[jesus_of_suburbia_old]

Men's Fitness 25 Fattest/Fittest City Rankings

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Top 10 Fattest
1. Houston
2. Philadelphia
3. Detroit
4. Memphis
5. Chicago
6. Dallas
7. New Orleans
8. New York
9. Las Vegas
10. San Antonio

[Guest]

IS IT JUST ME OR DOES IT SEEM THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WARMER CLIMATES SEEM TO BE IN BETTER SHAPE.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Anonymous', 'I')S IT JUST ME OR DOES IT SEEM THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WARMER CLIMATES SEEM TO BE IN BETTER SHAPE.

[Guest]

I see plenty of "warm" cities in the "fattest" list. I wouldn't call Seattle "warm".

[Tyler_JC]

or Denver...

[Aaron]

We win!!!

oh... never mind.

It would be interesting to see where the surveyed Houstonians are originally from.

Lots of "out of towner's" here in Houston; many from Philadelphia, Detroit, Memphis, Chicago, and other northern cities attracted by the friendly climate and employment.


hmmmm....

[BabyPeanut]

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/music/features ... ow_it.html

[Kingcoal]

If you've ever had a real Philly cheesesteak, like Slack's makes, you'll understand Philly's problem. You could probably survive a week at least, off one of them. Go Eagles!

[jesus_of_suburbia_old]

I second Kingcoal's reasoning. Chicago's local cuisine is essentially tailgate food: italian sausage, polish sausage, italian beef, burgers, brats, baby back ribs,... pork products, lots of pork products.

My city may be one of the fattest, but it is still cooler than yours .

[Riddick]

I don't believe for one second that Columbus, Ohio didn't make the top ten of the fattest cities this year. I think we took numero uno a couple years back and all one has to do is look around to see we probably still have the tittle.

To quote Lewis Black, "We're the fattest group of fucks on the planet."

[smiley]

That reminds me of this story,

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Fat tourists should mean new limits for water taxis
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Posted: 1435 GMT (2235 HKT)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. safety investigators said Monday they want the Coast Guard to revamp its regulations for calculating passenger weight on private water taxis to reflect heavier American tourists.

[Riddick]

I know man, it's embarrassing. I, myself, weigh between 230 and 240 lbs (depending on what time of day) with 6% body fat while standing 6'2". I'm considered a big man because I'm over my ideal body weight or I'm overweight if you like, even though I have a 30 inch waist. Most of the overweight people here are considered obese - not above their ideal body weight.

I can see paying for another chair/ticket/whatever because I'm bigger than the average male; however, obese people seem to get a little testy when you try to charge them more for a seat(s)......more of the "I'm always the victim" routine. I used to get really pissed at these people, now I see that when TSHTF these people are going to be the expendable ones. Anorexia and bulimia never existed before the 20th century......you can thank T.V., marketing, and other crap for those two.

Another good quote, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son".

[frankthetank]

6'2" 130 pounds here... I need to move!!! I'm in Wisconsin, which seems to be pretty fat...for what i see...

[PenultimateManStanding]

Home of the brave and land of the fat

[Falconoffury]

I think the measurements that pinch your fat are a better indicator of obesity than weight. Some people have thick bones and high muscle mass, which can weigh a lot.