Posted on 01/15/2012 5:31:07 PM PST by Libloather
Fattest city designation lands Evansville on British TV program
Result of Gallup poll
By Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt
Evansville Courier & Press
Posted January 11, 2012 at 9:23 p.m.
EVANSVILLE — The ranking of residents of the Evansville metropolitan area as the most obese in America in a recent Gallup poll has lured a British television crew to the city.
The crew has been in town this week at Deaconess Hospital and other locations to film an episode of the British show "Supersize vs. Superskinny."
Hosted by Dr. Christian Jessen, the show features information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. Its goal is to highlight the impact obesity has on patient health and the U.S. health care system.
Roger Oldham, director of "Supersize vs. Superskinny," said obesity is a problem in England, too.
"We're not too far behind," Oldham said.
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