The healthiest place for women? Honolulu!
Categories: Womens Health, Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
How does your city rank? Self magazine recently collected data on 100 major metropolitan areas in the country to find out which cities had the healthiest lifestyles, least environmental concerns, most community resources, and best disease statistics. After compiling their data, they ranked the cities from 1-100. Want to find out how the cities in your state faired? Click here.
The country's healthiest place for women -- according to Self magazine, anyway -- is Honolulu with low obesity and depression rates and good air quality. The city lost points for high property crime rates, low number of health clubs, and long commutes. The unhealthiest is the Motor City. Detroit's high rates of obesity and violent crimes -- twice the national average -- sent it to the bottom of the list. In its defense, however, Detroit scored points for its high number of parks, low drinking rates among women, and good dental health.
I'm not sure exactly how Self developed their ranking scale or if this information even means anything, but it's kind of interesting to look at. If you live in one of the cities on the list, let me know what you think of your ranking and if it seems appropriate.
The country's healthiest place for women -- according to Self magazine, anyway -- is Honolulu with low obesity and depression rates and good air quality. The city lost points for high property crime rates, low number of health clubs, and long commutes. The unhealthiest is the Motor City. Detroit's high rates of obesity and violent crimes -- twice the national average -- sent it to the bottom of the list. In its defense, however, Detroit scored points for its high number of parks, low drinking rates among women, and good dental health.
I'm not sure exactly how Self developed their ranking scale or if this information even means anything, but it's kind of interesting to look at. If you live in one of the cities on the list, let me know what you think of your ranking and if it seems appropriate.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Devynn 2-08-2007 @ 8:28AM
i'm in kansas city, mo and we got a what consitutes a B rating which i think is fair. the sad thing is, is that kansas city and mo for that matter tend to have REALLY high obesity rates overall and that may have brought our grade down a bit and it's not something i'm proud of. c'mon ppl! get with it!
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Mabel 2-08-2007 @ 7:19AM
With the warm weather and ocean breeze, lush plant life for clean air, I could see Honalulu being the ideal place for everyone to live a longer and healthier life. There is fresh produce that is locally grown maybe with less pesticides. Hawaii seem to have a relaxed life style.
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Hayley 2-08-2007 @ 7:19AM
Fewer pesticides, not "less pesticides."
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Susie 2-08-2007 @ 7:19AM
Less pesticides, fewer pesticides who cares how she says it. Don't be so picky! It's easy to sit back and correct other person's mistakes. Maybe you have ingested too many pesticides! There must be some reason for your annoying, greater than thou personality!
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Brenda 2-08-2007 @ 1:51PM
I HAD to make a comment......whats with the comment "less pesticides" have to do with 'greater than thou' personality. The lady was simply making a comment on how she can see how honolulu can be a healthier place. GROW UP SUSIE
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Petra D 2-08-2007 @ 9:49PM
Brenda you must have missed Hayley commment #3. No that was no necessary. I agree with you, but Susie was actually defending Mabel in comment #1. I guess???? Whatever--no one is getting paid to proof-read posts and if you are, please let me know so I can get paid to read!!!:0) be easy ladies--the weekend is on the way!
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Petra D 2-08-2007 @ 9:10PM
Brenda you must have missed Hayley commment #3. No that was no necessary. I agree with you, but Susie was actually defending Mabel in comment #1. I guess???? Whatever--no one is getting paid to proof-read posts and if you are, please let me know so I can get paid to read!!!:0) be easy ladies--the weekend is on the way!
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