FREE ONLINE DIET PLANS AND STATES RANKED FATTEST TO LEANEST Although free online diet plans are available all over the internet, many experts agree that an intuitively healthy diet is best for the average person. This means more fresh fruits and vegetables, less fried food, less sugar, and fewer carbs (bread, pasta, potatoes and rice). The good news is that most foods are healthy in small, occasional portions. For an extensive list of healthy foods and DELICIOUS recipes from all over America, click the link at the bottom of this page. But first... Calorielab.com recently released its "Fattest States in the Country" list, complied using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The results are based on a three-year statistical average. Below is a list of states, ranked (highest to lowest) in order of the percentage of each state's population classified as either overweight or obese. NOTE: Hawaii's data was not based on a three-year average, but only measured in 2006. STATE .......... % OVERWEIGHT
50) MISSISSIPPI ............................. 67.3 49) WEST VIRGINIA ......................... 65.4 48) KENTUCKY ................................ 64.9 47) ARKANSAS ................................ 64.7
46) LOUISIANA ................................ 64.6 45) SOUTH CAROLINA ....................... 64.6 44) ALABAMA .................................. 64.5 43) ALASKA .................................... 64.2 42) NORTH DAKOTA .......................... 64.2 41) TEXAS ...................................... 64.1 40) MISSOURI ................................. 63.9 39) NEBRASKA ................................. 63.2 38) DELAWARE ................................ 62.9 37) GEORGIA ................................... 62.9 36) OKLAHOMA ................................ 62.9 35) SOUTH DAKOTA ......................... 62.8 34) NORTH CAROLINA ....................... 62.6 33) IOWA ....................................... 62.5
32) MICHIGAN ................................. 62.5 31) OHIO ....................................... 62.4
30) INDIANA ................................... 62.3 29) TENNESSEE ............................... 62.3 28) PENNSYLVANIA .......................... 61.9 27) WYOMING ................................. 61.6 26) WISCONSIN ............................... 61.5 25) IDAHO ...................................... 61.3 24) VIRGINIA ................................... 61.2 23) MARYLAND ................................ 61.1 22) MINNESOTA ............................... 60.9 21) KANSAS .................................... 60.8 20) ILLINOIS ................................... 60.8 19) FLORIDA ................................... 60.7 18) CALIFORNIA .............................. 60.6 17) NEW MEXICO ............................. 60.3 16) NEW HAMPSHIRE ........................ 59.9 15) NEW YORK ................................ 59.8 14) OREGON .................................... 59.7 13) MAINE ...................................... 59.6 12) WASHINGTON ............................ 59.4 11) NEW JERSEY .............................. 59.2 10) RHODE ISLAND ........................... 59.2 9) NEVADA ..................................... 58.8 8) CONNECTICUT ............................. 58.2 7) MONTANA ................................... 57.5
6) ARIZONA .................................... 56.2
5) UTAH ......................................... 56.2 4) MASSACHUSETTS ........................ 56.1 3) VERMONT ................................... 55.8 2) COLORADO ................................. 54.5
1) HAWAII ...................................... 53.0
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