LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent study into adult health issues placed Arkansas at number three in the nation for obesity.
The NiceRX study showed that Arkansas has a 40% obesity rate. Arkansas ranked behind number one, West Virginia, and number two, Mississippi.
Study ranks Little Rock as second-most obese and overweight city
The study’s authors said the 40% rate for Arkansas represents roughly 1 million people.
The study, titled “Weight Worries: The US States Affected Most by Obesity, Insufficient Sleep, and Anxiety Disorders,” took statistics on more than obesity. In the combined ranking of all factors, Arkansas ranked 10th, with 39.9% of its residents getting insufficient sleep and 17.8% suffering from anxiety…