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Obesity rate per state - what is the reason for the Colorado exception? (www.cdc.gov)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data-and-statistics/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not saying correlation is causation, but here's a map of college education by state:

It's all wrapped up in having the knowledge, motivation, and access to eat healthy and exercise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

except illinois sorta bucks the trend. I blame italian beef, stuffed pizza, dogs dragged through the garden, and access to every type of food imaginable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Very interesting! Confirms the theory of the Colorado population boom stated in another comment