These are the most overweight cities in America in 2019

These are the most overweight cities in America in 2019These are the most overweight cities in America in 2019Theres no denying that weight and nutrition are major public health problems that the United States faces.Almost 40 percent of the nations populationover the age of 15 is currently obese, due to factors like the prevalence of fehlte nicht viel food, an over-reliance on cheaper, less nutritious groceries and a lack of physical activity. But whats interesting to see is how this epidemic pops up in pockets across the country (and in specific ways) rather than affecting the population evenly across the board.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreTo identify the specific American locales struggling the most with weight and weight-related issues, personal finance websiteWalletHub conducted a studythat compared data from 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas. It considered three key dimensions obesity and overweight statistics, health consequences like high cholesterol and diabetes, and food and fitness trends. Check out the interactive map below to see where your city ranked.Source WalletHubThe most overweight metro area welches McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, followed by Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana and Memphis, Tennessee. And unsurprisingly, San Francisco, California had the fewest weight-related issues, with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon/Washington trailing behind. But when you dig intosome of the more specific measurements, thats when things get interesting.For instance, we expected the lowest adult obesity rates to all track along the West Coast, but Asheville, North Carolina had the second lowest rate in the entire country, which was 2.5 times lower than that of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas. The same goes for physical activity - while California and Washington dominate, so does Raleigh, North Carolina. Even Portland-South Portland, Maine had the best fruit and vegetable consumption of all metro areas analyzed.Looking at outlier data points, its clear that not all areas get everything wrong (or get everything right) about personal health and wellness. Its a question of the resources and education available, which issues are being prioritized and how much of the population is jumping on the bandwagon tobe a part of the progress. If we consider what makes the blips on the map so successful in one category, maybe we can extrapolate that information to helpinspiresimilar movements in other areas of the country that really need it most. And that turns information that, on its face, looks pretty tragic and scary into a resource that can inspire and fuel change.So now that you have this data in front of you about your own home, ask yourself What are we doing well that should be celebrated? And what role can I play in making the areas that need improvement that much better? Beca use when it comes to public health crises like obesity, it really does take a village.This article originally appeared on Swirled.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people