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This Is Where Oklahoma Ranks Among the Most Obese States in America

7/23/2021

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The obesity epidemic in the U.S. is a major health issue, and it's getting worse. The current national adult obesity rate is 29.7%, but almost half of adults are projected to be obese, not just overweight, by 2030, according to Harvard researchers estimates published in December 2019 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

While the country as a whole is facing an obesity crisis, the problem is much more pronounced in some states.

Oklahoma is the state with the seventh highest adult obesity rate in the U.S. About 34.5% of adult residents report a body mass index of 30 or greater. High obesity rates can detrimentally affect health.

About 20.9% of adults in Oklahoma report being in poor or fair health, the eighth highest share in the U.S. Nationwide, 17.0% of adults report subpar health.

Obesity is a leading risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, and 12.3% of Oklahoma residents over the age of 20 have diabetes, the ninth highest share of all states. The diabetes prevalence across the country among the same age group is 10.5%

There are a multitude of social and economic factors that predispose certain populations to higher obesity rates. People with lower incomes are less able to afford proper medical care and healthy lifestyles, which include eating a healthy diet and having easy access to gyms and other options for physical activity.

The median household income in Oklahoma is $54,449 a year, the eighth lowest in the U.S. and $11,263 less than the median across the country of $65,712 a year.

Insufficient sleep, defined as sleeping less than seven hours per night on average, has been shown to be a contributing factor to obesity. Sleep deprivation interferes with the two hormones that control appetite. Lack of sleep can lead to increased levels of ghrelin (increased appetite) and decreased levels of leptin (diminished feeling of fullness), possibly leading to weight gain.

About 37.5% of adults in Oklahoma report not getting enough sleep, the 18th highest share in the U.S. and compared to 35.2% of U.S. adults.

Health experts have pointed to several lifestyle factors that are likely contributing to the excess weight problem among Americans, including a sedentary lifestyle. The physical inactivity rate in Oklahoma is 27.8%, the seventh highest in the U.S. Nationwide, 22.7% of adults don't exercise on a regular basis.

To identify the most obese states, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed health data from the 2021 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute joint program. These are the most obese states in America

StateAdult obesity ratePop. Over 20 with diabetesAdults in poor or fair healthAdults who don't exercise regularlyMedian household income a yearMississippi39.1%14.6%22.1%30.4%45,792West Virginia37.8%15.1%23.6%28.0%48,850Louisiana36.3%13.0%21.4%28.0%51,073Alabama36.1%14.5%21.4%29.3%51,734Arkansas35.0%13.5%23.3%30.4%48,952Kentucky34.6%12.7%21.8%28.7%52,295Oklahoma34.5%12.3%20.9%27.8%54,449Iowa34.3%9.9%13.5%22.6%61,691South Carolina34.0%13.3%17.8%26.0%56,227Indiana33.9%12.1%18.2%26.7%57,603North Dakota33.9%9.4%13.6%23.1%64,577Ohio33.5%12.2%17.8%26.1%58,642Nebraska33.4%10.0%13.8%22.7%63,229Tennessee33.3%12.5%21.2%27.2%56,071Kansas33.0%10.5%16.3%23.9%62,087Missouri32.5%11.4%19.5%25.5%57,409Michigan32.4%11.0%18.3%23.1%59,584Delaware32.4%11.8%16.3%27.3%70,176South Dakota32.4%10.1%13.4%22.0%59,533North Carolina32.3%11.5%18.0%23.3%57,341Georgia32.3%12.0%18.4%26.4%61,980Alaska31.9%8.3%15.6%19.3%75,463Wisconsin31.7%9.5%14.8%20.3%64,168Maryland31.6%11.1%15.2%21.9%86,738Texas31.4%10.2%18.7%23.2%64,034Pennsylvania30.8%11.0%17.6%22.0%63,463Virginia30.5%10.7%16.6%22.2%76,456Maine29.8%10.4%17.1%20.8%58,924Illinois29.7%9.9%15.9%21.6%69,187Oregon29.3%9.7%18.2%17.3%67,058Wyoming29.2%9.0%15.3%23.1%65,003Idaho29.0%9.3%15.1%20.4%60,999Minnesota29.0%8.5%12.9%19.6%74,593Washington28.6%9.3%15.0%16.4%78,687New Hampshire28.6%9.6%12.8%20.8%77,933Rhode Island28.5%10.1%16.5%23.5%71,169Arizona27.9%9.6%18.6%21.2%62,055New Mexico27.3%9.5%20.3%19.0%51,945Florida27.2%10.8%19.5%25.8%59,227Montana27.1%8.9%14.1%21.7%57,153Nevada27.1%10.5%19.1%22.5%63,276Vermont27.0%8.8%12.8%18.4%63,001Utah27.0%7.5%14.8%16.7%75,780New Jersey27.0%9.9%15.5%26.6%85,751New York26.4%10.1%16.3%23.4%72,108Connecticut26.3%9.2%13.0%19.9%78,833Massachusetts25.0%8.7%13.5%20.0%85,843Hawaii24.6%11.1%15.4%19.6%83,102California24.3%8.8%17.6%17.7%80,440Colorado22.4%6.6%13.8%14.8%77,127



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