Albuquerque Fit, Las Vegas Fat

Or so says Men's Fitness Magazine.

Looking at the list, I have the gnawing suspicion that they just put city names in a hat, and drew up their list at random....

New Mexico's largest city was listed as the fittest city in the United States in March's issue of Men's Fitness magazine, up from a 13th-place showing last year.

...The magazine's nonscientific survey of 50 cities listed Seattle as No. 2 in the most-fit rankings, followed by Colorado Springs; Minneapolis; Tucson, Ariz.; Denver; San Francisco; Baltimore; Portland, Ore.; and Honolulu.

It's Top 10 fattest cities are Las Vegas, Nev., up from No. 2 last year; San Antonio, Texas; Miami; Mesa, Ariz.; Los Angeles; Houston; Dallas; El Paso, Texas; Detroit; and San Jose, Calif.

... Albuquerque - where about 40 percent of the population is Hispanic - has plenty of Mexican restaurants, a cuisine not known for its low-fat content.

(Mayor Martin) Chavez said the traditional American diet is high in fat, "not just Mexican food but every good food."

However, nearly every restaurant offers some heart-healthy menu items, and Chavez said fit Albuquerque residents choose those.

"All Mexican food is healthy," he joked. "That's my story and I'm sticking to it."

Update: Here is a funny!

Men's Fitness in a "Fit or Fat" survey has named Las Vegas the fattest city in the United States. In a relative sense that means you will appear thinner here when standing next to other people then anywhere else in the country: another reason to love Las Vegas.