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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] 9 points 2 months ago

Everyone I know in Colorado is nuts about hiking, hunting, fishing, camping. It's just deeply ingrained into the culture there in a way I don't usually hear about for entire states.

I've heard it said that the weather is a big part of it because, most of the year, it stays well inside the ranges of temperature where you can day hike/ride in regular clothing. No need for cold weather gear. Since there's supposedly also a ton of wild space that's pretty compared to neighboring states, it adds up.

Again, this is all second or third hand