Alabama is the sixth highest state in the country for adult obesity, according to the Alabama Public Health’s 2022 data.
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 42FD6D @7 @36D:EJ 2C6 86?6C2==J C6=2E65 E@ 5:6E 2?5 6I6C4:D6[ 3FE 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 |2J@ r=:?:4 86?6E:4D[ >6E23@=:D> 2?5 9@C>@?6D 42? 2=D@ :>A24E 2 A6CD@?’D 3@5J H6:89E] sF6 E@ E96 962=E9 C:D<D C6=2E65 E@ >@C3:5 @36D:EJ[ E96 DE2E6 2DD6>3=65 2 E2D< 7@C46 @? 5:236E6D 2?5 @36D:EJ H:E9 5@4E@CD[ :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 =68:D=2E@CD] ~?6 @7 E96 =68:D=2E@CD H2D p=232>2 DE2E6 C6A] t5 ~=:G6C[ H9@ H2D AFE @? @?6 @7 E96 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D 2?5 96 D2:5 :E 492?865 9:D =:76]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C E96 7:CDE E2D< 7@C46 5:DD@=G65[ ~=:G6C 8@E 2 D64@?5 E2D< 7@C46 @? 5:236E6D 2?5 @36D:EJ C6:?DE2E65[ H9:49 96 :D ?@H E96 492:C>2? @7[ H:E9 E96 2:> E@ >2<6 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D >@C6 2446DD:3=6 7@C E9@D6 H9@ ?665 :E] ~?6 @7 E96 >2;@C A=2J6CD @7 E96 7:CDE E2D< 7@C46 H2D y@? q2C82?:6C[ H9@ H@C<D H:E9 E96 5CF8 4@>A2?J }@G@ }@C5:D<]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm~=:G6C :?G:E65 q2C82?:6C E@ DA62< 2E 2 C646?E {2<6 |2CE:? s256G:==6 pC62 z:H2?:D r=F3 E@ DA62< >@C6 23@FE E96 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D @FE E96C6] q2C82?:6C D2:5 7:CDE 96 H2?E65 E@ 8:G6 2? @G6CG:6H 23@FE E96 A92C>246FE:42= :?5FDECJ] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 <?@HD 5CF8 4@>A2?:6D 2C6 ?@E 36=@G65 3J 2==[ 3FE E96J 92G6 4C62E65 25G2?46>6?ED :? E96 962=E942C6 7:6=5 E92E 92G6 5C2DE:42==J 492?865 A6@A=6’D =:76 6IA64E2?4J] $A62<:?8 E@ 5:236E6D[ 96 D2:5 `__ J62CD 28@ :E H2D 2 562E9 D6?E6?46] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%9C@F89 C6D62C49[ E96 =:?< 36EH66? :?DF=:? 2?5 5:236E6D H2D 7@F?5 — H:E9 5:236E6D EJA6 @?6 @44FCC:?8 H96? E96 3@5J :D ?@E AC@5F4:?8 6?@F89 :?DF=:? 2?5 5:236E6D EJA6 EH@ @44FCC:?8 H96? E96 3@5J :D AC@5F4:?8 E@@ >F49 :?DF=:?]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp 5CF8 H2D 56G6=@A65 2?5 5:236E6D H6?E 7C@> 2 562E9 D6?E6?46 E@ 2 49C@?:4 5:D62D6 2 A6CD@? 4@F=5 >2?286 7@C 2 =:76E:>6] %96 A92C>246FE:42= 4@>A2?:6D >2DD AC@5F465 E96 5CF8D 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 E96>]k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmq2C82?:6C D2:5 2 4@>>@? 4@>A=2:?E E9@F89 ?@H252JD :D 5CF8D 2C6 D@ 6IA6?D:G6] w6 D2:5 96 92D 7@FC C62D@?D 7@C H9J E92E :D] ~?6[ 2D 4C2DD 2D :E D@F?5D[ 6G6CJ rt~D’ 8@2= :D E@ >2<6 >@C6 >@?6J] qFE E92E’D ?@E 2=H2JD 2 325 E9:?8 3642FD6 :E 4C62E6D 4@>A6E:E:@? :? E96 >2C<6E 2?5 :? EFC? 7F6=D E96 :?46?E:G6 E@ 4C62E6 36EE6C AC@5F4ED] $64@?5[ 4FDE@>6CD 2C6 A2J:?8 7@C E96 C6D62C49 @7 E96 5CF8] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“%96 A92C>246FE:42= 4@>A2?:6D H:== 2=H2JD E6== J@F H92E J@FVC6 A2J:?8 7@C :? >65:4:?6 :D E96 C6D62C49[” 96 D2:5] “q642FD6 4@>A2?:6D 5@ C6D62C49 @? E96D6 AC@5F4ED D@>6E:>6D 7@C a_ J62CD] xEVD ?@E F?FDF2= :? E96 A92C>246FE:42= :?5FDECJ 7@C 2 C6D62C496C :? 2 C6D62C49 =23 E@ DA6?5 9:D 6?E:C6 42C66C 2E E92E 4@>A2?J @? @?=J @?6 5CF8]”k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%9:C5[ E96 A92C>246FE:42= :?5FDECJ 92D D9@CE A2E6?E =:G6D[ >62?:?8 2 5CF8 4@>A2?J @?=J 92D D@ >F49 E:>6 367@C6 86?6C:4 3C2?5D 42? DE2CE 7=@@5:?8 E96 >2C<6E] %96 7@FCE9 C62D@? :D =2HDF:ED] %96 C62D@? E96C6’D 2=D@ D@ >2?J D:56 67764ED =:DE65 @? 5CF8D :D 7@C E96 4@>A2?J E@ 4@G6C 2== :ED 32D6D[ 3FE :7 @?6 :D >:DD65 — ?@ >2EE6C 9@H D>2== — :E’D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C E96 4@>A2?J E@ 86E DF65] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmq2C82?:6C 25565 E92E C2C6=J 5@6D E96 A2E:6?E A2J 7@C E96 AC:46 @7 E96 5CF8] %96 5CF8 4@>A2?J 5@6D?’E D6== E96 5CF8D E@ 2 A2E:6?E[ :E D6==D :E E@ 2 5CF8 H9@=6D2=6C] q2C82?:6C D2:5 E96 H9@=6D2=6C >2C<6ED :E FA C@F89=J `T E@ aT 7@C :ED A@CE:@? @7 E96 A:6 2?5 E96? :E :D D@=5 E@ 2 5CF8 DE@C6] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“%96? E96 5CF8 DE@C6 8:G6D :E E@ E96 A2E:6?E[ 3FE E96 A2E:6?E 5@6D?’E A2J 7@C :E[ 2? :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?J A2JD 7@C :E[” 96 D2:5] “p?5 D@ H92E E96 :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?J 5@6Di E96J A2J E96 A92C>24:DE E96 S`_a E92E 96 A2:5 7@C[ 2?5 E96J A2J E96> 2 5:DA6?D:?8 766] %96? E96 :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?J 92D E@ ?68@E:2E6 2 AC:46 H:E9 E96 5CF8 >2?F724EFC6C]” k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmq2C82?:6C D2:5 2== @7 E9:D C6=2E6D 324< E@ >2<:?8 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D 2446DD:3=6 E@ E9@D6 H9@ ?665 :E] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“%96 :?DFC2?46 7@=<D 92G6 E@ 564:56 H9@VD 8@:?8 E@ 36 @? E96 5CF8[ :D :E 8@:?8 E@ 36 D@>63@5J E92EVD D=:89E=J @G6CH6:89E ;FDE H2?ED E@ =@@< 36EE6C H96? E96J 8@ E@ E96 36249n q642FD6 E92EV== 3C62< E96 AC@8C2>[” 96 D2:5] “~C :D :E D@>63@5J H9@ 92D 2 C62= ?665 7@C E96 AC@5F4En %92EVD 2 >F49 D>2==6C 8C@FA 2?5 E92EVD H9J 5CF8D 364@>6 277@C523=6] %92EVD H92E :?DFC2?46 :D 23@FEj :?DFC2?46 :D 23@FE DAC625:?8 E96 C:D< D@ E92E 6IA6?D:G6 E9:?8D 2C6 62D:6C E@ 277@C5]”k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm!6@A=6 >:89E 36 72>:=:2C H:E9 D@>6 @7 E96 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D @FE E96C6[ DF49 2D (68@GJ[ H9:49 :D FD65 7@C H6:89E =@DD EC62E>6?E] %96C6 2=D@ :D ~K6>A:4[ H9:49 :D FD65 7@C 5:236E6D] q2C82?:6C D2:5 3@E9 2C6 E96 D2>6 EJA6 @7 5CF8[ 3FE E96J 2C6 EH@ 5:776C6?E 5@D286 2>@F?ED 2?5 E96C67@C6 EH@ 5:776C6?E AC@5F4ED 2?5 EC62E>6?E FD286D] k^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 H6:89E =@DD 5CF8D 2C6 23@FE 96=A:?8 A6@A=6 >2?286 E96:C H6:89E E@ F=E:>2E6=J 564C62D6 962=E9 C:D<D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 >@C3:5 @36D:EJ] $@>6 @7 E96 :?4C62D65 C:D<D :?4=F56 962CE 5:D62D6[ DEC@<6[ 9:89 3=@@5 AC6DDFC6[ 9:89 49@=6DE6C@=[ 5:236E6D[ 42?46C[ 5:86DE:G6 AC@3=6>D[ D=66A 2A?62[ @DE6@2CE9C:E:D 2?5 72EEJ =:G6C E@ ?2>6 2 76H]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us.