National Epidemic- Obesity

Top story on Fox news website this morning was the CDC rankings on obesity by state
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,385549,00.html

I was surprised that there were 10 states that ranked better than California,
I was looking with one eye closed to find where my beloved South Carolina ranked. I was actually pleased and yet chagrinned to find it #7. I anticipated it's statistics would have been worse, so actually seven was good. Then I had the reality check, that 28.4- almost 3/10 people are considered obese- having a body mass index of above 30. Body Mass index is your weight divided by your height. While not a perfect measurement, it helps put handles on whether a person is edging toward a plethora of lifestyle diseases that are correlated to carrying excessive fat, especially around the midline.

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