Four Florida Metros Makes the list of America Unhealthiest Cities (Orlando: living in, restaurants)

[spidac]

Not a surprise.

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/the-res...924655787.html

[kyle19125]

It's not surprising at all given the density of unhealthy chain food establishments and relative few healthy options.

[annerk]

There are plenty of healthy options. People would rather just stuff their faces with junk.

[chopchop0]

That list is actually full of the "healthiest" cities ranked from top to bottom

[kyle19125]

Actually Orlando is number one for saturation of fast food restaurants....

Top 10 Cities With Highest Fast Food Saturation

[annerk]

I blame part of it on tourists who want cheap food and don't care about quality. Look at the sheer number of fast food joints on I-Drive and 192. Staggering, and it's not locals eating at them.

Compare to the number of fast food places on Sand Lake or Park Ave (where the locals eat) and you'll quickly see the difference.

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by annerk

I blame part of it on tourists who want cheap food and don't care about quality. Look at the sheer number of fast food joints on I-Drive and 192. Staggering, and it's not locals eating at them.

Compare to the number of fast food places on Sand Lake or Park Ave (where the locals eat) and you'll quickly see the difference.

It's all about budget in Orlando ... lots of locals don't have the money to eat at Restaurant Row or on Park Avenue ( Tijuana Flats, Panera, Einsteins excluded ). Even for those who do and who have kids, I see nothing wrong with the occasional stop at McDs, Chick-Fil-A, Wendys, or Panda Express.

If you truly want to eat healthy, eat at home.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by annerk

I blame part of it on tourists who want cheap food and don't care about quality. Look at the sheer number of fast food joints on I-Drive and 192. Staggering, and it's not locals eating at them.

Compare to the number of fast food places on Sand Lake or Park Ave (where the locals eat) and you'll quickly see the difference.

Very few locals comparatively speaking are eating on Sand Lake Rd or Park Avenue. Check out any of the main commercial districts in the area outside the tourist areas and they're chocker-block full of chain/fast food restaurants and not a whole lot of anything else. Outside of the SW side of the metro area there's very little evidence of tourists.

[Rabflmom]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

That list is actually full of the "healthiest" cities ranked from top to bottom

And 2/3 of the judging of the cities was based on the rating that the doctors and hospitals get in that city from this one internet company that judges the doctors and hospitals(Better Doctor). A majority of the people in the best rated cities can be fat, eating unhealthy foods, not exercising, dying young from their unhealthy habits, and still be living in the healthier rated cities because they have top specialists and top hospitals for them to go to. For that matter if the rating is judged by patients who go on line to that site and rate the doctor it can be very wrong......just because for example your mom went to a doctor and she died under his care you could go on and rip the doctor, the hospital, or give them a bad rating because you just didn't like the way the doctor talked or wouldn't talk to you etc. We all know people are quicker to criticize than praise on the internet sites.

[bmw335xi]

Urban cities are going to be more healthy overall because in many areas, it's more convenient to walk vs drive.