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Study: El Paso No. 1 city with high number of adults with diabetes, 33rd fattest city

Turns out El Paso has the highest number of adults living with diabetes, according to WalletHub.com.

The website surveyed 100 cities, with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area having the lowest number of adults living with diabetes.

Source: WalletHub

The study also looked at the fattest cities in the U.S.

El Paso ranked 33 out of 100 with percentage of obese adults. The study said the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX area had the highest number of obese adults.

“To identify them, WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 18 key indicators of weight-related problems. Our data set ranges from share of physically inactive adults to projected obesity rates by 2030 to healthy-food access,” the website said.

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