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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went to Gatlinburg for a family reunion and rented a house in the Smokey Mountains and it was really lovely.   Yes, people are fatter than in DC--that's the South.  And people in DC are fatter than those in NYC or Europe.  That's the nature of this country and the Standard American Diet.[/quote]
I'm originally from CA.  When we moved to the DC area, we went to some fairs, like the Ag fair, Renaissance fair.   I was shocked at how many obese people there were.

DC itself doesn't have many obese people. In general, cities don't have a lot of obese people. It's the suburbs and rural areas that have a lot of obese people.

But the south does have an outside share of cities with the most obesity, with TN leading the pack:

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/where-are-the-fattest-cities-in-america-report-ranks-4-tennessee-cities-in-top-20/

Fattest Cities in America
1. McAllen, TX	11. Chattanooga, TN
2. Memphis, TN	12. Tulsa, OK
3. Baton Rouge, LA	13. Augusta, GA
4. Little Rock, AR	14. Greenville, SC
5. Shreveport, LA	15. Fayetteville, AR
6. Birmingham, AL	16. Myrtle Beach, SC
7. Jackson, MS	17. San Antonio, TX
8. Mobile, AL	18. Wichita, KS
9. Lafayette, LA	19. New Orleans, LA
10. Knoxville, TN	20. Nashville, TN[/quote]

This also correlates with rates of diabetes, infant mortality, and murder.  
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