[WATCH]: Report says African Americans in Wisconsin Most Obese among Blacks

Wisconsin has the highest obesity rate among black adults in the nation, with nearly half falling into that overweight category, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, called "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens American's Future 2010," shows that 44 percent of adult blacks in the Badger State are obese. The rate for whites is 26 percent, and for Hispanics it is 24.9 percent. Nationally, the obesity rate for blacks and Hispanics is higher in 40 states than it is for whites. And nine states have an obesity rate for black adults above 40 percent. The ratings are based on a three-year average of data culled from 2007-2009 by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. State Health Officer Seth

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