2. Shreveport, Louisiana
We’ve made it to our final two! Our runner up is Shreveport, Louisiana which was ranked 172 in food, 164 in fitness and 147 in healthcare.
Not much opportunity for the gym
Shreveport is considered to be one of the top unhealthiest places in the US because of the lack of opportunities to exercise.
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The gym and outdoors facilities aren’t great and the culture of unhealthy eating takes its toll!
1. Mobile, Alabama
This Alabama city makes it to number one! The adult premature death rate is 487.2% (per 1000 residents) and not to mention the obesity rate is 37.1%!
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24/7 Wall Street claimed in a report that the leading cause of death was the sky high smoking rates.
Fancy a cig?
According to the report, Mobile had the largest percentage of smokers of any of Alabama’s metro areas!
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