As obesity affects the lifestyles of an increasing number of Americans throughout the nation, a new report concludes that the "fattest" states are in the South ... About 72% of American adults ...

Among U.S. regions, the Midwest and the South had the highest adult obesity rates in 2023 at 36% and 34.7%, respectively, followed by rates of 29.1% in the West and 28.6% in the Northeast.