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Data shows which states have best and worst obesity rates

Data shows which states have best and worst obesity rates

Data shows which states have best and worst obesity ratesThe latest data from the Trust for America's Health ranks Texas as the 10th state with the highest rate of adult obesity.However, Texas is not alone in the South for high obesity.Nine of the 11 states with the highest rates are also in what experts call the "stroke belt."


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Annual report sees adult obesity rates increase in 4 states

Annual report sees adult obesity rates increase in 4 states

Despite obesity rates in American adults increasing in two states between 2014 and 2015, the period marked the first time in a decade that obesity rates decreased in four states.According to The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio experienced a decrease in obesity.The report also noted that Louisiana had the highest adult obesity rate at 36.2 percent, while Colorado tallied the lowest at 20.2 percent.


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Teenage obesity rates could be linked to body's 'energy saving mode'

Teenage obesity rates could be linked to body's 'energy saving mode'

Teenagers can pile on excess weight more easily because the body goes into "energy saving mode" during adolescence, research suggests.The 12-year study found that 15-year-olds use 400 to 500 fewer calories while at rest each day than when they were 10 years old - a drop in resting metabolism of around a quarter.Obesity rates are already known to rise significantly in early adolescence, but this had typically been put down to children losing interest in sport or adopting unhealthy eating habits as they gain greater access to junk food.