FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE…..THE NUMBER OF STATES WITH OBESITY RATES OF 35-PERCENT OR MORE HAS DROPPED…..AN
ENCOURAGING SIGN THAT AMERICA’S EPIDEMIC OF EXCESS WEIGHT MIGHT BE IMPROVING…..BUT THAT CAN’T BE SAID FOR KENTUCKY AND MORE THAN A DOZEN
OTHER STATES…..
IN 20-23…..NEARLY A FOURTH OF ALL STATES HAD ADULT OBESITY RATES AT OR ABOVE 35-PERCENT……THAT HAS NOW DROPPED TO 19
STATES…..LOCATED MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST…..BUT THE COMMONWEALTH REMAINS ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD AT JUST OVE 37-PERCENT…..
A C-D-C REPORT LAST YEAR……FOUND THAT OBESITY AFFECTS ABOUT 40-PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OVERALL…..