The A-fatto-me Awards - And the fattest US city is...

[TastesLikeChicken]

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/07/10601705-americas-fattest-and-skinniest-cities-revealed

I'm surprised the Tampa, Fl area wasn't in the top 10. This place has a serious number of landwhales.

 

[Slew Foot]

At least in CA, the more full of hicks and Mexicans, the fatter your town is.

 

[preslove]

I live in one of those towns. All the thin people drive north with lots of cocaine.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I am so disappointed. I expected "Everything's bigger in Texas." to appear in the first two replies.

 

[tboo]

If these were states instead, Wisconsin would be number one. Our state motto literally is "fat, drunk, & stupid"

 

[darkxshade]

No surprise CO gets some of the skinniest people, the altitude only means you can't take a step without gassing out.

 

[Riverhound777]

Woohooo Santa Barbara #5 least obese! Eat it Fatties! oh wait...

 

[Fritzo]

Toledo is #40

I'm going to start a donut eating campaign. They're all beating us!

 

[Texashiker]

Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas: 33.8

Yep, I can see that.

The summer heat, combined with the humidity and mosquitoes makes for an unpleasant evening.

 

[Phoenix86]

Everything is bigger in Texas.

 

[Beev]

I'm about 2 hours from Topeka. I will definitely vouch for it's 33.3% rate... It and Wichita are the blights in this horrible state.

 

[Wyndru]

lol, binghamton ny is 2nd.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

mcallen is basically mexico. ive been there.

 

[Newbian]

If these were states instead, Wisconsin would be number one. Our state motto literally is "fat, drunk, & stupid"

With our cheese supply you would think that but sadly we are not even in the top 10.

Last I had checked we were around 25ish so right in the middle.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Yay, WV got not 1 but 2 of the top 10 spots

 

[Bateluer]

The bottom line, according to Gallup officials, is a grim one: "Even in metro areas that consistently post among the lowest obesity rates in the nation, such as Boulder and Fort Collins-Loveland, at least one in eight residents are still obese," they write on their website. "The health and economic burden of the chronic conditions resulting from obesity is very real and very significant."

Ouch. Even the least obese cities still have too high obesity rates.

 

[Saint Nick]

Colorado is such a great state. Tons of beautiful, fit women. Not skinny fat rails, but just solidly built, beautiful women!

 

[RavenSEAL]

I'm surprised the Tampa, Fl area wasn't in the top 10. This place has a serious number of landwhales.

LOL, yes it does...yes it does...