This is a very interesting study though not surprizing. When I saw the headline, "Deep South State Leads Nation in Obesity" I immedeately thought Mississippi. It's sad, but true.
The article states that because of that state's high poverty rate there is a greater tendency to eat more processed foods, which are less expensive and have less nutritional value. This brings me to a question, why do more healthful foods cost more? It doesn't make sense. How can processing the life out of something, then adding back in what was lost or taken out during processing make something cheaper? You would think it would be the opposite. This has been one of my biggest frustrations as I've been on WW since January. Shopping at Whole Foods, or Wild Oats almost kills our budget. We can get good deals at Trader Joes, but that is over an hour away, and I only manage that trip every other week.
I also wonder where New Mexcio falls on the list. No doubt near Mississippi, as it usually is in most studies or surveys of national things. The typical New Mexican diet, is not a good one. Things like posole, fried foods, starchy tortillias and chilies made with lard are standard fare in many homes. In the more urbanized areas I'm sure this is supplemented with the typical drive thru fare and fast food nationalisim that Americans seem to be so fond of.
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I understand your guesstimate, since New Mexico is usually on the wrong end of the things, but actually on a scale of 1 (fattest) Mississippi to 50 (least fat) Colorado, New Mexico is 42! You can see the whole list here: http://calorielab.com/news/2007/08/06/fattest-states-2007/
BTW, I'm another NM WWer. :-)
Thanks Karen for that link. And welcome to my blog. Have you found the NM Chilies on the WW boards? We're in the "neighbors" section, and we're a nice group! Hope to see you there, and thanks for reading.
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