I grew up in the South.  That means that I’ve seen my fair share of rotund individuals.  People in the southern parts of the United States LOVE to eat.  As a kid I shoveled a wide range of delightful treats down my throat.  It wasn’t uncommon to eat fried chicken, pork neck bones, homemade macaroni and cheese, collard greens, fried pork chops, and sweet tea with enough sugar to bring a dead man to life all in one week.

Did I mention there was no public gym where I grew up?  If you gathered the nerve to run a half mile the locals would call you a “fitness nut”.  The same attitude still permeates the atmosphere in the south today.

Time Magazine addressed this topic in a July 2009 article.  Among the list of reasons for the south’s scale tipping tendencies were:

• Poverty
• Lack of grocery stores
• Lack of physical activity
• Hot weather

These are more like excuses to be fat than reasons for being overweight.  If you have any interaction with the South at all then you know I’m telling the truth.  Waistlines in the South are expanding rapidly.  It will only get worse with time.

What do you think is the cause?

Come down to the comments section and add your $.02.

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