CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Most & Least Obese
03-08-10
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute
A new ranking of America's most and least obese cities by Gallup shows that
healthy habits make for thinner residents in several Colorado and California
metro areas, which dominate the top 10. Obesity rates in the top 10 least
obese metro areas are an average of 15% lower than rates found in the nation's
top 10 most obese metropolitan areas , which unfortunately is dominated by
California metro areas and much lower than the national average of 26.5%.
Here are the Top 10 least obese metro areas:.
1. Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo. (16%)
2. Boulder, Colo. (16.6%)
3. Barnstable, Mass. (16.9%)
4. Colorado Springs, Colo. (17.2%)
5. San Luis Obispo/Paso Robles, Calif. (17.6%)
6. Reno/Sparks, N.V. (17.7%)
7. Santa Cruz/Watsonville, Calif. (17.9%)
8. San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, Calif. (19%)
9. San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont, Calif. (19.2%)
10. Denver/Aurora, Colo.* (19.3%) and Bridgeport/Stamford/Norwalk, Conn.* (19.3)
Here are the top 10 most obese metro areas:
1. Montgomery, AL* (34.6%) and Stockton , CA* (34.6)
2. Visalia/Porterville, CA (34.1)
3. York/Hanover, PA (34.0)
4. Flint, MI (33.9)
5. McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, TX (33.7)
6. Bakersfield, CA (33.6)
7. Lynchburg, VA (33.0)
8. Huntington,/Ashland, WV/KY/OH
9. Kingsport/Bristol TN/VA (32.9)
*Tied
The list is based on a nationwide Gallup poll conducted in 187 metro areas in 2009.
Researchers calculated the participants' body mass index (BMI) using their self-
reported height and weight. A BMI of 30 or above is considered obese.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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