8.13 Obesity. An article in the June 30, 2010, Columbus Dispatch reported on the prevalence of obesity among adults in the 50 states. Based on information in the article, California has approximately 6.7 million obese adults, and Texas has approximately 5.2 million. On the other hand, Mississippi has a little over 730,000 obese adults. Do these numbers make a convincing case that California and Texas have a more substantial problem with obesity than Mississippi?