5 Reasons Californians Aren't as Fat as the Rest of America

By Peter Jamison Fri., Jul. 8 2011 at 2:29 PM

So much for bucking stereotypes. It appears that much-loved European canard about overweight Americans is, well... increasingly true. An annual obesity report has found that only one U.S. state -- Colorado -- has an obesity rate under 20 percent. (In 1995, according to the Associated Press, no state had a rate over 20 percent.)

California, it turns out, is relatively skinny -- just under a quarter of our population is obese, making us the 12th least overweight state in the country. What could account for this?

Our best guesses:

Not obese

1. San Franciscans' scientifically demonstrated sluttiness is improving our heart-health.

Tags:

anorexic, cholesterol, eating disorder, fast food, heart disease, marijuana, McDonald's, obesity, obesity rankings, skinny, trans fat

We Recommend

zip codes

we really dont know the reason behind........GOD knows well

Hormone replacement therapy

the reason could be anything behind this......may be the enviornment over here in California stopping us to gain weight.....HEAT

Ben

They definatly need a ban on happy meals!!!

www.factsaboutfitness.co.uk

Bt3k8x

This article should probably be titled why San Franciscans aren't as fat. L.a. And orange county are probably thinner because of the beach and the high concentration on want to be celebritrities, but riverside is still fat as hell. No one is having sex, they can still get happy meals, and most of them probably don't know who Harold camping is.