MOST OBESE AND LEAST EXERCISING STATES IN THE US

Jay OwenAdvisors' Forum

“Nice to  see our Advisory Board member Dr. Richard Lippin on a TV  show with our friend John Hoskyns-Abrahall, talking lots of good sense!  Enjoy!

Hazel Henderson, Editor”

 

Related to TV  program Tuesday night on prevention- most obese and least exercising states in the US – NOTE LINK TO POVERTY

 

Several of the  the poorest states rank high in obesity and low in exercise

In its accompanying “Couch Potato Index,” Consumer Protect took a look at states where adults engaged “in zero physical leisure activity.”

 

The top three states were Kentucky (with 34.4 percent of adults in the state engaging in zero physical activity), Mississippi (33.2 percent) and Arkansas (32.5 percent).

 

Washington State had the least couch potatoes, with 19.2 percent engaging in zero physical activity

  From Ethical Markets Advisory Board member  Dr. :Rick Lippin
Advocate for Prevention and Public Health