March 2, 2010 What America's Most Obese Metro Areas Have in Common Montgomery, Ala., and Stockton, Calif., Tie for Most Obese in U.S. by Elizabeth Mendes
Gallup and Healthways started collecting BMI data as part of the Well- Being Index in January of 2008 and surveyed in 187 metro areas in 2009. This is the first in a two-part series reviewing the most and least obese metro areas in the United States. Gallup will reveal the 10 least obese metro areas in part two of this series.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Montgomery, Ala., and Stockton Calif., tie for the most obese metro areas in the U.S., with adult obesity rates of 34.6% -- substantially surpassing the national average obesity rate of 26.5%. More than one-third of adults are classified as obese in the 10 metro areas found to be most obese according to Gallup-Healthways Well- Being Index collected in 2009.
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