More than one-third of residents in 12 states are considered obese. The states with the highest obesity rates are mainly in the Midwest and South, according to analysis released Monday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Mississippi has the nation's highest obesity rate, topping off at 34.9 percent.
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