Dan Guglielmo, from Barrington, R.I., runs on a popular East Side exercise path in Providence, R.I., Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island rank among the bottom six states in adult obesity. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.