The West’s growing waistline: a map


Every time the national obesity numbers come out, with the obligatory map showing Colorado as a beacon of skinniness in an increasingly tubby American population, I can’t help but feel a smidge of pride. Colorado! The active state!

But the comparative numbers only tell a partial tale of the United States’ weight-gain woe. Check out this map for more information.


View Famous fatty foods and Western obesity rates in a larger map.