re: Why is the South so unhealthy in modern times?

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i bet white southerners have higher overweight and obesity rates than white east and west coasters

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They do, but not overwhelmingly so.

Here is the obesity rates for non-Hispanic Whites:


Hispanics:


Blacks:



And not surprisingly, the overall obesity rate is the South with the highest, followed closely by the Midwest, then the East and West.