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Top States With Highest/Lowest Obesity Rates - The national obesity rate declined slightly to 26.1 percent in 2011, from 26.6 percent in 2010, according to a Gallup poll released Feb. 29. Nationally, West Virginia (35.3), Delaware (32.7) and Mississippi (32.2) were among the top states with the highest obesity rates, while Colorado (18.5), Rhode Island and Utah (both at 21.6 percent) and Massachusetts (22.2 percent) were the top three states with the lowest obesity rates.  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Stress Linked to Weight Gain in Black Girls and Teens

Study finds that discrimination weighs on their shoulders.
10/05/2012