Chicago - really the fattest city? (Rankin: neighborhoods, vs., move)

[laysayfair]

Chicagoans have to have a good layer of fat to get through those Chicago winters!

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Even if Chicago has been tops before-this thread is pretty worthless to begin with. Why people even respond to useless threads like this anymore is beyond me.

Uhhh, you did. So it can't be too far beyond you!

[downtown1]

The Top 10 Fattest Cities in 2007

2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Las Vegas 2
2. San Antonio 12
3. Miami 14
4. Mesa, AZ 10
5. Los Angeles 3
6. Houston 5
7. Dallas 4
8. El Paso 8
9. Detroit 15
10. San Jose 24


Happy now?

Men's Fitness Names the Fittest and Fattest Cities in America

Originally Posted by calid00d

I've seen it topping several of those lists, some even saying it's fatter than L.A. and Detroit. Is this true? Why is it?

Hopefully it means there's really good food!

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

Uhhh, you did. So it can't be too far beyond you!

I responded to a comment that was not made by the OP. That was the last time I will post in any thread by the OP.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by downtown1

The Top 10 Fattest Cities in 2007

2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Las Vegas 2
2. San Antonio 12
3. Miami 14
4. Mesa, AZ 10
5. Los Angeles 3
6. Houston 5
7. Dallas 4
8. El Paso 8
9. Detroit 15
10. San Jose 24


Happy now?

Men's Fitness Names the Fittest and Fattest Cities in America

Um, so Chicago is WHERE on that list? Exactly. Not even close to the fattest city. So take your fat Chicago talk and stick it.

[laysayfair]

Chicago was the fattest city in 2006 (according to Men's Fitness). Either the whole city went on a diet, the 2007 winners got significantly fatter from a year prior or the whole line-up is based on shoddy stats.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

I swear, I've never seen the sort of obesity in Chicago as I see in Southern cities. Never.

Agreed. Southern cities (particularly Memphis) have a very large obese population. Even in Nashville, where I lived close by. Chicagoland does have tons of obese people, but where doesnt?!?!?! Even "fit" places like Denver and L.A. are overflowing with obesity.

[aragx6]

Basically the way Men's Fitness makes this list is shoddy:

To compile the report, Men's Fitness spent months pouring over data
that make real people fit or fat, including how much residents are
excising, how healthfully they eat, how much they use gym memberships, how
much junk food they consume, and how much time they spend sitting in
traffic. Men's Fitness also talks to mayors and city parks departments to
learn about local exercise venues, programs designed to get citizens off their couches and moving, and civic leadership.

So basically, instead of using actual obesity statistics they instead look at factors they think lead to obesity and conjecture how fat the people probably are there. That just doesn't make any sense.

[TTChiStyle]

agreed about the winter comment...the last poll i remember i think Texas had the top 3 fat spots???

[Texas Mack]

Originally Posted by laysayfair

Chicago was the fattest city in 2006 (according to Men's Fitness). Either the whole city went on a diet, the 2007 winners got significantly fatter from a year prior or the whole line-up is based on shoddy stats.

I'm going to go with that latter.