Kansas – 32.4% Obesity Rate
Some people might think that it is a whole new country after checking out the food in Kansas. Among other things, you have “bierocks,” “lefse,” “zwiebach,” and “loose meat sandwich.” If you are not familiar with them, trust us when we say they are not very healthy. Between 2014 and 2015, the Kansas Health Foundations noted that the state was one of many that saw a sharp rise in obesity. Things have also yet to improve. Since then, the state has leveled out, but things could still be a lot better.
Kansas – 32.4% Obesity Rate
Missouri – 32.5% Obesity Rate
Toasted ravioli… do we have to say more to remind you of Missouri cuisine than that? In St. Louis, the dish was invented and made famous. It is as delicious as it is terrible for you, this Americanized version of Italian food. This probably explains the Show-Me State’s high obesity rate. The population as a whole is 32.5% obese. But it is even worse when you hear that two-thirds of adults suffer from obesity. But it is even worse when you hear that two-thirds of adults suffer from obesity.
Missouri – 32.5% Obesity Rate
