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Vegas Named Fattest City For 2nd Year

Monday, February 11th, 2008

By Jonathan Humbert.For the second year in a row, Las Vegas has been named the fattest city in America by Men’s Fitness Magazine. We’ve been called a lot of things in our time. Sin City. Fat City. And the city of lights. Well, one out of three ain’t bad. (more…)

Nevada Ranks Poorly for Health

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

When it comes to health, Nevada is one of the worst ranked states in the country according to a new report.

The report was done by the non-profit advocacy group United Health Foundation. The report ranks Nevada at 39th in the nation for healthiness. The report rated each state on 20 measurments including our obesity rate, our infant mortality rate and cancer deaths.

Click here to read the full report.