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July 11, 2024

KENTUCKY RANKS NINTH WORST FOR OBESITY RATES

Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson
KENTUCKY RANKS NINTH WORST FOR OBESITY RATES

 

THE FREE FITNESS APP…….FLEX A-I…….HAS ANALYZED DATA FROM  AMERICA’S  HEALTH RANKINGS ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WITH A BODY MASS INDEX OF  

30-POINT-ZERO HIGHER……..

 

ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS……KENTUCKY IS BATTLING WITH OBESITYTHE NINTH MOST OUT OF STATES IN THE U-S,,,,,,,WITH  37-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT OF

ADULT RESIDENTS IN THIS WEIGHT CLASS…..COMPARED TO THE RATE OF 33-POINT-SIX PERCENT FOR THE NATION…..AND IT APPEARS TO BE OF ROUGHLY THE

SAME LEVEL OF CONCERN FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN…..WITH 37-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT AND 36-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT RESPECTIVELY……

 

INDIANA AND WISCONSON ALSO RANKED NINTH WITH KENTUCKY…..AS BOTH STATES HAVE  37-POINT-SEVEN PERCENT OF THEIR ADULT POPULATION CLASSED

AS OBESE…….

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