{"id":49831,"date":"2011-06-01T18:02:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T23:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=49831"},"modified":"2011-06-02T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T16:57:38","slug":"the-healthiest-cities-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/the-healthiest-cities-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Healthiest Cities in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

America is the home of the free and the\u2026 unhealthy? Although Americans have earned this reputation recently due to our many fast food restaurants, hectic lifestyles, and lack of focus on balance in our everyday lives, we should not automatically be assumed to be an unhealthy nation.<\/p>\n

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Minneapolis, MN is America's Healthiest City<\/p><\/div>\n

There are plenty of Americans – including you, if you are reading this article and visiting this website – who really do care about maintaining healthy lives by eating nutritious and balanced diets while also exercising on a regular basis. Now, the American College of Sports Medicine has compiled much data and researched statistics that prove that many American cities are actually very healthy. The 50 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the USA were evaluated on the personal health of their citizens, community data, and environmental data, and assigned a score from 1-100.<\/p>\n

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According to this report<\/a><\/strong>, Minneapolis, MN was the healthiest city<\/a><\/strong> in the USA with a score of 77.2. The unhealthiest city was Oklahoma City<\/a><\/strong>, OK with a score of 24.6.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 Healthiest Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Minneapolis, MN<\/a><\/strong> 77.2<\/li>\n
  2. Washington, DC \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 76.8<\/li>\n
  3. Boston, MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 69.1<\/li>\n
  4. Portland, OR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 67.7<\/li>\n
  5. Denver, CO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 67.6<\/li>\n
  6. San Francisco, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66.8<\/li>\n
  7. Harford, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66.8<\/li>\n
  8. Seattle, WA \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66.5<\/li>\n
  9. Virginia Beach, VA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65.8<\/li>\n
  10. Sacramento, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65.3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top 10 Unhealthiest Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Oklahoma City, OK 24.6<\/li>\n
    2. Louisville, KY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29.0<\/li>\n
    3. Memphis, TN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32.9<\/li>\n
    4. Birmingham, AL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33.6<\/li>\n
    5. Detroit, MI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33.8<\/li>\n
    6. Indianapolis, IN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34.4<\/li>\n
    7. Riverside, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36.8<\/li>\n
    8. Las Vegas, NV\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37.8<\/li>\n
    9. Houston, TX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38.3<\/li>\n
    10. Los Angeles, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39.1<\/li>\n
    11. Tampa, FL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 40.4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Is your city on either list? Tell us about it below in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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