There is a Forbes poll out just now on the healthiest and unhealthiest states.
The healthiest are, by and large--no surprise--in the Northeast with Hawaii right in there.
Iowa at 15.
Neighbor Nebraska? Not bad at 16 out of 50.
Kansas? 24. Again, not too shabby.
Missouri?
Oops.
38.
In the bottom half, for sure.
Not only that but we're also in the "bottom 10" when examining obesity, overall.
Then there's smoking and Missouri burns that one (no pun intended) by coming in dead last (again, no pun intended) at 50.
The only way that looks good is if you compare us to neighbor Oklahoma who, at 49, are only worse off than nearly-always-at-the-bottom Mississippi.
Ow.
Link: http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/16/unhealthy-healthy-states-lifestyle-health-states-top_chart.html?partner=yahoohealth
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