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The Fattest People Live in THIS City

Talk about Miami vice. Diets of fast food and too much lounging in front of the TV have made Miami, Florida the fattest city in the U.S.A., according to an annual ranking by Men's Fitness magazine of the nation's 50 largest cities and metropolitan areas. Salt Lake City, Utah is the fittest city.

Wait...what? Miami? The city of beautiful bodies and divas in the dunes? "When you think of Miami, you think of people being outdoors showing off their bodies, so this surprised us," editor-in-chief Roy Johnson admitted to USA Today.

Each city was evaluated in more than a dozen categories, including the percentage of overweight citizens and the number of fitness centers and sports stores.

The top 10 fattest U.S. cities:

  1. Miami, Florida
  2. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  3. San Antonio, Texas
  4. Las Vegas, Nevada
  5. New York, New York
  6. Houston, Texas
  7. El Paso, Texas
  8. Jacksonville. Florida
  9. Charlotte, North Carolina
  10. Louisville-Jefferson, Kentucky

Miami is the fattest city for six reasons:

  • A large number of overweight people.
  • A high rate of TV viewing among residents.
  • Almost three times as many fast food restaurants as the average city.
  • Low participation in outdoor activities such as biking, running and fitness walking.
  • Long commutes.
  • Poor air quality.

The top 10 fittest U.S. cities:

  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Colorado Springs, Colorado
  3. Minneapolis, Minnesota
  4. Denver, Colorado
  5. Albuquerque, New Mexico
  6. Portland, Oregon
  7. Honolulu, Hawaii
  8. Seattle, Washington
  9. Omaha, Nebraska
  10. Virginia Beach, Virginia

Salt Lake City is the fittest city for these four reasons:

  • Lower obesity rates.
  • Many athletically motivated residents.
  • Low TV viewing.
  • An abundance of parks and fitness centers.

--From the Editors at Netscape
 
  
 
  
  
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