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> Fariscal > wrote in message
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>> Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock hit the road and interviewed experts in 20
>> U.S. cities, including Houston, the "Fattest City" in America.
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> This "fattest cities list" is questionable at best. If you think that
> number of ice cream and pizza places, weather, and number of sporting
> goods stores are good ways to measure if a city is "fat" or not, then
> sure. This "study" by Men's Fitness Magazine -- basically the men's
> version of Cosmo -- is little more than junk science.
>
> On the other hand, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) did a more
> scientific study where BMIs from a sample size of the population were
> considered. The top cities are a little different.
>
> http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/cities.shtml
> Cities with the Highest Rate of Obesity among Adults:
> 1. San Antonio, TX
> 2. Gary, IN
> 3. Jackson, MS
> 4. Fort Wayne, IN
> 5. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
No doubt, Mexicans are indeed fat!
And guess which one is the fittest city? Austin of course!
HOOK 'EM
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