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According to a new report by the American College of Sports Medicine, Washington, DC is the fittest city in the country.
The report took into account two broad measures of public health: such as prevalence of diabetes and smoking and the average consumption of fruits and vegetables by city residents.
They also looked at the access citizens had to bike lanes, public parks and farmer’s markets.
Cities with large Hispanic populations fared badly. Phoenix, with a Latino population of more than 40 percent placed 37th and San Antonio, Texas with a population of more than 50 percent Latino placed 47th.
“When you take in huge swaths of metro areas, it can hide huge disparities. These are wonderful wake-up calls for communities at the bottom of the list, but they should not be reason for complacency at the top of the list,” Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America’s Health executive director told USA Today.
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By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
