Virginia Beach and Richmond in top 20 most obese U.S. cities.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/14/hea...hisSpeed=30000

13) Virginia Beach, Va (25.8%) - The city of Virginia Beach celebrates its 35 miles of coastline, but given its obesity rate, it's unclear whether an outdoor mentality has become a part of local culture and not just a function of tourism. Among other healthy living promotion strategies, the city instituted an incentive program in 2006 through which employees could earn up to $200 per year by exercising at a gym for a specified number of visits.

17) Richmond, Va (25.4%) - The obesity crisis in Virginia has caught the attention of state lawmakers, who are currently considering legislation to fight childhood obesity. Richmond joins Virginia Beach as the second Virginian city to rank on our list. Vanderbilt University researchers also recently ranked Richmond among the top 10 cities with the largest gaps in obesity rates between black and white residents, a fact experts should take into consideration as they look at different prevention approaches.


1) Memphis, Tn
2) Birmingham, Al
3) San Antonio, Tx
4) Riverside/San Bernardino, Tx
5) Detroit, Ms
6) Jacksonville, Fl
7) Nashville, Tn
8) Oklahomoa City, Ok
9) Kansas City, Mo
10) San Diego, Ca
11) Cincinnati, Oh
12) Indianapolis, In
13) Baltimore, Md
13) New Orleans, Mo (tie)
13) Virginia Beach, Va (tie)
16) Atlanta, Ga
17) Milwaukee, Wi
17) Richmond, Va (tie)
18) Austin, Tx
18) Las Vegas, Nv (tie)

[VBHOGG]

i believe it.... this ****ing town... it's turned me into a fat piece of ****!

[Skins4Life28]

I find it odd that a military town like VAB ranks so high.

[Cdowwe]

I find it odd that a military town like VAB ranks so high.

same with San Diego

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

It's because the wives pork themselves out, stuffing their faces with Popeyes chicken 4 times a day while living in a state of manic depression when their husbands are deployed. I'm being serious. I'm not trying to be insulting. I was at Fort Hood (who has sent the most to Iraq) and I was amazed at the number of heavy-weight lovers.

That's my theory anyway.

[RedlightG20]

Big girls need love too.



They just gotta pay for it.