Obesity Map of the US

Check out the obesity map on CNN.  It's sad. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/fit.nation/obesity.map/

Looks like I'm moving to Colorado.   I knew that the Boner losing weight would change the demographics.

  Ya Scott, I saw a similar study a month or so ago that said Colorado had improved the most of any state in obesity stats so I sent it around work and told everyone that I was the reason why.  Seriously, living in Colorado was one of my driving forces in getting WLS as I felt really out of place living amongst the healthy bunch of folks who live here. Now I feel like just another member of the crowd so to speak. Pretty nice feeling I must say.  Boner

Wow....I'm stunned. Watching the maps change over the past 20 years is a bit disconcerting... Wonder what the same would look like up here in canuck land? I always "used" to argue that a layer of fat helps keep the bone-chilling cold away....but that was a joke....I think..... Anyways.....really a shock....I didn't know obesity was THAT big a deal..... Jim

Notice that My State leads the way on the other end from Colorado? I’m in the fattest portion of the fattest state in the fattest nation on the planet. I will go out on a limb to guess that it’s also the fattest planet in the galaxy. No wonder my hospital here Has a Bariatric Wing! Thanks for the link! Best Wishes- Dx

Dx, I think they actually thought it was named "Bariatric Wings"  but everyone thought they were BBQ wings.  That is it today for my lame attempt at humor! Rob

WOW!

Great stuff. More info fFrom the same study -

 Top 10 fittest cities 1. Albuquerque, New Mexico 2. Seattle, Washington 3. Colorado Springs, Colorado 4. Minneapolis, Minnesota 5. Tucson, Arizona 6. Denver, Colorado 7. San Francisco, California 8. Baltimore, Maryland 9. Portland, Oregon 10. Honolulu, Hawaii Top 10 fattest cities 1. Las Vegas, Nevada 2. San Antonio, Texas 3. Miami, Florida 4. Mesa, Arizona 5. Los Angeles, California 6. Houston, Texas 7. Dallas, Texas 8. El Paso, Texas 9. Detroit, Michigan 10. San Jose, California Looks like we gots to watch out for those buffets, bbq and mexican food.

If you view the video about WLS from Dr. DeMaria at Duke I posted earlier, one part of his presentation is a series of powerpoint slides that shows how the levels of obesity has risen in the US over the past 20 year. It really illustrates that obesity has become an epidemic because of how fast it is spreading. I'm glad I found a cure...... Tim

Looks like the whole country is at between 19 and 25% obese.

Dave