Charlotte you are a fat city!

[jackass]

Charlotte ranked 10th on the list of fattest citys in the US. Houston is #1 for the third straight time. Check this out at www.msn.com and check the link under Today on MSN.

[HighPoint49er]

America's Fattest Cities, Houston Bloats to the Top for Third Year
By Daniel DeNoon
Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
WebMD Medical News

Houston is the couch potato capital of the U.S. and Honolulu is the fittest city, say the editors of Men's Fitness magazine.

The "America's Fattest City" award goes to Houston for the third year, uh, running. The ratings are based on a major city's score in several categories such as fruit/vegetable consumption, sports participation, smoking, drinking, air quality, and percentage of overweight/sedentary residents.

"Given the region's climate (hot and humid), air quality (abysmal), and relative lack of outdoor recreation, staying active presents a Texas-sized challenge," the magazine states. "And with its love of junk food, Houston is a vastrodome of bad nutrition."

If you don't live in Houston, don't let out your belt just yet. The annual ratings are meant as a wake-up call to stop what the CDC calls a national epidemic of obesity. Two in every three Americans have a serious weight problem.

Here's the magazine's list of America's 10 fattest cities:

1. Houston, TX
2. Chicago, IL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. St. Louis, MO
6. Cleveland, OH
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Columbus, OH
9. Dallas, TX
10. Charlotte, NC

And its list of the 10 fittest cities:

1. Honolulu, HI
2. Seattle, WA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Colorado Springs, CO
5. San Diego, CA
6. Portland, OR
7. Denver, CO
8. Virginia Beach, VA
9. Tucson, AZ
10. Sacramento, CA

[LarryD]

i think they meant phat.

[chuckrichey]

Here's the magazine's list of America's 10 fattest cities:

1. Houston, TX
2. Chicago, IL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. St. Louis, MO
6. Cleveland, OH
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Columbus, OH
9. Dallas, TX
10. Charlotte, NC

And its list of the 10 fittest cities:

1. Honolulu, HI
2. Seattle, WA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Colorado Springs, CO
5. San Diego, CA
6. Portland, OR
7. Denver, CO
8. Virginia Beach, VA
9. Tucson, AZ
10. Sacramento, CA


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i knew there was a reason i gained weight when i moved to charlotte from va.beach!!!

[mailman]

I'm a fat bastard but I don't live in Charlotte, wonder where Goldsboro falls on that list.

[PantherPaul]

Originally posted by mailman
I'm a fat bastard but I don't live in Charlotte, wonder where Goldsboro falls on that list.

One of the BBQ capitals of the south

[sds70]

All that BBQ & Krispy Kreme donuts that we have been chowing down on has finally caught up to bite us on the ass :D :D !!!

[jackass]

Funny this is the only country that makes you look bad for being fat. If your fat somewhere else people are like damn how you do that.

[meatpile]

Charlotte being chock full of fatasses is the first thing Janelle noticed.

There are definitely some fat fuckers here.

[Patti]

I think I saw this post before. And I think I asked how did Charlotte go from #25 fattest in 2001 and move up to #10 in just one year!?!?!

[HighPoint49er]

Originally posted by Patti
I think I saw this post before. And I think I asked how did Charlotte go from #25 fattest in 2001 and move up to #10 in just one year!?!?!
It wasn't coming from the Miller Lites at Putt's house for sure!

[Fred]

Asheville is full of anemic granola tree-huggers, earth people, hippies and anorexic homos. If it weren't for the lesbians, I'd have a complex.