State of Slim: The Colorado Diet  State of Slim: The Colorado
Diet  Can where you live really help you lose weight?  One third
of all Americans are obese, but one state consistently defies
that trend, Colorado.  Researchers at the University of Colorado
in Denver studied lean Coloradans to find out what they seem to
know instinctively.  For years, Colorado has ranked the number
one leanest state in the country.  So, why are the people in
this state skinnier than others? “It really is about getting
your metabolism to burn fat and to burn the fuel you are
eating,” Holly Wyatt, MD, Associate Director, Anschutz Health
and Wellness Center, University of Colorado Denver, told
Ivanhoe. Secrets of the state of slim are revealed in a new
book, “The Colorado Diet.” Dr. Wyatt says the key is to watch
what you eat: portion control is more important than counting
calories, while you are also increasing your metabolism. “We
don’t really manipulate it, what I like to say is we optimize
it,” Dr. Wyatt said. She also suggests