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<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4399"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4400">12. Idaho: Ada County</strong><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4401">
<strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4402">> County seat:</strong> Boise<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4403">
<strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4404">> Obesity rate:</strong> 19.2% (county), 29.6% (ID)<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4405">
<strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4406">> Adults who do not exercise:</strong> 12.5% (county), 23.7% (ID)<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4407">
<strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4408">> Median household income:</strong> $58,086 (county), $51,807 (ID)</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4426"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4474">Over the last 50 years, the adult obesity rate has more than doubled
in the United States. Health officials declared obesity an epidemic in
1999, and recent studies estimate that the total health care costs for
diseases and medical conditions associated with obesity range from $147
billion to $210 billion per year.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4475">Though the national obesity rate continues to rise, the problem is
less acute in some parts of the country. The share of obese adults
ranges from 21.3% in Colorado to 35.1% in West Virginia and is more than
four times as high in the most obese county than in the least. Obesity
rates are highly associated with factors such as exercise and income,
and vary accordingly. These disparities in obesity prevalence contribute
to disparities in health outcomes such as diabetes, hypertension, and
premature mortality.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4476">To determine the least obese county in every state, 24/7 Wall St.
reviewed reviewed the percentage of obese adults — defined as having a
body mass index of at least 30.0 — in 2013 with data from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Body mass index is a screening tool
for determining weight status based on a person’s weight and height. A
5-feet-9-inch tall person weighing 203 pounds or more would be
considered obese.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4477">In some of the least healthy states, even residents of the healthiest
county are worse off than the average American by a number of health
metrics. In Arkansas, for example, 34.6% of adults are obese, the third
largest share of any state. While the obesity rate in Arkansas County of
30.1% is the lowest in the state, it is far above of the 28.9% national
obesity rate.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4485"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4544"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4537"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y98blecw" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4543">https://tinyurl.com/y98blecw</a> <br></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4537"><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4566"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4537"><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4569"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4537">Ken</b></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4555"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4537"><br></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1537543299030_4567"><br></div><div><br></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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