Little change in state obesity rates last year; highest in South and Midwest, lowest in Colo.

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FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, two women speak to each other in New York. A national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity. A national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity in 2012. But overall, the proportion of Americans deemed obese has been about the same for years now. Results were made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "A plateau is better than rising numbers. But it\'s discouraging because we\'re plateauing at a very high number," said Kelly Brownell, a Duke University public policy expert who specializes in obesity. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

ATLANTA – A new government survey shows obesity still isn’t budging among American adults.

Overall, the level of adult obesity has been about the same for years now.

The latest survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity last year. Louisiana and Mississippi led the list. In both, nearly 35 per cent of adults were obese. Colorado was lowest, with less than 21 per cent.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does the telephone survey each year, and recently released the state list for 2012. The highest obesity rates continue to be in the South and Midwest.

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State list: http://tinyurl.com/keuzyxl

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