If you happen to be high(er), you're probably more delicate, research shows

Mens Weight loss dubbed Houston as "America's Fattest City" for 2012, a dubious distinction it held around the magazine's list from 2001-2003.

But should you thought the distinction was no more than the nations fourth-largest citys tough summers, automobile-centric urban sprawl as well as its plethora of eating places and donut shops, youd always be wrong. New research suggests elevation also could possibly be a factor not merely in Houston, but in the uk.

Controlling for factors including diet, activity level, tobacco, demographics, temperature and urbanization, researchers found the fact that higher above sea level anyone lives (think Denver), the unlikely he/she was to turn out to be obese. In fact, they found up to and including five-fold increase in overweight prevalence at lower altitudes under 500 meters above coastal level (1, 640 feet) than higher ones higher than 3, 000 meters (9, 843 feet).

The findings were published within the International Journal of Obesity and presented for the 2013 American College involving Preventive Medicine conference earlier the year 2010.

How high above sea level certainly is the Bayou City? Downtown Houston is simply about 50 feet (15 meters) preceding sea level, and the greatest point in far northwest Houston is mostly about 125 feet (38 meters) with elevation.

The scientists compared a U. VERTS. topography (elevation) map having a map of obesity prevalence within the U. S. Centers for Disease Command and found striking patterns that aligned making use of their research data.