Arkansas is no longer No. 1 when it comes to adult obesity rates nationwide.
The state now ranks No. 6, according to a report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Thirty four and half percent of Arkansas adults self-reported body mass data which defines them as obese, down from 35.9% in 2014.
“The improvement in Arkansas’ rank was welcomed by state public-health officials helping to implement a 10-year plan, endorsed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson last fall, to help Arkansans lose weight and live healthier lifestyles.”
(The AP photo of the gentleman on the bench was taken in Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi’s rate of obesity is in the nation’s top three.)
Via Arkansasonline.com