Honorable Mention: Maryland – 31.3% Obesity Rate
Maryland offers those amazing “all you can eat” crab promos that everyone loves. However, this might be the culprit for the expanding waistlines of the locals. The situation is getting worse, so it might be time to put the crab legs down. According to the State Department of Health, 45 percent of locals suffer from high blood pressure. Meanwhile, 47 percent have high cholesterol, and 23 percent are diabetic.
Honorable Mention Maryland – 31.3% Obesity Rate
Honorable Mention: Illinois – 31.1% Obesity Rate
In Illinois, there is a dish called the horseshoe sandwich. You might want to try it for yourself since it is called the unofficial state meal. It has roots in Springfield, Illinois, and is basically a slice of bread with a burger patty or roast beef slices and some French fries and hash browns. To top it off, you get to pour sausage gravy on top of it. Yet again, we can feel our cholesterol going up just by reading all of that.
Honorable Mention Illinois – 31.1% Obesity Rate