25% of Indiana is overweight

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Three-fourths of Indiana residents have adequate access to locations for physical activity, yet nearly a third of the state’s adults are obese, according to the 2016 County Health Rankings issued Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams says obesity can lead to health problems that include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

The State Department of Health urges Hoosiers to eat a proper diet with more fruits and vegetables and fewer foods high in fat, sugar or sodium, drink more water. Health officials also recommend you get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity each week. Children should have at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day.

According to the 2016 rankings, the five counties in the poorest health, are Scott, Fayette, Starke, Grant and Sullivan counties.