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Men’s health magazine ranks Houston as nation”s fattest city
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) –When it comes to flab, Houston is No. 1.

For the second consecutive year, Men’s Fitness magazine gave the title of
fattest to the nation’s fourth-largest city.

The magazine considers air and water quality, television viewing habits,
obesity rates, availability of parks and open space, climate and nutrition
when assigning ranks.

Later this month, Houston plans to launch a get-fit effort inspired by
cheesesteak-loving Philadelphia, which implemented a citywide fitness
campaign after the magazine named it the flab capital in 1999.

In response, health clubs offered discounts, businesses sponsored
lunch-hour workouts and restaurants presented leaner dishes. Philadelphia
dropped to No. 3 last year, and this year is No. 4 on the list.

Chicago ranked No. 2, followed by Detroit.

Houston isn’t the only Texas city battling the bulge. Dallas weighs in at
No. 5; San Antonio at No. 7, and Fort Worth rounds out Texas in the top 10
at No. 8.

Only one Texas city, Austin, is among the magazine’s top 25 fittest cities
at No. 16. The magazine ranked Colorado Springs the nation’s fittest city,
followed by Denver, San Diego, Seattle and San Francisco.

The magazine’s February “fattest city” issue appears on newsstands Monday.