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In addition to Philadelphia's singular distinction, Self has ranked the city 88 out of 100 metro areas for the America's Healthiest Places for Women. Other low-rated cities include Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla., Dayton-Springfield, Ohio, and Memphis, Tenn. Rankings are determined by 49 factors - body-mass index, heart disease and smoking rates among them.
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that's funny. i can't remember if it was the ny times or what major newspaper, but a couple of years ago, philly was praised for its ample green space. the linked parks of great fairmount park give it more green space than almost any other eastern city. including nyc. then again, self magazine is hardly scientific and more than a little fluffy. i still love you, philly and will run along the banks of the schuylkill till the cows come home.
Sure, maybe the pollution and oil spill counteract the large amount of green space. But I think it's ridiculous to compare Philly to such "metro areas" as Burlington, VT. I love Burlington--it's where my parents live--but it's not a "metropolitan area" despite its status as the largest city in the state. Of course there's more pollution in Philly than in a city of 40,000 people!
The probably got mugged while visiting.