Interesting map showing that the highest concentration of overweight Americans is in the south and to a lesser extent the Midwest, while New England and a "backward L" from Montana to California that doesn't comport all that well with conventional regionalization are slender. Like James Poulos I want to know more -- a county level map, perhaps, or some kind of demographic controls.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/07/where-the-fats-at/49154/
