This map shows the obesity rates for each state of america. I noticed that Mississippi, the poorest state in america has the highest rate of obesity. It appears that fast food places such as McDonalds and KFC may not offer the healthiest option but are easily affordable for example, a large meal from Mcdonalds cost around $5-$6 dollars (about £3.70). However is it because unhealthy food is cheap really the reason for such high levels of obesity? Many on a low income do not go to fast food restaurants and can make meals to feed a family for less than a McDonalds meal. So is it really the cheap fast food outlets to blame or perhaps the lack of education "Mississippi is among the states with the worst education systems"
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/342884/poorest-state-is-mississippi-also-the-fattest/#2OgbIzYcDRbQH6il.99 ". For example, I recently watched a documentary called "Food inc", and in it a family from Mississippi where saying how they have to buy junk food because the healthy alternatives
are to expensive and they need to save the money for the husbands medication as he suffers from diabetes! This to me seems odd as surely if they could eat healthy the husbands diabetes could be controlled and perhaps in the long run save them money on medical bills?
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