FAT AND HAPPY?

It's an amazing correlation. The top 10 fattest states measure a happiness average of 41.8, while the 10 slimmest states have a happiness average ranking of 13.1.

It sure appears that the fatter you are the LESS happy you are. Of course, correlations don't prove anything, but there is a pretty strong correlation between weight and happiness (at least on a state-by-state measure).

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2008	State	Happy
FAT Rank		Rank
1	Mississippi	48
2	West Virginia	50
3	Alabama	33
4	Louisiana	40
5	South Carolina	26
6	Tennessee	42
7	Kentucky	49
8	Oklahoma	43
9	Arkansas	46
10	Michigan	41
11	Indiana	45
12	Georgia	23
13	Missouri	44
14	Alaska	20
15	Texas	21
16	North Carolina	34
17	Ohio	47
18	Nebraska	16
19	Iowa	27
20	South Dakota	39
21	North Dakota	28
22	Delaware	36
23	Kansas	22
24	Pennsylvania	32
25	Virginia	15
26	Wisconsin	24
27	Illinois	31
28	Maryland	6
29	Oregon	18
30	Minnesota	5
31	Idaho	11
32	Washington	7
33	Wyoming	3
34	Maine	29
35	Nevada	38
36	New York	35
37	New Hampshire	13
38	Florida	30
39	Arizona	10
40	New Mexico	17
41	California	9
42	New Jersey	25
43	Utah	1
44	Montana	12
45	Rhode Island	37
46	Vermont	14
47	Massachusetts	8
48	Connecticut	19
49	Hawaii	2
50	Colorado	4