The NYC government says that 56% of people in NYC are overweight or obese. That's lower than the national average, but higher than many other cities. It's also

The NYC government says that 56% of people in NYC are overweight or obese. That's lower than the national average, but higher than many other cities. It's also only a few percentage points lower than the State of Florida's averag (which includes rural areas with much higher obesity rates). >I find it pretty hard to find a fat person on the subway in NYC. Maybe you ride a particularly fit (particularly affluent?) section of the subway because if 56% of New Yorkers are overweight or obese, it seems like they'd be fairly common on the subway.