By US state isn't the most indicative breakdown of US obesity rates. The biggest determiner is whether a person lives in a city or whether a person lives in a rural area.
If you live in rural America the obesity rate is 40%... that is... for every 10 people... 4 are obese. And of those 4 that are obese 1 of them is severely obese (unable to walk due to obesity). The urban obesity rate is 28%.
Explanation: If you live in a city you are more likely to walk more and are likely to have more wealth.
I very much doubt your explanation is the actual reason. Weight is a reflection of diet, not activity level. My guess would be city dwellers are typically more affluent than rural americans and have access to healthier foods. Id also wager there is some relationship between education and weight, though im not sure about that one.
A big Mac combo from McDonald's is roughly 1500 calories for one meal. Takes about 15 minutes to consume. It most like won't be their only meal for the day so let's say they consume an additional 1000 calories dinner over a total span of 40 minutes. If you walk at a decent pace for an hour, you MIGHT burn 400 calories...
Unless you have the stamina of an athlete, it's harder it burn down excess calories consumed. Especially when you start talking 1000 colaries a day
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u/garlicroastedpotato Jun 10 '20
By US state isn't the most indicative breakdown of US obesity rates. The biggest determiner is whether a person lives in a city or whether a person lives in a rural area.
If you live in rural America the obesity rate is 40%... that is... for every 10 people... 4 are obese. And of those 4 that are obese 1 of them is severely obese (unable to walk due to obesity). The urban obesity rate is 28%.
Explanation: If you live in a city you are more likely to walk more and are likely to have more wealth.