The fattening up of America has taken an interesting twist - just in from Trust For America's Health - a new report about the obesity epidemic in America.

The top ten most obese states in descending order - Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, South Carolina, and Texas.

Now the startling news - all ten of these states voted red in the 2004 presidential election.

And the rest of the story - the six leanest states - Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, Hawaii, and Colorado. Five of these six voted blue in the 2004 presidential election. Note: Colorado, a red state, was the leanest.

Nineteen states voted blue in 2004. Fifteen of these states were ranked in the 25 leanest states. That means twenty one out of twenty five of the most obese states voted red.

The moral of the story - Democrats are leaner than Republicans. We can blame the obesity epidemic on Republicans.

Now lets make America healthier. Vote Democrat!

Gillian Parrillo and Pierre Cutler
The Sacramento Executive