Source: news3lv.com
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Excess weight and the numerous health issues that it causes have been a major issue for the country for some time.
In 2017, the Center for Disease Control found that 30 percent of Americans were obese, doubling from 15 percent in 1990 and being linked to higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses.
A recent study from Consumer Protect broke down the numbers surrounding obesity by state, further illustrating the issue.
One of the most striking things when looking at each state’s obese population is that every state is being touched by at almost the same level.
The state with the highest percentage of obese individuals was West Virginia with 38 percent, yet not for behind was Colorado with the lowest percentage of obese people, coming in less than 16 percentage points behind.
As for Nevada, the study shows that 26 percent of the state’s population is obese, placing Nevada in forty-third place for the number of obese individuals.
Interestingly, Nevada doesn’t do so well in the other categories the study covers.
For instance, the percentage of people that get zero exercise in the Silver State came in at 28 percent, earning it number 18 among the rest of the country.
Nevada jumped up to 17th place for states where adults eat less than one fruit per day.
According to the study, almost 38 percent of adults in Nevada eat less than one fruit a day.
Still, the issue is definitely not for only a few states or even most of the states, it’s for every state.
In each category, the first place and last place states were separated by less than 16 percentage points.
The study, written by Consumer Protect Editor-in-Chief Michael Bennett, points out that the obesity problem in the U.S. is not just a health problem, too.
The cost of the obesity rate for the country is estimated between $147 billion and $210 billion per year.
All data in the analysis was used from the latest CDC data gathered in 2017.