Virginia is for lovers... and apparently for eaters, too. According to the 2007 "F as in Fat" report, released by Trust for America's Health Monday, Virginia was ranked as having the 23rd highest rate of adult obesity within the United States.
According to TFAH representative Laura Segal, Virginia is one of 31 states in which the adult obesity rate has increased over last year. Last year, Virginia was ranked as having the 25th highest adult obesity rate.
"Southern states... tend to be heavier than other states, but Virginia is lower [in obesity rates] among the southern states," Segal said.
Overall, the report found that 10 of the top 15 states with high obesity ratings are in fact southern states.
The 2007 report also ranked Virginia as having the 25th highest rate of childhood obesity among 10 to 17-year-olds. Despite Virginia's high obesity rates, the University of Virginia still ranks among one of the healthiest colleges in the nation. In Men's Fitness Magazine's 2006 "Fittest Colleges in America" rankings, U.Va. ranked 11th out of the top 25 fittest colleges.
"Both the U.Va. and Charlottesville populations are more fit than average college town populations," said Kelly Drown, assistant director of fitness at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
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