Topeka — A new report says the percentage of Kansans who are obese has more than doubled in the past 15 years, with 29 percent of the adult population fitting that category.
That's the fourth-fastest growth rate in the nation since 1995, when Kansas ranked 36th with a 13.5 percent obesity rate. Thursday's report puts Kansas at 16th overall.
Two public health groups on Thursday released their annual obesity report, which for the first time looks at how obesity rates have grown over the past two decades.
Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the report, which recommends increasing access to healthy foods and exercise opportunities as ways to trim the nation's waistline.
Nine out of the top 10 most-obese states were in the South, led by Mississippi.
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consumer1 1 year, 10 months ago
Corn fed kansan's.
vertigo 1 year, 10 months ago
Obvious Berrypenders is obvious.
KRichards 1 year, 10 months ago
Obese >30 BMI
dogsandcats 1 year, 10 months ago
I'm so depressed by what Brownie's been doing to the state, all I can do is reach for the bonbons.
deec 1 year, 10 months ago
How about a sin tax on high fructose corn syrup and carbonated beverages?
KRichards 1 year, 10 months ago
Because those are the only things that can make someone obese?
Why not Fried Chicken, Mac and Cheese, French Fries, Hamburgers, Pizza????
deec 1 year, 10 months ago
Yeah, that'll work, too. Soda is a good starting point, since it has not even the pretense of nutritional value.
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus 1 year, 10 months ago
Almost all of those typically have high fructose corn syrup or other corn product in them.
beeshlii 1 year, 10 months ago
this is not 20th or 19th century. back than ppl were healthy. today we eat to kill ourselves. process foods.
GUMnNUTS 1 year, 10 months ago
Maybe this has something to do with it. http://www.slideshare.net/webtel/amer...
MarcoPogo 1 year, 10 months ago
Simple plan: Eat whatever you want during the day, go down to the Aquatic Center, catch cryptosporidium and blow all of your day's bingings out in the bathroom.
somedude20 1 year, 10 months ago
I blame Dempsey's on making people fat because their burgers are just so kealing good!
If the govt gave a hoot, they would tax the chit out of fast food (much like they do with smokes and booze) and use that mad loot to subsidezie healthier foods (which always seems to cost more than "bad for you things") Ever notice that Lay's baked potato chips are 2 or more dollars than their fat laden regular chips. Almost anything that is a little better than the "worse for you version" costs a world more. Produce is going up in cost while the dollar menu goes down........grumble grumble
beardwater7 1 year, 10 months ago
+1
GUMnNUTS 1 year, 10 months ago
Or this. http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-10fattiestmealsatrestaurants/7/
someguy 1 year, 10 months ago
Number 16? We can do better than that; we can be number one!
oldbaldguy 1 year, 10 months ago
You cannot legislate common sense. Many of us are lardasses because we sit in front of a screen alll day, no exercise and eat crap. A lot of folks cannot afford to eat healthy if they were inclined too. This is only going to get worse. Should government get involved? No.
vertigo 1 year, 10 months ago
Just look at the growth in obesity nationwide in the last 20 years. It's astounding.
http://tinypic.com/r/v6t2qb/7
overplayedhistory 1 year, 10 months ago
Obesity has been linked to reduced mental functioning, therefore explaining how Brownback was elected by a 2 to 1 margin.
No really! being obese makes you stupid.
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