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