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Weight Gain Cities

With winter finally over, The Daily Beast analyzed the health data of 1 million Americans to determine which 25 cities gained the most weight per capita since Thanksgiving.

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Metro area population: 1,235,458
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 54.5
Average pounds gained per person: 10.38

Bob Brown, Richmond Times-Dispatch / AP Photo
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Metro area population: 1,744,680
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 47.1
Average pounds gained per person: 10.3

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Metro area population: 1,227,278
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 51
Average pounds gained per person: 9.42

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Metro area population: 2,690,886
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 46.6
Average pounds gained per person: 10.07

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Metro area population: 5,547,051
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 51.8
Average pounds gained per person: 8.49

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Metro area population: 1,130,293
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 46.6
Average pounds gained per person: 9.2

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Metro area population: 1,327,812
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 40
Average pounds gained per person: 11.04

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Metro area population: 6,447,228
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 47.8
Average pounds gained per person: 8.8

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Metro area population: 1,259,031
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 39.5
Average pounds gained per person: 10.4

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Metro area population: 2,066,732
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 43.5
Average pounds gained per person: 9.2

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Metro area population: 4,364,094
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 42.3
Average pounds gained per person: 9.48

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Metro area population: 2,170,828
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 40.9
Average pounds gained per person: 9.77

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Metro area population: 1,125,827
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 48.4
Average pounds gained per person: 8.1

Matej Krajcovic
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Metro area population: 1,600,642
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 39.5
Average pounds gained per person: 10.08

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Metro area population: 1,559,667
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 54.8
Average pounds gained per person: 7.26

Morry Gash
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Metro area population: 5,865,086
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 41.9
Average pounds gained per person: 9.2

David J. Phillip
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Metro area population: 4,317,853
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 47
Average pounds gained per person: 8.09

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Metro area population: 1,581,908
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 43.2
Average pounds gained per person: 8.78

Rusty Russell
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Metro area population: 4,588,680
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 45.8
Average pounds gained per person: 8.11

JOHN TLUMACKI
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Metro area population: 12,874,797
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 51.4
Average pounds gained per person: 7.35

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Metro area population: 1,131,070
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 45.5
Average pounds gained per person: 8.03

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Metro area population: 2,241,913
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 42.3
Average pounds gained per person: 8.56

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Metro area population: 1,675,792
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 45.5
Average pounds gained per person: 7.86

Chuck Burton / AP Photo
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Metro area population: 1,745,524
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 45.1
Average pounds gained per person: 7.87

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Metro area population: 2,825,769
Percentage of residents that gained weight: 47.8
Average pounds gained per person: 7.37

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