2019 Fattest Cities in America List is Released – Did Charleston, SC Make the List?
America is the fattest country in the world with almost 40% of the U.S. population aged 15 and older identified as obese. This has resulted in increased costs of medical treatment. In fact, the costs of obesity-related medical treatment to between $147 billion and $210 billion a year and annual productivity losses due to work absenteeism to around $4.3 billion.
WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 19 key indicators of weight-related problems. The data set ranges from share of physically inactive adults to projected obesity rates by 2030 to healthy-food access.
For cities in our area and surrounding South Carolina, here is where we ranked:
- 5 South Carolina regions made the Top 30 Fattest
- Augusta – Richmond County GA-SC was the worst ranking #10
- Columbia, SC was the 14th worst city
- Myrtle Beach, Conway and North Myrtle ranked #20 worst
- Charleston, South Carolina Ranked #30 worst city
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Wow! The south sure does make quite an “impression” on the ground. Cooking? Exercise?
I read the “Unofficial US Census” about 20 years ago and it said that people in the NE U.S. are the “most constipated” and those in the SE U.S. were the “least constipated“. Hmm. Wonder if there’s any correlation there?