The interesting thing is that obesity and overweightness rates are very different between States. Most coastal States have regular rates among rich countries (

The interesting thing is that obesity and overweightness rates are very different between States. Most coastal States have regular rates among rich countries (albeit still high). 23.1% of Californians are obese, which is a lower rate than France, Ireland, and most of Western Europe. There's a completely different story in the South, where more than a third of Mississipi's population is obese.