In 2009, Alabama's obesity-related death rate was 39.7 per 100,000 people, with a total of over 2,000 obesity-related deaths reported that year.
As of a 2010 Center for Disease Control (CDC) study, the state with the highest obesity rate is Alabama, with obesity affecting 32.2% of the state's population. See link below.
28% of Alabama adults are overwight. They are the heaviest state in the US.
African American Youth Obesity rate
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The obesity rate in the United States in the 1970s was about 14 percent. In 2000, it had risen to 29 percent. In 2012, the rate was 35 percent.
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the united states has the highest obesity rate (30.6) in the world.
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According to recent data, the city with the highest obesity rate in America is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.