Mens Fitness Magazine;

You may think that the place you call home is less important to your waistline than, say, genetics or your heinous eating habits, but you'd be wrong. Sure, those things matter — a lot — but they're not the only factors determining your overall fitness. That's why, for the past seven years, Men's Fitness has, well, weighed elements like commuting time, weather patterns, and even the total number of temptations (i.e., Dunkin' Donuts) you face each day as part of our exhaustive annual survey of size.

Our panel of experts put every city on a scale of sorts and considered the real-world factors that make all people — including guys just like you — more likely to put on pounds. What we saw wasn't pretty. But for every horror story (Texas! What the hell are you guys eating?), there were also some encouraging success stories, signs that some cities are cleaning up their act — and slimming down in the process. How does your city measure up?

Top 25 Fattest
2005 Ranking, Last year
1. Houston (2)
2. Philadelphia (7)
3. Detroit (1)
4. Memphis (20)
5. Chicago (5)
6. Dallas (3)
7. New Orleans (22)
8. New York (21)
9. Las Vegas (16)
10. San Antonio (4)
11. El Paso (24)
12. Phoenix (18)
13. Indianapolis (17)
14. Fort Worth (6)
15. Mesa (12)
16. Columbus (10)
17. Wichita 16)
18. Kansas City (14)
19. Miami (15)
20. Long Beach (23)
21. Oklahoma City (13)
22. Tulsa (19)
23. Atlanta (11)
24. Charlotte (22)
25. Baltimore (23)

Top 25 Fittest
2005 Ranking, Last year
1. Seattle (6)
2. Honolulu (1)
3. Colorado Springs (5)
4. San Francisco (2)
5. Denver (4)
6. Portland (8)
7. Sacramento (10)
8. Tucson (9)
9. San Diego (14)
10. Albuquerque (12)
11. Boston (7)
12. Virginia Beach (3)
13. Minneapolis (18)
14. Fresno (15)
15. Milwaukee (21)
16. Omaha (11)
17. San Jose (20)
18. Jacksonville (13)
19. Austin (19)
20. Oakland (17)
21. Los Angeles (25)
22. Arlington, TX (8)
23. Washington, D.C.(25)
24. Cleveland (9)
25. Nashville-Davidson (24)

that's the most subjective listing ever.

dude i live in northern california and theres fat people everyware,, everytime im at the local olive garden they tell me the foods all gone due to obese gorges on the rise,

Lampshades and nightstands, bar of soap by the kitchen counter.

I grew up in SA. I sill stipulate that there are some can't leave the house I'm so fat muthafuckers there.

Hometown Buffet is the franchise to buy.