Iowa – 36.4% Obesity Rate
Presidential candidates go to different states in an attempt to win over the support of the voters. Most candidates are trying to go to the State Fair in Iowa, which has crazy food products for sale. These include bacon-wrapped chicken wings, a butter cake shake, caramel-dipped pecan pie, fried avocado, corn dogs, bacon balls, and much more. We feel like we have just put on ten pounds by reading that list!
Iowa – 36.4% Obesity Rate
Oklahoma – 36.5% Obesity Rate
Can you believe 18% of Oklahoman kids between the ages of 10 and 17 are obese? This means that the state has the sixth-highest childhood obesity rate in the United States! Over the past three decades, the figure has more than doubled among kids aged six to eleven. It has quadrupled among those aged twelve to nineteen, meanwhile. Experts believe this has something to do with the popularity of sugar drinks, such as energy drinks, sports drinks, and sodas, among residents.
Oklahoma – 36.5% Obesity Rate
