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Less driving = less walking = less natural exercise = more fat
On a superficial level, I know I always see more fit people walking city streets vs. people pulling into TGI Friday's in their SUV in the burbs (I lived in London for a short while when in college and I was thin when I came back to the burbs in NYS). I would argue that doesn't cause a whole city an epidemic though (e.g. Houston vs. other cities).
Too much concrete all in one area cannot be healthy.
Houston is built more like Plato's republic with buildings seperated by rows of trees.
You all can have your concrete jungles.
I love the organic nature of Southern cities, it seems to be under appreciated on C-D. But I have come to like the rain, so Seattle also has its own charm.
Less driving = less walking = less natural exercise = more fat
On a superficial level, I know I always see more fit people walking city streets vs. people pulling into TGI Friday's in their SUV in the burbs (I lived in London for a short while when in college and I was thin when I came back to the burbs in NYS). I would argue that doesn't cause a whole city an epidemic though (e.g. Houston vs. other cities).
the bulk of Houston's fat status has nothing to do with walking though, it is mainly due to all the lard and other variety of fats that mexican food contains.
any major city with lots of mexicans lay claim to the fattest city title.
See LA, HOuston, San Antonio, Dallas, etc
it just so happens that Mexico is closer to sun belt cities so its not that the sprawl caused people to be fat but the fat happened to be close to the sprawl
Less driving = less walking = less natural exercise = more fat
On a superficial level, I know I always see more fit people walking city streets vs. people pulling into TGI Friday's in their SUV in the burbs (I lived in London for a short while when in college and I was thin when I came back to the burbs in NYS). I would argue that doesn't cause a whole city an epidemic though (e.g. Houston vs. other cities).
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how does obesity relate to sprawling?
Some people try to relate cities with higher car usage to "fatter" cities (which has merit), but generally it comes down to the foods that are popular in the area, and the age and activity level of the city itself.
So the top #25 fittest cities are:
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Top Fittest Cities
1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Denver, CO
5. Albuquerque, NM
6. Portland, OR
7. Honolulu, HI
8. Seattle, WA
9. Omaha, NE
10. Virginia Beach, VA
11. Milwaukee, WI
12. San Francisco, CA
13. Tucson, AZ
14. Boston, MA
15. Cleveland, OH
16. St. Louis, MO
17. Austin, TX
18. Washington, DC
19. Sacramento, CA
20. Oakland, CA
21. Atlanta, GA
22. Fresno, CA
23. Tampa, FL
24. Nashville-Davidson, TN
25. Pittsburgh, PA
And the "fattest" cities:
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1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO
Notice how on both lists there are cities that are known for their "sprawl" (as if other cities don't sprawl) and those known for having a more "pedestrian" and compact city. Particularly the ones that rank above Houston.
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