By PETER HUSSMANN
The percentage of Iowa adults deemed obese has doubled since 1990 and now stands at 26 percent of the population, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control indicates.
The data comes from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a state-based phone survey that collects health information from adults 18 and over.
The proportion of U.S. adults who are obese, based on a body mass index of 30 pounds over height and weight measurements, stood at 26.1 percent in 2008, up from 25.6 percent in 2007.
Iowa has seen its overweight population grow alongside national statistics. In 1990, Iowa's obese population stood between 10 and 14 percent. By 1999 that rate had jumped to between 20 and 24 percent before the 2008 rate landed at 26 percent.
Thirty-two states had adult obesity prevalence rates of 25 percent or more in 2008, the study found. Six states recorded levels of 30 percent or greater. Only Colorado had a obesity prevalence rate below 20 percent. No state showed a decrease in obesity rates between 2007 and 2008.
Here's a link to CDC data on obesity trends in the U.S.
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