North Carolina City Named One of the Healthiest Cities in America

Are you one of the healthiest people in North Carolina? In every state people always want to compare cities to see which is the best. Which city is the most fun in the country? Which city is the healthiest in the country? Well, according to a recent report they have the answer to which city is the healthiest in America. Can you guess where North Carolina fell on the list?

"Mindbody" which is the #1 platform for "leading experience technology" in the health and wellness industry in the world and every year they rank the top 10 healthiest cities in America.  Cities appear on the list based on the city's work habits, commitment to sufficient sleep, stress levels, connection to community and spirituality, and a few other behaviors and attitudes.

Of the top 10 cities that were ranked by Mindbody, Raleigh, North Carolina came in at #10 which is a major jump compared to last year when they were ranked #28 in the country. Then, went all the way into the top 10 in just one year. I wonder how many more people in Raleigh have been eating better and working out more. Do you know how healthy your city is? Check out what other cities made the top 10 below.

Being overweight is becoming the new normal in America. And if you say that it's quickly referred to as "fat-shaming". I'm not here to tell you to lose weight. I'm not here to tell you you're fat or skinny. Those are all conversations to have with your doctor. But I am here to tell you the facts. And, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 70 percent of U.S. adults (20+) are either classified as overweight or obese. While still lower, rates for children and adolescents are also on the rise. Why should you care? Well, obesity costs our healthcare system $173 billion per year according to the CDC. And a recent study by WalletHub ranked North Carolina as one of the fattest states.

What is causing this? One main issue is a lack of physical activity. Other factors include genetics, emotional instability, and sleeplessness. To determine where obesity and overweight most dangerously persist, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 31 key metrics. This data set ranges from the share of obese and overweight population to sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents to obesity-related health care costs. And, well it's bad news for North Carolina as we find ourselves ranking as one of the fattest states, near the top of these rankings.

Keep reading to see the most overweight and obese states followed by the 10 least overweight and obese states. You can view the full WalletHub study here.

Total Score: 74.60

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 1

Health Consequences: 1

Food & Fitness: 9

Total Score: 72.33

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 2

Health Consequences: 10

Food & Fitness: 1

Total Score: 68.99

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 4

Health Consequences: 8

Food & Fitness: 5

Total Score: 68.95

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 3

Health Consequences: 17

Food & Fitness: 6

Total Score: 68.63

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 5

Health Consequences: 11

Food & Fitness: 3

Total Score: 67.46

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 6

Health Consequences: 12

Food & Fitness: 10

Total Score: 65.66

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 7

Health Consequences: 26

Food & Fitness: 4

Total Score: 63.99

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 7

Health Consequences: 26

Food & Fitness: 4

Total Score: 63.71

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 8

Health Consequences: 32

Food & Fitness: 15

Total Score: 63.43

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 10

Health Consequences: 22

Food & Fitness: 2

Total Score: 62.27

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 11

Health Consequences: 28

Food & Fitness: 8

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 9

Health Consequences: 34

Food & Fitness: 13

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 13

Health Consequences: 18

Food & Fitness: 14

Total Score: 61.51

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 12

Health Consequences: 23

Food & Fitness: 17

Total Score: 60.13

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 16

Health Consequences: 21

Food & Fitness: 18

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 51

Health Consequences: 48

Food & Fitness: 19

Total Score: 43.47

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 49

Health Consequences: 50

Food & Fitness: 34

Total Score: 44.28

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 50

Health Consequences: 44

Food & Fitness: 31

Total Score: 45.90

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 47

Health Consequences: 45

Food & Fitness: 51

Total Score: 47.00

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 44

Health Consequences: 51

Food & Fitness: 41

Total Score: 48.27

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 45

Health Consequences: 42

Food & Fitness: 39

Total Score: 49.97

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 38

Health Consequences: 49

Food & Fitness: 26

Total Score: 50.93

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 43

Health Consequences: 38

Food & Fitness: 27

Total Score: 51.12

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 35

Health Consequences: 47

Food & Fitness: 25

Total Score: 51.17

Obesity & Overweight Prevalence: 37

Health Consequences: 35

Food & Fitness: 43

In order to determine the most overweight and obese states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Obesity & Overweight Prevalence, 2) Health Consequences and 3) Food & Fitness.

We evaluated those dimensions using 31 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most overweight state. For metrics marked with an asterisk (*), we calculated the population size using the square root of the population in order to avoid overcompensating for minor differences across states.

Finally, we determined each state and the District’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order the states.

Sources: Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Trust for America's Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gallup, Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health, National Conference of State Legislatures, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.