County By County, Maine is Getting More & More Obese

How do you politely inform somebody they’re fats.

You’re nonetheless lovely. Or ought to I say, we’re nonetheless lovely, however the newest statistics launched says that county by county Mainers are fatter on common than we have been a decade in the past

There are 16 counties in Maine. One hasn’t gained weight on common prior to now 10 years. 15 nevertheless have.

First congrats to Somerset County, the one county over the previous ten years to indicate a lower of their common weight. By 1%, however once more the one county in higher form in relation to weight problems in Maine than 10 years prior.

The worst achieve over the previous 10 years is in Hancock County.  On common, Hancock county residents are 7% extra overweight than they have been a decade in the past.

Right here’s the rating 2 by means of 15

• Androscoggin
• Piscataquis
• Knox
• Waldo
• Cumberland
• Franklin
• Lincoln
• Washington
• Kennebec
• Penobscot
• Sagadahoc
• York
• Aroostook
• Oxford

The examine comes from Bar Bend, the world’s main power coaching useful resource. The evaluation of date can be out there by County Well being Rankings.

Total, America has seen a pointy enhance in weight problems charges for the reason that early Eighties, which was proper across the time that extra focus and a focus began being paid to individuals’s waistlines.  Statistics present it has all however been for naught.

Public Well being alerts and messages haven’t been working.

Perhaps it’s time to carry again reruns of tv’s The Largest Loser present for inspiration.

Or to lastly heed the recommendation we now have all heard so many instances.

Eat Much less. Train Extra.