American fat

America is known the world over for the excess fat we wear on our bodies. Yet, the amount varies from state to state. In a new yearly analysis by CalorieLab, Inc. Colorado was found once again the “slimmest state in the Nation” despite an increase in obesity of 0.8% over three years. The fattest state was Mississippi for the third straight year in a row. How did Utah fare in that fatty contest? We placed 8th overall behind of course Colorado, Hawaii, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and Montana. This is not too bad, but we could do better if I least we slurped less Jell-O on Sundays and less ice-cream the rest of the week. We could probably beat Colorado, but it would take for the “republic of Park City” to break-away from Utah and apply for statehood, but that would be too much paperwork! Could we beat the Japanese whose obese population is below 5% or even the Europeans who hover around 12%? Probably not, but we might get to a respectable 15% just like our Canadian neighbors; enough of that though, I'm already late for my daily run...