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By now, America’s weight problem is well established: more than 35 percent of adults across the country are considered obese, with a BMI greater than or equal to 30. That’s more than 78 million people.

But how do those numbers shake out by state? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently mapped out the percentage of obese Americans by state using 2011 data, finding that greater percentages of obese people tend to reside in the south.

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Least Obese State : Colorado. 20.7% of adults in Colorado were reported as being obese.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/14/obesity-rate-by-state_n_1774356.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl28|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D192399

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