Connecticut is one of the leanest states, according to a study

Connecticut is one of the 10 "leanest" states in the country, according to a study released Tuesday by the WalletHub financial website.

In November, the month devoted to diabetes, the site ranked the 50 states and the federal district of Columbia from the largest (the biggest word) to at least fat, based on 25 indicators, including the percentage of the obese population and overweight sugar. Alcohol consumption among teens at health care costs related to obesity.

Connecticut is ranked 44th, making it one of the thinnest states in the country. In fact, the state of obesity report released last month by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Connecticut's obesity rate of 26.9% was the 10th lowest. of the country, although it went from 16% in 2000.

The state, however, did not have the same performance as Colorado, ranked the leanest state by WalletHub, Utah, Hawaii, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia completing the five thinnest statistics. Mississippi was ranked the largest, followed by West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Being overweight or obese increases a person's risk of diabetes, which is the case for about 30 million people.

The WalletHub study cites recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showing that more than seven in ten American adults aged 20 and over are overweight or obese and that the United States spends nearly $ 200 billion in annual health care costs related to obesity.