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From: martin <martin.secrest...@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:16:36 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Thurs, Jul 2 2009 9:16 am

Subject: Re: Obesity report: 9 of 11 fattest states are red states

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On Jul 1, 3:50 pm, "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names"

<old_redn...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Mississippi (32.5%);
> 2. Alabama (31.2%);
> 3. West Virginia (31.1%);
> 4. Tennessee (30.2%);
> 5. South Carolina (29.7%);
> 6. Oklahoma (29.5%);
> 7. Kentucky (29.0%);
> 8. Louisiana (28.9%);
> 9. Michigan (28.8%)
> 10. (tie) Arkansas (28.6%) and Ohio (28.6%);

> 12. North Carolina (28.3%);
> 13. Missouri (28.1%);
> 14. (tie) Georgia (27.9%) and Texas (27.9%);
> 16. Indiana (27.4%);
> 17. Delaware (27.3%);
> 18. (tie) Alaska (27.2%) and Kansas (27.2%)
> 20. (tie) Nebraska (26.9%) and South Dakota (26.9%);
> 22. (tie) Iowa (26.7%) and North Dakota (26.7%) and Pennsylvania
> 26.7%;
> 25. (tie) Maryland (26.0%) and Wisconsin (26.0%);
> 27. Illinois 25.9%;
> 28. (tie) Oregon (25.4%) and Virginia (25.4) and Washington (25.4%);
> 31. Minnesota (25.3%);
> 32. Nevada 25.1%;
> 33. (tie) Arizona (24.8%) and Idaho (24.8%);
> 35. Maine (24.7%); 36. New Mexico (24.6%);
> 37. New York (24.5%) 38. Wyoming (24.3%);
> 39. (tie) Florida (24.1%) and New Hampshire (24.1%);
> 41. California (23.6%);
> 42. New Jersey (23.4%);
> 43. Montana (22.7%);
> 44. Utah (22.5%);
> 45. District of Columbia (22.3%);
> 46. Vermont (22.1%);
> 47. Hawaii (21.8%);
> 48. Rhode Island (21.7%);
> 49. Connecticut (21.3%);
> 50. Massachusetts (21.2%);
> 51. Colorado (18.9%).

With the exception of West Virginia and Oklahoma the "red states" have
very huge
negro populations with obesity reaching 50 to 60%. Though in general
these obesity
stats are alarming. Visit a store and look and the bloated swine
flopping down the
aisles.

Martin

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