Montana has the 47th highest level of adult obesity in the nation

Montana has the 47th highest level of adult obesity in the nation at 21.1 percent, and the 28th highest overweight high school student level at 8.1 percent. The state spends and estimated $191 per person each year on medical-costs related to obesity, which was the 45th highest amount in the nation.Nearly 119 million American adults, 65 percent of the population, are currently overweight or obese. The direct and indirect costs of obesity in America are more than $117 billion per year.Obesity is the modern plague.

The most common cause of stress known is INACTIVITY and is responsible for more disease and premature death than any other factor. Lying around like a slug kills people. It destroys the immune system, robs the body of vital capacity, and removes almost all of our motivation. Our bodies are meant to move, for without movement, there is no life. And walking around the block doesn't get it. It's a start, but you have to get up, get out and seriously move your body.