South is the fattest

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report Friday saying the South is the fattest area of the country.

They cite traditional diets that are high in fat, like fried foods, and a large concentration of rural residents and black women who tend to have higher obesity rates.

Here are the 5 fattest states according to the report:

1. Mississippi: 32%

2. Alabama: 30.3%

3. Tennessee: 30.1%

4. Louisiana: 29.8%

5. West Virginia: 29.5%

South Carolina was 7th

The CDC wants all states to be at 15% by 2010. The only state that came close was Colorado, the slimmest state at 19%.