Montana claimed the title of least obese state in 2013, bumping Colorado out of the top spot, while Mississippi ranked as the most obese state, pushing out West Virginia, according to a Gallup-Healthways survey that questioned 178,000 adults about their height, weight and other issues related to personal health.
In 2013, Mississippi had an obesity rate of 35.4 percent, while the rate in Montana was 19.6 percent, the poll found. Montana was the only state with an obesity rate of less than 20 percent.
From 2010 to 2012, West Virginia ranked as the most obese state, and Colorado was the least obese. Mississippi has ranked among the most obese since 2008, according to Gallup-Healthways.
The national obesity rate rose again last year, from 26.2 percent in 2012 to 27.1 percent in 2013. Maryland and Virginia were in the middle of the pack. [See the complete list at www.gallup.com]
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