What is the skinniest state in America?

Gallup recently ranked each state by the percentage of population that was classified as obese -- meaning they had a Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 30 or above. West Virginia came in at the heaviest while Colorado proved to be the thinnest state in the nation.
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Where are the skinniest people in USA?

The state of Colorado snagged the top spot as the skinniest state in Gallup's 2011 survey of U.S. states.
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What 3 states are the least obese?

Colorado had the lowest percentage of obese adults, followed by the District of Columbia, Hawaii, California and Montana.
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Which US state is the fattest?

West Virginia is the most obese and overweight state in the U.S., according to an analysis released Nov. 15 by WalletHub, a personal finance website. To identify the most obese and overweight states, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C., on 31 metrics.
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What is the healthiest state?

Massachusetts is the healthiest state in the U.S., according to the most recent annual ranking from Sharecare, a digital health company, and the Boston University School of Public Health.
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What are the top 3 fittest states?

Key findings. The fittest states in the U.S., based on a ValuePenguin analysis of eight health metrics, are Massachusetts, Connecticut and California.
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What state has the thinnest population?

The obesity crisis is catching up with Colorado, the nation's thinnest state.
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What is America's fattest city?

McAllen, Texas, is the most overweight and obese city in the U.S., according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.
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What's the skinniest country?

Vietnam is the thinnest country in the world.
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  • Timor-Leste (East Timor) - 3.8% ...
  • India - 3.9% ...
  • Cambodia - 3.9% ...
  • Nepal - 4.1% ...
  • Japan - 4.3% ...
  • Ethiopia - 4.5% ...
  • South Korea - 4.7% ...
  • Eritrea - 5%
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What is the least fat city in America?

Urban Honolulu comes in at 100th, making it the least-obese city on the list. Provo has the lowest percentage of physically inactive adults in the nation, just beating out San Diego. Provo also came in at 95th for cities with the lowest percentage of adults with high blood pressure. Memphis, Tenn.
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What US city has the lowest obesity rate?

Boulder, Colo. remains the city with the lowest obesity rates in the US. Just 12.4% of Boulder's residents are deemed overweight — the lowest of any community surveyed in the U.S. Also in the top three were Naples-Marco Island (16.5%), Fl., and Fort Collins-Loveland (18.2%), Colo.
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What is the fattest state 2020?

Mississippi has the highest adult obesity rate in the country at 40.8 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 23.8 percent. Twelve states have adult rates above 35 percent, they are: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
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What is the fattest state in Super Size Me?

Morgan Spurlock : The fattest state in America: Mississippi, where one in four people are obese. Morgan Spurlock : Obesity is now second only to smoking as a cause of preventable death in America, with an estimated 400,000 deaths from related illnesses.
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What is the most unhealthy city in America?

The 10 healthiest cities in the United States, according to WalletHub, are: San Francisco. Seattle.
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In comparison, the 10 unhealthiest cities, according to WalletHub, are:
  • Brownsville, Texas.
  • Gulfport, Miss.
  • Laredo, Texas.
  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Jackson, Miss.
  • Charleston, W.V.
  • Shreveport, La.
  • Augusta, Ga.
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What is the healthiest city in America?

San Francisco, California ranked No. 1 due to its residents' mental and physical health, health insurance coverage and because 83% of its population is vaccinated, according to Gonzalez. Brownsville, Texas ranked last based on a lack of health care providers and healthy food restaurants.
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What percent of US is skinny?

The proportion of underweight people fell from 14 percent to 9 percent of men and from 15 percent to 10 percent of women, according to the study. Global obesity rates among men went up from 3.2 percent in 1975 to 10.8 percent, while among women they rose from 6.4 percent in 1975 to 14.9 percent.
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What is the unhealthiest state?

1. Mississippi. Mississippi has consistently been the country's most unhealthy state for several years. While Mississippi has a low drug death rate and low prevalence of excessive drinking, it falls behind in many other categories.
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What is the healthiest state 2021?

ATLANTA – May 25, 2021 – During a year characterized by uncertainty, unrest, and suffering, Massachusetts emerged as the healthiest state in the nation in 2020, according to a report published today by digital health company Sharecare in partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).
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What states are most athletic?

Top 10 fittest states in the US 2021
  • Connecticut – Health score: 9.24 – Team USA Athletes: 4. ...
  • Utah – Health score: 9.23 – Team USA Athletes: 4. ...
  • Hawaii – Health score: 9.23 – Team USA Athletes: 9. ...
  • Minnesota – Health score: 9.20 – Team USA Athletes: 12. ...
  • 10. California – Health score: 9.14 – Team USA Athletes: 126.
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Which state gets sick the most?

The 10 states that most commonly mention illness in tweets are spread across the country. Based on our Twitter data, Ohio is the sickest state – with nearly 164 tweets for every 100,000 residents. When it comes to prevention of infectious disease, America's Health Rankings put Ohio at No.
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Which state eats most healthy food?

constructed an index based on five behavioral factors, including vegetable, fruit, and soda consumption by adults and high school students. California leads the nation with the healthiest eating habits, while Mississippi residents have the nation's worst diets.
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What is the most obese country?

The 10 Most Obese Countries in the World

The most obese country by average BMI is the Cook Islands, which has an average BMI of 32.9. Nauru follows with 32.5, then Niue with 32.4. Samoa and Tonga both have average BMIs of 32.2.
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