I updated my obesity & food deserts post to include the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index just published by the NY Times.
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Are the folks in the southeast heavier because they aren’t as happy? Or are they unhappier because they are heavier? Certainly curious given the recent news about stigma adding to the health problems of the obese.
Be sure to visit the NYT’s interactive map to explore the contributors to the Well-Being index.
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our modern culture -- especially diet. Beth writes about ancestral health, health policy, & mindfulness. And cats! 
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