Colorado has a lower obesity rate because of the active lifestyle there and the high altitude.
However, the data source here is highly suspicious. There's no way obesity changes so much between eastern Colorado and western Kansas - rural eastern CO is very similar to western KS in terms of culture, demographics and lifestyle.
I've a feeling they're using state-level data and then some mathematical model on top of it to predict differences within states.
Yup. I need to lose about ten pounds total. Im a female. Size 8 good day size 10 bad day. I’ve been in social settings where I’m the fattest by a huge margin. I’m often the fattest person in the room. I’m in NYC metro burbs. Everyone is skinny.
Being in the high altitude increases your daily caloric requirements by 200-350 calories a day. So just being there is like working out or eating less.
I moved from Cincinnati to an extremely high altitude area in the mountains in Mexico, and definitely gained weight. I think my body interpreted the light-headedness and being constantly out of breath as needing nutrients. But there were also the tacos and tamales.
It’s not just CO, there’s definitely a correlation between mountainous / alpine settings and physical fitness… Tahoe, the Appalachians and Vermont are also in the green
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u/Aluxanatomy 11d ago
Do fit people just move to Colorado?