You've probably heard the statistic that Americans are among the fattest in the world and that Alabamians in particular face a tough battle with the bulge.

A new ranking by Wallethub shows just how real that battle is, with two of the country's 20 fattest cities located in Alabama.

Wallethub looked at 17 different health metrics, including share of overweight people in each area, weight-related health problems and an overall healthy environment, in determining its rankings. Coming in at the top of the fat chart was Jackson, Mississippi, followed by Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; McAllen, Texas; and Shreveport, Louisiana.

Wait? Where are the Alabama cities?

You'll find the first - Mobile - at number seven. The Birmingham/Hoover area comes in at number 13 among the 100 fattest cities in the U.S.

The only other Alabama city to make the list is Huntsville, which comes in at number 27.

Both Mobile and Birmingham received their lowest marks for the percentage of residents with weight-related health problems. In fact, Mobile reported the highest figure in the nation when it comes to the percent of adults with high blood pressure while Birmingham had the fourth highest percentage of adults who said they didn't eat at least one serving of fruits or vegetables a day.

In case you're curious, the least fat city in the study was Seattle, Washington.

Welcome to Thursday's Wake Up Call. Let's see what's going on:

Verizon, AT&T pull ads from YouTube

Verizon and AT&T have suspended digital advertising on Google-owned YouTube over concerns their ads may have appeared next to extremist videos.

AT&T said its non-search advertising is being removed because there is a possibility it could appear alongside content "promoting terrorism and hate." Verizon said it is suspending its advertising after they appeared on "non-sanctioned" websites.

Google is vowing to change its practices to prevent the ads from appearing alongside extremist content.

Pharmacy chief cleared of murder in meningitis case

The former head of a Massachusetts pharmacy was acquitted of murder yesterday but convicted of racketeering and other criminal charges in connection to a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated drug.

Barry Cadden, president and co-founder of the now-closed New England Compounding Center, was charged with 25 counts of second-degree murder, conspiracy and other offenses under federal racketeering law. Prosecutors said Cadden skirted regulations on cleanliness to boost production and make more money, resulting in the outbreak that killed 64 people and made more than 700 sick.

Cadden was acquitted on the murder charges but was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy and fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for June 21.

NATO reschedules meeting to accommodate US Secretary

NATO is rescheduling its upcoming meeting of foreign ministers to accommodate U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Tillerson has said he would skip the April NATO meeting to stay in the U.S. for a visit with China's president Xi Jinping followed by a trip to Moscow.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the event will be rescheduled to allow all secretaries to attend.

Until tomorrow.