CDC: Mississippi fattest state in the U.S.

For the 4th straight year Mississippi ranked as the most obese state in the nation according to a study done by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Several factors are in play here including, poor diet, poverty, and lack of education.

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The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years. Mississippi has had the highest obesity rate every year since 2004. But Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia and Louisiana have also clustered near the top of the list, often so close that the difference between their rates and Mississippi's may not be statistically significant.