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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: /articles/article/montana_ranked_ninth-skinniest_state11473/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: Montana is the ninth-skinniest state in the country, according to the annual obesity rankings compiled by the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. According to the report, however, the nation continues get fatter, with obesity rates among adults rising in 23 states over the past year and not falling anywhere. Highlights from the Associated Press: • Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity, 32.5 percent, for the fifth year in a row. • Three additional states now have adult obesity rates above 30 percent, including Alabama, 31.2 percent; West Virginia, 31.1 percent; and Tennessee, 30.2 percent. • Colorado had the lowest rate of obese adults, at 18.9 percent, followed by Massachusetts, 21.2 percent; and Connecticut, 21.3 percent. A list of state's obesity rankings after the jump.