You Are Where You Eat: Obesity Maps of North America

CalorieLab maps the obesity rate in the United States. What makes Mississippi the fattest state and Colorado the skinniest? It certainly can't be Colorado's love of bicycles, judging by their congressmen. I am told that the love of deep-fried food affects Mississippi and the four fat states surrounding it. Or could it just be too hot and languorous there? And why are Washington and Oregon, where everyone bikes and kayaks to work every day, pleasantly plump compared to Montana and Utah?

It was suggested that perhaps there was a correlation between red states and fat states, but while there might be in the northeast, that doesn't hold true for Colorado and Montana.