A ranking of No. 1 -- or being in the Top 10 -- isn't always something to crow about.Stand proud (if you can stand, that is) and round.
The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index lists the 10 most obese metropolitan areas in the U.S. and finds that adult obesity rates in each are significantly greater than the national average of 26.5%.
Here's a list of the 10 most obese metro areas, with those ranking highest having the greatest obesity rates.(tie) Montgomery, Ala., and Stockton, Calif.: 34.6%
Visalia/Porterville, Calif.: 34.1%
York/Hanover, Pa.: 34%
Flint, Mich.: 33.9%
McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, Texas: 33.7%
Bakersfield, Calif.: 33.6%
(tie) Lynchburg, Va., and Huntington/Ashland, West Va., Ky., Ohio: 33%
Kingsport/Bristol, Tenn., Va.: 32.9%
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Sunday, March 07, 2010
America's Most Obese Metropolitan Areas
Kudos, metro-fatsos.
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