Have fun at your Swaps, everyone! #costumeswap
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The South is famous for its competitive sports teams and tasty cuisine, but states like Alabama, Louisiana, and Kentucky are becoming known for something not so famous-the highest obesity rates in the country.
According to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert wood Johnson Foundation ten of the eleven U.S. states with the highest obesity rates are located in the south, with Mississippi in the number one spot for the sixth year in a row. The analysis, F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010 , looked at average obesity rates from 2007-2009 versus 2006-2008.The results show rates are above 25 percent in 38 states, hypertension has increased, and diabetes increased by 19 percent in the past year. But why?
The report states there is a cause and effect relationship between socioeconomic status and obesity, and “those that earned $15,000 or less per year were more likely to be obese than those who earned $50,000 or more per year.”
Do you think the connection between income and obesity is highly relevant? What do you think could be done to reduce this epidemic?
by kiwilog
According to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert wood Johnson Foundation ten of the eleven U.S. states with the highest obesity rates are located in the south, with Mississippi in the number one spot for the sixth year in a row. The analysis, F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010 , looked at average obesity rates from 2007-2009 versus 2006-2008. The results show rates are above 25 percent in 38 states, hypertension has increased, and diabetes increased by 19 percent in the past year. But why?
The report states there is a cause and effect relationship between socioeconomic status and obesity, and “those that earned $15,000 or less per year were more likely to be obese than those who earned $50,000 or more per year.”
Do you think the connection between income and obesity is highly relevant? What do you think could be done to reduce this epidemic?
-Victoria, KIWI Editorial Intern