Colorado has the lowest rate of obese adults and Mississippi has the highest, according to a new government survey that underlines the growing girth of many Americans.  The report, released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 18.6% of adults age 18 and over in Colorado were obese in 2009, making it the only state, along with Washington, D.C., with an obesity rate below 20%. By contrast, 34.4% of adults in Mississippi were obese.
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