How Fat Are We

We're not as fat as our kids who are pretty fat. Not that fat is a nice word it's really just a three letter four letter word. Washington DC (34th out of 40) is also not as fat as Maryland (tied for 19th) and Virginia (three way tie for 21st) either, well, us adults anyway. Our children, rather, your children are fatter in DC (9th out of 44) than in the surrounding jursidictions. Since your offspring don't usually commute for hours a day that's probably why the obese Maryland (32nd) and Virginia (23rd three way tie) adults probably have slimmer children. While their children are awaiting mommy and daddy's arrival home from work they're out and about playing until their parental units arrive.

WED MD says that Mississippians eat to much fried foods according to the comments of a newly transplanted Washingtonian. Lack of a public transportation system throughout the state could also be another reason but that's just speculation.

Who says we're fat - we'll they don't use the word fat the use the "O" word. How obese we are comes from the Trust for America's Heath in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation who get the actual numbers from the government's U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They do the math so we don't have to!