Hey South Jersey, We’re Not That Fat Afterall!

Fresh mountain air apparently keeps folks thin. But, according to a new report from the CDC, it turns out living near the ocean can be just as good for you!

Colorado is again the thinnest state in the U.S. The Rocky Mountain state was once the only one with an obesity rate lower than 20 percent, and while it can no longer claim that, it does still boast the lowest obesity rate in the nation at 20.7 percent.

Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and California also scored well, with obesity rates of between 21.8 and 23.8 percent.

The Garden State actually tied D.C. as the fourth thinnest state in the country!

Southern and Midwestern states didn’t fare nearly as well, with 26 of the 30 states with the highest obesity rates falling into those two regions alone. Mississippi’s famous fried foods did it no favors — more than a third of its residents are obese, giving the Magnolia State the dubious honor of being the fattest in the nation.

The most obese states:

1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. West Virginia
4. Alabama
5. Michigan
6. Oklahoma
7. Arkansas
8. (tie) Indiana and South Carolina
10. Kentucky and Texas

The thinnest states:

1. Colorado
2. Hawaii
3. Massachusetts
4. (tie) New Jersey and the District of Columbia
6. California
7. Utah
8. (tie) New York, Connecticut and Nevada

[LiveScience]