It’s no secret that America has a problem with obesity and Massachusetts is certainly not excluded from that problem.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 42 percent of adults in the United States are obese. That’s an increase of over 10% since 2000. In Massachusetts, 59.3 percent of adults are considered overweight, with a body mass index of 25 or greater, while 23.0% of adults are considered obese, with a body mass index of 30 or greater.
In comparison to the rest of the country, Massachusetts is one of the “healthiest” states. There are 47 other states more obese than the Commonwealth, so as a whole we’re doing pretty well. Washington D.C., Utah, and Colorado are the three states with the lowest rate of obesity…