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    cactuswren: Junk food is subsidized by the government (well, the ingredients that make it so cheap). Healthy food is not. Disconnect, anyone?? I went to a fantast... more »
    librariesare4lovers: I blame sweet tea, fried pickles, friend okra and biscuits. God I love biscuits... more »
    tscheese: There's no income tax in South Dakota, and it contains some of the very, very poorest areas of the US - the Pine Ridge reservation has some of the low... more »
    wednesdayam: Yup. Down in Texas, the places where people wouldn't dream of going anywhere without their SUV and air conditioning (Houston and DFW, I'm mainly look... more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: I think I am about to take an unpopular stance: I like the South. more »
    Etoiles: Surprise: living off of whatever groceries you can get for $20 is bad for you. I lost several inches of waistline when my income increased by 18%. Wh... more »
    andromache: I wonder if there is a similar correlation between the heaviest states and the states with the highest rural populations. when I lived in PA, I was d... more »
    labeled: OK, wait... so if we can point at the South and snicker... Now obesity is bad, is that what we're saying? I thought it was, yk, all about the fucked ... more »
    andBegorrah: State sizes were smaller in the 1750s. more »
    Tartan_Tart: I'm from Ohio and now live in SC. I can easily understand SC, seeing as the native cuisine is not exactly...clean, but I was surprised my home state ... more »
    Lou: How is Colorado ranked 51st? Did we gain another state I was unaware of? more »
    telecomic the thoughtful red panda: Now, give me a cross-comparison map with states that have large amounts of Waffle Houses, Sonics, Cracker Barrels and Steak-n-Shakes. more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: See, from the Rockies, I can literally look down on every state on either side of the Continental Divide. BWAHAHA, WHO'S NON-OBESE NOW? COLORADO REPRE... more »
    Ruby_de_la_Booby: Little Rhody...smallest state with smallest asses. more »
    greengrey: Why is it the states that have the most issues with poverty and obesity are also the states most likely to vote republican?? more »
    HistoricUpstart: So what was that about people in Minnesota being "little houses," Anna Wintour? WRONG!!! more »
    Scout: Colorado: The Exercise Obsessive and Eating Disorder State more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Well, the next time my egotistical brother bitches about all the overweight people he sees in St.Louis, I can at least say Missouri is not in the top ... more »
    Skellatrix: Wow, my area's the least obese. It must be all those exuberant Red Sox celebrations. more »
    MegiEr: It's crazy how this has changed in the last century. It used to be that you'd associate poverty with hungry people in the US. Now you can be poor and ... more »
  • #maps

    Increased Growth In The Bible Belt

    The Trust For America's Health released a report detailing obesity rates in each state (at left). It's interesting how closely it resembles a poverty map. The beer map? That's another story. [Sociological Images, US News & World Report, Buzzfeed]