More than 20 percent of adults are obese in every state in America, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In five states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and West Virginia – more than 35 percent of residents are morbidly overweight.
And 20 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have a rate between 30 and 35 percent.
The figures, released on Thursday, are a damning sign that public health efforts to improve nutrition and fitness aren’t fixing the problem.