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Kennedy: Fat city? What a pity

Staff file photo / Mark Kennedy
Staff file photo / Mark Kennedy Staff file photo / Mark Kennedy

I was drinking a black coffee and eating a mini Almond Joy bar Monday morning when some sad news harshed my joy.

Via my email inbox, I spotted a subject line that said: “Chattanooga Ranks Among the 15 Most Obese Metro Areas in America.”

(READ MORE: Severe obesity is on the rise in the U.S.)

Actually, we ranked exactly 15th on WalletHub’s fatty ladder if you want to get technical.

My first thought was to spit out the almond in my mouth — like a peach pit — but I decided against it.