Health & Wellness

Just in: The Fattest & Skinniest Metro Areas in the U.S.

March 5, 2015

By Vicki Clinebell

Find out where your city ranks:

THE BEST: Top Ten Metro Areas with the Smallest Weight Problems

1. Provo, Utah

2. Colorado Springs, Colorado

3. San Jose, California

4. Denver, Colorado

5. San Francisco, California

6. Salt Lake City, Utah

7. Ogden, Utah

8. Honolulu, Hawaii

9. Portland, Oregon

10. Reno, Nevada

THE WORST: Top Ten Metro Areas with the Biggest Weight Problems

1. New Orleans, Louisiana

2. Mobile, Alabama

3. Columbia, South Carolina

4. El Paso, Texas

5. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

6. Greensboro, North Carolina

7. Greenville, South Carolina

8. Jackson, Mississippi

9. Youngstown, Ohio

10. Shreveport, Louisiana

Photo: Getty

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.