A border town in southern Texas has been named the most obese city in America, according to a new study.. In a report ranking 100 US cities, McAllen took the top spot, as nearly half of the adults ...

America's obesity problem is growing — and it is disproportionately affecting one region of the country. The southern United States is home to 90 of the 100 most obese counties nationwide, and ...

The 3 cities that are the most overweight in Alabama are Huntsville, Mobile, and the Birmingham-Hoover metro area.. 2. Kentucky Percentage of Adults with Obesity: 40.3%. Kentucky has the second ...

On this list, Shreveport is ranked sixth, Lafayette is ranked eighth, Baton Rouge is ranked 14th and New Orleans comes in at 17th. To break down Shreveport's ranking, the city's total ...

Most of the cities with the highest rate of obese and overweight people are in the South, according to a recent study. Thigh-level shot of man and woman eating at a fast-food restaurant table.

WalletHub’s most overweight and obese cities. For the United States, obesity is a plus-sized problem. According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2 in 5 ...

West Virginia is the most obese and overweight state in the U.S., according to an analysis released Nov. 14 by WalletHub, a personal finance website.

In addition, obesity costs our health care system $173 billion per year.” The WalletHub study additionally found which comfort food each state gravitates towards the most. For Pennsylvania, that ...

The No. 1 most obese state in America Southern states struggle the most in the battle of the bulge. Published: Nov. 9, 2019 at 10:27 a.m. ET. Share. Resize.

According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese.

WalletHub released a ranking of the 100 most obese and overweight cities in the U.S. These 4 in Louisiana have the poorest health and fitness.