Report: Georgia Ranked 20th Most Obese State

According to a new report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future by the Trust for America’s Health by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Georgia is the 20th most obese state in the nation. The state’s ranking is four spots higher than last year, but the authors of the report say Georgia is holding relatively steady when it comes to obesity.

In last year’s report, which examined 2012 numbers,  28 percent of Georgia’s adults were considered obese.  In the report this year, the rate inched up to just above 29 percent. Albert Lang is a spokesman for the Trust for America’s Health.