Las Vegas has been named the fattest city in the nation for the second consecutive year by Men’s Fitness (article from USA Today since Men’s Fitness has not updated their site — get with the program dudes). The magazine factors in “sports participation rates, time spent working out, number of parks, average commute time, television viewing rates and legislative health initiatives” in their annual determination.
I believe this unfairly penalizes Sin City and does not properly account for the alternative physical activities we Las Vegans enjoy. For example, playing craps for 5-6 hours is quite tiring - especially after a half dozen Stoly-tonics.
Seriously though, I think the survey is skewed towards recent additions to the city: gluttons and degenerate gamblers from LA and NY who come to live it up. These folks don’t last very long (about 6 months or until their money runs out). Most of the Las Vegas natives or long time residents I have met are thin, leathery-skinned individuals.