Fattest And Fittest Cities In America

Houston -- for the third year in a row -- is the chunkiest city in the country.The "fittest city" is Honolulu, HI.

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January 6, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

Since 1999, Men's Fitness has spearheaded an effort to get people off their couches and into the gym by providing a comprehensive analysis of the fattest and fittest cities in the country. This year's findings showed Texas to be the largest state of all -- in more ways than one -- with five cities making the Top 25 "fattest cities" list. The top three, in descending order: Houston, TX, Chicago, IL, and Detroit, MI.

Thanks to Laura Kranz

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