For the second year in a row, West Virginia leads the nation when it comes to its adult obesity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health released its 15th annual “State of Obesity” report, which finds the Mountain State’s obesity rate is 38.1 percent
West Virginia also leads the nation when it comes to adult diabetes (15.2 percent) and hypertension (43.5 percent)
Obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in seven states: West Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Iowa, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas
Colorado has the lowest obesity rate at 22.6 percent
Dr Samuel Rossi, a bariatric surgeon at the Charleston Area Medical Center Weight Loss Center, said the increasing rates can be attributed to the lack of physical activity and diet mainly of fast food
“We’re starting to see diabetes in kids, We see young adults such as 21, 22, 23-years-old that are put on blood pressure medication, and that’s unheard of years back, Adults that are in their early 30s are starting to have knee problems,” he said.
