W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking
November 16, 2008 By MIKE STOBBE , AP Medical Writer
Graphic shows survey results of adult health issues reported in the U.S. and in the Huntington, W.Va.
(AP) -- As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.
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I'm guessing that anyone with any motivation has left.
Survival of the fittest.
Survival of the Fattest!!!
I feel like a rock star!
I live in eastern KY, just over across the river, and everyone smokes. And by "everyone" I mean like 99% of the population, literally everyone except the 50 or so Mormons in the county and small children, but they get plenty of second hand smoke.