According to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 states have an obesity rate greater than 30 percent.
The survey of 400,000 Americans nationwide also shows that about a third of adults in the U.S. are extremely overweight.
At least 30 percent of adults are obese in Alabama (32), Arkansas (30.9), Indiana (30.8), Kentucky (30.4), Louisiana (33.4), Michigan (31.3), Mississippi (34.9), Missouri (30.3), Oklahoma (31.1), S.C. (30.8), Texas (30.4) and West Virginia (32.4).
