I see a lot of fat people in Colorado but I will have to agree that we are better then you fattie states.
    • tcpik, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4The leanest state is Colorado? I call *****. There is way too much pot smoked there for the state to be that lean.
    • CaptainCool53, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Well we can spell better.
  • thepeacemaker, on 07/03/2008, -12/+8Obesity directly proportional to republicanism?!?
    • herschman321, on 07/03/2008, -2/+10and fundamentalism
    • hexydes, on 07/03/2008, -3/+10I take it you're ignoring the fact that three of the least obese states (including the number one least obese state, Colorado), were all red states in the last election?

      Buried for dreaming up your own reality.
      • danharlow, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4You think Colorado is still a red state? What "reality" do YOU live in.
    • birdmanrush, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0There is a lot of fatness in the northeast, or your beloved blue state area. Buried for being ignorant.
  • Kisama, on 07/03/2008, -2/+9WALL-E = fat people conquer the world :)
    • MrEggsalad, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2No, they were all fit, but over time on their hoverchairs became fat. Watch the captains of ship scene again >.>
    • faatbuddha, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1And after they came back to Earth (wasn't really anything to conquer) they all got fit again.
  • Jaspah, on 07/03/2008, -0/+22Mirror: http://i30.tinypic.com/1zvzexs.jpg
    • Mykol225, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1I digg anybody that links to a mirror. Thanks
  • RIPGeorge, on 07/03/2008, -0/+14Hell yea I just forwarded this to my uncle in Mississippi who will probably read with BBQ sauce dripping onto his keyboard.
    • Sippi, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1No, he will have BBQ sauce tomorrow when we are all cooking out!
    • wanderingsun, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1mmmmm i want some ribs now
  • Definition, on 07/03/2008, -2/+9I like how it's measured in red states.
  • BaudiIROCZ, on 07/03/2008, -17/+41Bible Belt: Dumbest and Fattest

    Congrats!!!
  • HoldenMyOwn, on 07/03/2008, -11/+24Dumbass: "Southerns are fat! 28% of them are obese. Where I live only 22% are obese. We are pictures of health."

    There is a reason we hate dumbass yankees. :p
    • Pstmann, on 07/03/2008, -10/+2Hate to say it but even 22% is not a picture of health. Actually it seems pretty sad all around.
      • wm2010russ, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7thats what holden was trying to say
    • uremomsnitemare, on 07/03/2008, -4/+1WOW.


      Edit: Why can't i reply to Pstmann
      it only lets me reply to the thread not to Pstmann

      ***** YOU
    • usingpond, on 07/03/2008, -4/+3Enjoy your pathetic, ironic existence, redneck! Oh, and your poor excuse for a region of the western world. Go execute some retards and blow up some abortion clinics.
      • sgtpppr, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Americans are a shining light to the world for tolerance and peace. Some day we hope not to hate our countrymen.
      • usingpond, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Sorry, tolerance of intolerance is not for me.
      • bborders33, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3If you honestly believe that just because someone lives below some imaginary line that they are automatically less intelligent than those above it, then there is no sense arguing with you.
      • usingpond, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1It's not automatic, it has to do with tradition and sub-par education.
    • Navicerts, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Southerns are fatter! 28% of them are obese. Where I live only 22% are obese. We are pictures of health.

      Fixed it for you.
  • LZeppelinJ0, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11I'd like to see it by major city, I'm fairy positive about 85% of Rochester, NY is morbidly obese.
    • BaudiIROCZ, on 07/03/2008, -0/+8You aren't kidding. I visited a friend who went to RIT last year, I am convinced there are no attractive women on campus.
      • andymadigan, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10Given that there are virtually no women on campus in the first place, I'm surprised you saw one.
      • nwaringa, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2He was probably screaming at her to turn down the music as 90% of women at RIT are deaf and orgasm to drum and bass.
      • adamantium, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Funny, I've been taking some summer courses at NYU and its the opposite. About a third of the girls are drop dead gorgeous , a third pretty good looking and the other third just kinda plain. Ugly fat chicks compose about 1%. But luckily almost all of them are smart and you can have a conversation with them about something beyond American Idol.

        NY isnt the lowest on the list but perhaps it is the rural parts upstate with more heavy people than in the city.
    • sanosuke001, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0I graduated from RIT. I think the tech majors account for ~25% of that. The rest are lazy mexicans.

      (Disclaimer: I have nothing against the very large mexican population in Rochester, NY. However, they are quite large...)
  • mytibt, on 07/03/2008, -3/+8I'm just husky
  • Merendino, on 07/03/2008, -2/+16Stereotypically... Income, Education, Religion. Notice every map that talks about stats of stuff around the US and things in the US, all have the same states grouped together. Think it has a correlation with the first three things I listed?
    • ammundsen, on 07/03/2008, -3/+7Yep, the US is not really one nation but several different nations. Which is why having one unary government rule over us all is not the best solution.
      • sodade, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5I have really begun to think that splitting the union would be the best thing for us all.
      • caramba420, on 07/03/2008, -0/+3California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska: Republic of Pacifica
      • inevitablity, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5Or why states should have more power over the federal government. Then everyone can just move to a state that better shares their own beliefs.
      • poiuytrewq44, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1caramba420 You get the apples, I'll get the computers! GOGOGO!
      • TheTaoOfBill, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Sodade. The union is split. That's the whole point of states. Or what should be the point.
  • flashingcurser, on 07/03/2008, -4/+2Yay I'm from a green state! Too bad MT only represents
  • bikepundit, on 07/03/2008, -2/+5Ok, so tons (hah!) of people are bitching about increased food costs,but looking at this map it seems that there is no shortage of calories whatsoever. Maybe just eat a little bit less?
    • VeritasAequitas, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6Problem is healthy food typically costs more, I shop at a co-op in my home town where the vast majority of the food is organic and locally grown but even little things are way more expensive. Cilantro is $1.35 for bundle that is a third the size of the one I can get at the standard supermarket for .59 cents. That's just an example but, since in my house we are DINK's (Dual Income No Kids) and have a pretty low debt to income ratio I can afford to buy some of that food. Now if you throw a couple kids in the mix and say some student loans or something, things get harder, you have to buy in bulk more to save money and the foods that may be more processed (not as healthy) are cheaper. I'm not saying it's the only reason but it does happen to a lot of people.
      • Pstmann, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2That may be true for "Organic" but a regular carrot doesn't cost more than a hamburger.
      • VeritasAequitas, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1That is true Pstmann, I definately hear you there but you have to agree that often times it's a lot cheaper to buy crappy processed food then to buy all the stuff to make yourself. I do most of my own cooking from scratch, even pizza and stuff I make whole wheat crust and stuff, but it definately is more expensive.
      • pakruse, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Just grow cilantro yourself. It's fairly easy to grow (as long as you have a window for a potted plant), and assuming you don't eat the whole plant, if you wait until it seeds you can either replant the seeds or cook with the seeds directly (coriander).

        Also, have you ever used the whole bunch of cilantro that they sell you in the supermarket? Unless I'm cooking something where it's going to be blended in (read: buckets of soup), I never use more than a few leaves.
      • VeritasAequitas, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1This week I used cilantro in Guacamole, Rice for use with burrito bowls, pizza sauce, and a stir fry (I'm trying to reproduce one I had at a restaurant that was really good can't quite get it though)
        I cook a lot, always for at least two but I like to make enough for me to have to take to work the next day for lunch too. For the 4th I'm going to smoke a couple chickens and some ribs for a bunch of friends and myself, can't imagine what that would cost organic/free range/no hormone!
    • katiekatekate, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1That's not really fair. The healthy food is way more expensive. One pound of 93/7 ground beef is more than twice as expensive as the 80/20. If everyone eats the same amount, the 80/20 will have a lot more calories. Three boneless-skinless chicken breasts cost almost $6, but in the deli section a 12-piece fried chicken is only $8. And just forget fresh vegetables. On the weeks they won't kill you, tomatoes are over $1 each. So trying to stay within a grocery budget AND not go over a calorie allowance comes close to not getting to eat anything.
  • paoniapbud, on 07/03/2008, -2/+5It is funny to go to a resort town like Estes Park or Steamboat to see a great cross section of Middle America. Y'all are fat!
    • nwaringa, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0Just wait for the DNC, there wont even be room to move in Denver as it is engineered specifically for the skinny. :)
  • dekuscrub, on 07/03/2008, -7/+11This is why I am against "free" healthcare. People just don't take care of themselves. Don't make me pay for your gluttony.
    • Ryanw430, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3And ironically the south is generally against the rich northerners paying taxes to help them. : )
  • coyote1284, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7Mississippi the fattest at less than 1/3 obese? That's not half bad!
  • tjsgigante, on 07/03/2008, -2/+9It's all that deep fried cookin'... Grits, yummy!
    • sentinel106, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Umm, hate to break it to you but you can't deep fry grits.
  • Rewebbed, on 07/03/2008, -4/+119THE ANSWER. The reason southern people are fatter than the rest of us (appologies to any dixie lander) is because the southern states are some of the most poorest regions in the US. Now i know what you are thinking. What about those poor kids in Africa? Doesn't poorness = starvation? Not in the US it don't! The reason is because we have fast food chains and saturated snacks at every gas station. And what do you think these poor people are going to eat? Fillet of salmon and strawberry almond vinagerette salad? (bomb). HELL NO! These people are saving up their change to get a $1 double cheeseburger at McCrap. 99 cent Flamin Hot Funions. Or a buck for two tacos at Jacks. HOWEVER, you cant blame the stores for it all. The fact is that the southern states also contain the highest population of african-americans. The black american culture has 'heavy' roots in food culture. Not suprisingly so, since oppressed peoples have nothing more than their food to carry on their traditions. It just so happens that these particular traditions include fried chicken & macaroni. If you want it like mamma's, bring on the grease.
    • johnfn, on 07/03/2008, -3/+12Very true. Well written and well thought out. Thank you.
    • burton3660, on 07/03/2008, -6/+4Its like that episode of the boondocks
      • faatbuddha, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Damn, I want to go to that restaurant.
    • Squigy, on 07/03/2008, -2/+5I have to agree actually.
    • mike17032, on 07/03/2008, -17/+1What utter *****. Anyone who buys into this line of crap is a ***** moron.

      Not sure what kind of store you shop it (but I bet its one where idiot hippies overpay for marketing terms like "organic"), but where I shop junk food costs more than healthy stuff.

      If you want to ramble on about fast food, thats yet more *****. You get a ***** load more calories at Outback than you do from most things at Mc Ds.

      People in the south eat fattening foods because they like fattening foods. If there was a bigger demand for stores that idiot hippies piss money into, they would exist there.
      • supermanly, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4I don't know where you shop, but Taco Bell/McDonald's stuff is like anywhere from $1-$5 for a filling meal.

        Food at the grocery store is a bit more expensive.

        Eating out in general is the culprit, but since obesity affects the poor more, fast food is generally referred to as the problem. Also, people becoming too lazy that they don't feel like cooking up food can just give in and grab a burger.
    • DoctorGumbo, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8Flaming Hot Funions sound DELICIOUS
      • Rewebbed, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1I had a craving so i had to go there :)
      • 0100, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1You have no idea how f'ing idea how good flamin hot funions are. After the first bag, I'm hooked.
    • Sippi, on 07/03/2008, -1/+25Rewebbed,
      You are 100% correct... I am a Mississippian and yeah there are a lot of fat asses hobbling around. But if you look, those fat people are the poor who live on welfare and do nothing all day. This is the result of the delta area and the many people who have become dependent on welfare. That, and most of our food in the area is deep fried. So in the south, it is a mixture of culture, lack of wealth and dependence on welfare. The war and religion have nothing to do with how fat you are.

      btw: we also have plenty of smokin hot women down here as well who are not fat at all!


    • josereyes0, on 07/03/2008, -4/+2Reasoning around the subject and grouping it all into social or racial categories doesn't change the fact that southern states (which include poor people and black people as well as many rich people and many white people) are fatter than northern states, that's what the graph is showing.
    • digitallysick, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3I live in the south (sadly) and i can agree with you. We also have a lack of things to do. The towns are not developed with activities, its hot and mostly going outside for very long is hard to due during summer. Plus the food, try fried catfish, baked beans, potato salad. and hush puppies yummmm . Its good stuff *is not overweight* But i agree the southern states are similar to mexico when it comes to labor. Employees have little to no rights , and when it comes to jobs, you just work where you can.
    • bovilexia, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2What is Jack's?
      • Rewebbed, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Jack-In-The-Box

        2 tacos for 99 cents. Been that way for over a decade now. Its the only thing in this economy that hasn't changed...
    • mariecordona, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5I was looking for this comment before I posted the map of the poorest states in the country vs. the richest states in the country. It is almost identical to the obesity map.

      Mike, you don't know what you're talking about. Organic food isn't a marketing label, it's a growing method regulated by the USDA. I don't know where you shop, but I know I can get a bag of chips, a coke and 2 hot dogs from a gas station for about $3 in MA. If I go get a salad, a juice and an apple from the salad bar at the nearby grocery store and I'm looking at spending at least $7 or $8. That means, if I only have $8, I'm getting the hotdogs, so my (hypothetical) kid doesn't go hungry.
    • muckemuck, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7It's partially a reflection of poverty. And regarding the black american issue.. over lay this map
      http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_nhblack.html with the other map.
    • SwedishNinja, on 07/03/2008, -0/+8100% correct. Not to mention that people with lower incomes tend to consume foods with high starch content since it's the cheapest food source when measured in calories/dollars.
    • mlvassallo, on 07/03/2008, -2/+4Holy ***** those Jack in the Box tacos are good.
    • robfrye, on 07/03/2008, -0/+7You have to remember, our government is directly responsible for this - we heavily subsidize the crops that are highest in sugars and / or fat (i.e. meat and corn), so they are priced artificially low, meaning that the food poor people can afford is the food that will make them fat.
    • ryangws, on 07/03/2008, -2/+1two tacos at Jacks?

      Jack in the Box doesn't exist in many of those southern states.

      Bad example
  • homerowedasdf, on 07/03/2008, -10/+30looks awfully similar to the map of bush voters
  • junkwheel, on 07/03/2008, -3/+1I love The Country.
  • geodebug, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4Reaction from the south: Quit sending all your fatties down here!
    Lot of bashing the worst states but I think ~18% is pretty bad for being the best. That's still around 2 in 10.

    BTW: Go to a county or state fair if you want to see them all in one place.
    • MattB123, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Or an amusement park.
      • cdahlkvist, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Or waterpark.

        I can't count the number of times I walked into a waterpark and thought I was at a public aquarium. Beached whales everywhere.

        I suspect the numbers are off on this map. I live in Minnesota and I am not fat but I can attest to knowing the only remaining 6 people in the state that are not fat.
    • sockpuppets, on 07/03/2008, -0/+22 in 10?

      You know you're a redneck when...
      • geodebug, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1-- suckpuppets,
        What is wrong with 'around 2 in 10', as in 20%?

        I'd be more worried about being a *****-hole if I were you than other people's math.
      • poiuytrewq44, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Stop ripping on him. I think he means 6 out of 30
  • daimposter, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4at 18.4% overweight, i wouldn't exactly call Colorada 'lean'. I'd like to see how the US compares to other countries. We have to be among the most overweight.
    • xmykro, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Australia takes the #1 spot.
      • usingpond, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Interesting, have never seen a fat Aussie on screen.
      • BuffalOBisoN, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Is this due to their love of Vegemite? I may be on to something here.
    • ScottMitchell, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1It's a testament to our prosperity and innovative fast food and frying techniques.
    • daimposter, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1@usingpond: interesting how I've never seen a fat american on the big screen
  • pak314, on 07/03/2008, -1/+6What is the correlation between obesity and red-vs-blue states?

    • russ3, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2Simple, there isn't one. But u just think of red states as the south. Montana alone blows your grand theories out of the water, red state, and green state(this maP).
      • daimposter, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1one example against the norm doesn't mean what he is implying isn't correct. heck, even cuba will win a gold or two at the olympics but does that mean they are as good as the americans or russians?
      • basevillin, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Utah.
  • starvo, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Hrm? Illinois is fatter than Florida? I'm not defending either of them, but it always seemed the other way around. And Wisconsin, I'm disappointed in you.. you're only 1/10th fatter than Illinois? For shame, you can do better than that.

    And Go Mass for being the second-to-last state on this list. yay, we're not all fatasses here.

    • russ3, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1GO dude from mass who cant read numbers!!! Connecticut kicked your fatty ass.
    • Evilena, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Northern FL bordering Alabama and Georgia skews our statistics.
      Here in Miami the deep south is to the north.
    • ieee, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0I saw one of these articles a while back. The fattest states were the heavily Christian/Baptist states. Basically, the southern Christians cut themselves off of all indulgences aside from food. Add southern hospitality and the American thing of having social events revolve around food.
  • uberfu, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1Mississippi has the fatteest folks?

    I guess Florida's count is down 'cause it gets out-of-state tourists which wouldn't count_ But damn I've seen some large folks in Fla_

    And come on now the folks in Mississippi are larger than some Sumo Eskimos? There are hardly any skinny people in Alaska_
    • sentinel106, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2yeah, but here on the east coast of Florida (the best part) we've got our beach bodies to keep, so we're mostly thinner than those in the heartland of Florida.
      • Evilena, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1South Florida has more in common with New York than it does with Jacksonville.
  • ObamaWins08, on 07/03/2008, -3/+24Om nom nom nom...
  • KriptoNYC, on 07/03/2008, -4/+4I see fat people...
  • Kanten, on 07/03/2008, -5/+18Mississippi: The dumbest, fattest state in the Union. Can we sell it?
    • Conwaysb0718, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4Only when and if the market comes back and we can break even on what we paid for it.
    • CVL4317, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1if only Mississippi can fit into the market
    • Sippi, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8We tried to remove ourselves during the war, but for some reason you wanted to keep us so bad you were willing to fight for it.

      You can think Lincoln for keeping the south around :-)
      • whiteghetto, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1hmmmmm... Lincoln.... hmmm....
      • usingpond, on 07/03/2008, -4/+1I can honestly say I wish we let the South secede, and let the slaves revolt themselves and kill all the plantation owners. Though, Sherman's March definitely kicked ass, I have to say. When it comes to bigots, a scorched-earth policy is A-OK in my book!
      • Sippi, on 07/03/2008, -0/+2Usingpond,
        Just to let you know, the South would have won if they used the scorched-earth policy you think is so kick-ass. But Davis the president of the south at this time just wanted to be left alone. Our troops where at the edge of D.C. and Davis told them not to cross over to the north, just prevent them from entering and trying to take over.

        The south held their ground for years and never "invaded the north" until they were worn down and eventually fell apart. You can also thank Davis for making the North's army so good. Because before he lead the secession he was the leader of the US military and was responsible for overhauling our entire US force just 5 years before the war (along with designing the US capital).

        Maybe the south should have invaded the north so we could burn your forefathers house down just for being close minded. Remember this, the "North" wrote the history books, there is another half of the story most people have never been told. Look up some stuff on the real reasons the south wanted to leave. It wasn't because of slavery, it was because the Federal government sticking their nose in individual state business. Its this same Federal government that runs wiretaps, imprisons & torturers people at Guantanamo Bay, over-rules laws like gay marriage, and legalizing weed.
    • gthrank, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Failing that, perhaps it can be towed out to sea and sunk?
    • oboredone, on 07/03/2008, -1/+3Who the hell would want it?
    • MadMonk67, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Only if we also get to boot out punk-ass pinheads like yourself.
  • v4twint, on 07/03/2008, -1/+0Damn, I guess everything is bigger in Texas.
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