Shop by Topic
Shop by Product
ExchangeEveryDay Past Issues
<< Previous Issue
| View Past Issues | | Next Issue >> 
Fattest and Fittest U.S. Cities
January 13, 2003
"When we don't enjoy what we do, we only nick the surface of our potential."
– Dennis Wholey
FATTEST AND FITTEST US
CITIES
In December 2001, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher blamed obesity for
causing some 300,000 deaths annually in the US. He warned that obesity may soon
overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable deaths.
For the past four years, Men's Fitness magazine has been studying the fitness
factors in the 50 largest cities in the US, comparing such factors as mortality
rates, percentages of overweight individuals, climate, availability of exercise
facilities and public parks, fruit and vegetable consumption, TV watching, and
junk food consumption. Based on these comparisons (as published at www.mensfitness.com),
the following cities came out at the top and bottom of their fitness scale:
Top Ten Fattest Cities
1. Houston, Texas
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Detroit, Michigan
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5. Dallas, Texas
6. Columbus, Ohio
7. San Antonio, Texas
8. Fort Worth, Texas
9. St. Louis, Missouri
10. Indianapolis, Indiana
Top Ten Fittest Cities
1. Colorado Springs, Colorado
2. Denver, Colorado
3. San Diego, California
4. Seattle, Washington
5. San Francisco, California
6. Virginia Beach, Virginia
7. Honolulu, Hawaii
8. Sacramento, California
9. Albuquerque, New Mexico
10. Boston, Massachusetts
Children's health and nutrition has been addressed several times in Beginnings Workshop in Child Care Information Exchange. For example, in the January, 2000 issue of Exchange, the focus of Beginnings Workshop was "Fitness and Health". In the May, 2002 issue of Exchange, "Child Nutrition" was the focus of Beginnings Workshop. Both of these and other related Beginnings Workshops can be ordered in the Exchange Bookstore at www.ChildCareExchange.com.
ExchangeEveryDay
Delivered five days a week containing news, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.
What is ExchangeEveryDay?
ExchangeEveryDay is the official electronic newsletter for Exchange Press. It is delivered five days a week containing news stories, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.
Post a Comment