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February 10, 2007
Where does your city rate in the fatness scale?
I'm wondering how each city rates in relation to its incidence of Type II Diabetes:
The results are in and all bets are off - - Sin City weighs in as the metropolis with the most pounds. Las Vegas has been named the fattest city in the U.S. in Men's Fitness' "9th Annual Fattest and Fittest Cities in America Report." San Antonio comes in at #2, up ten spots from 2006, while Miami put on a few pounds to move to #3, followed by Mesa, AZ, and Los Angeles. On the other side of the scale, Albuquerque ranks as the fittest city in America, followed by Seattle, Colorado Springs, Minneapolis, and Tucson.
To compile the report, Men's Fitness spent months pouring over data that make real people fit or fat, including how much residents are excising, how healthfully they eat, how much they use gym memberships, how much junk food they consume, and how much time they spend sitting in traffic. Men's Fitness also talks to mayors and city parks departments to learn about local exercise venues, programs designed to get citizens off their couches and moving, and civic leadership.Contrary to stereotypes, I note the relatively few northern and midwestern cities in the top 10.Las Vegas residents can thank the high number of fast-food restaurants -- more than any other city on the survey (except Cleveland), and extremely inactive residents. Seven out of ten residents of Las Vegas are so sedentary that doctors say they're putting their health at risk.
The complete list of the "Fattest and Fittest Cities in America" appears in the March issue of Men's Fitness, on-sale nationwide today.
The Top 10 Fattest Cities in 2007
2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Las Vegas 2
2. San Antonio 12
3. Miami 14
4. Mesa, AZ 10
5. Los Angeles 3
6. Houston 5
7. Dallas 4
8. El Paso 8
9. Detroit 15
10. San Jose 24The Top 10 Fittest Cities in 2007
2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Albuquerque 13
2. Seattle 8
3. Colorado Springs 6
4. Minneapolis 21
5. Tucson 4
6. Denver 20
7. San Francisco 7
8. Baltimore 1
9. Portland 17
10. Honolulu 2The Junk Food Capital: Cleveland
The Most Athletic City: Milwaukee
The City That Watches the Most TV: Memphis
The City With the Best Eating Habits: Oakland, CA
Posted by Diabetologica at February 10, 2007 1:30 PM