Big Ol' Utah

Yikes. That can't be good for our bond rating. (Click on the title for the link.)

In its second national assessment of what the 50 states are doing to combat the nation’s worsening rate of obesity, the scholars behind the University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative have found that some states are beginning to take legislative and public-policy steps to ensure that the problem does not become irrevocable...The report card, “State Efforts to Control Obesity,” finds that only California earned a grade of “A” this year, for its legislative package targeted at the nutrition and diets of schoolchildren at risk of becoming obese. For its efforts aimed at all Californians, its grade was a “B.” Maryland received a “B” for its work in controlling childhood obesity, and a “C” for its overall efforts [Utah received a big, ah, fat "F"].

Thanks Simon.