The report lists WV as the second "biggest" state in America in 2018

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia – In November, the personal finance website WalletHub, dedicated to personal finance, publishes a report on the 2018 Fattest States in America, as well as interesting data and statistics on diabetes.

Through this report, WalletHub has been able to find statistics on the overweight and obese population in the state of West Virginia that many residents of West Virginia might find worrying.

According to WalletHub, to determine the states that contribute the most to the problem of overweight and obesity in the United States, the site compared the 50 states (and Washington DC) on 25 key indicators. These parameters range from the overweight and obese population to the consumption of sugary drinks among teens to the cost of health care related to obesity, among many others.

According to the study, West Virginia is ranked second among the "craziest American states in 2018", behind Mississippi in the forefront.

In a separate report that dealt only with obesity, West Virginia ranked 6th among the most obese states in the United States, among adults and children.

Below are some results from the classification of the main individual indicators of the WalletHub report in West Virginia:

• 7th as a percentage of obese adults
• 23th as a percentage of overweight children
• 3rd as a percentage of obese children
• 11th as a percentage of physically inactive adults
• 7th as a percentage of adults with high cholesterol
• 4th as a percentage of adults eating less than a serving of fruits / vegetables a day
• 1 as a percentage of adults with type 2 diabetes
• 2nd as a percentage of adults with hypertension
• 7th mortality rate related to obesity