Unhealthy Reality

I often like to look at the Forbes lists of...whatever and see what ranks where on certain lists. One list that I saw was the list of the top 20 most obese cities in America. Not only is it sad that there has to be a list like this, but where Memphis ranks an the list. Number One. Memphis is high on too many lists that aren't positive. I thought about this and realized how easy this is to believe. We as a city are known for our bbq, southern hospitality, and fellowships that are centered around food. i mean, think about it. How often does an event happen that we celebrate by eating food. And a lot of it. We also have ridiculously large portions. Too much basically. WE EAT TOO DAMN MUCH! that's funny. No but seriously, this is going to be a serious health problem. Well, it already is but it's going to get worse and worse over the years. Second on the list was Birmingham. This did not surprise me either because basically it is on the list for the same reasons as Memphis. Southern people eating southern fried foods. The next city, San Antonio TX surprised me because I did not think it would be on there. i guess I expected it to be ... I dont know. I just didnt expect Texas because it isnt know to be as "country" as the other states. Instead, its Tex'Mex culture proved to be fattening. then came the cities Riverside, San Bernadino Ca, Detroit, Jacksonville,Fl, Nashville, TN, and Oklahoma City. It's kind of a relief to know that all of the olaces aren't in the South. Even though most of them are. The rest of the list includes Kansas City, San Diego, Cincinnatti, Indianapolis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Richmond, Austin, and Las Vegas. This wasnt a surprise considering all the buffets there! I dont know how the country plans to fix this problem, but obviously somethinghas to be done!!!!! Ok, Im being a little dramatic, i know. But i really was interested in reading the list and finding out why the cities were on there. Maybe people dont realize it...or something.