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America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

By NewsDude ,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2007 1:00 PM CST

(Newser) – The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:

  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio

  1. Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif.
  2. Detroit
  3. Jacksonville
  4. Nashville
  5. Oklahoma City
  6. Kansas City
  7. San Diego

An unidentified woman takes a walk Aug. 29, 2007 in Washington. The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- than any other region in the US.
An unidentified woman takes a walk Aug. 29, 2007 in Washington. The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- than any other region in the US.   (Getty Images)
The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- than any other region in the US.
The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- than any other region in the US.   (Archive Photos)
The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- more than any other region in the US.
The Sun Belt holds more belt-busting cities -- 16 of the top 20 -- more than any other region in the US.   (Magnum Photos)
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