SHARE May 13, 2011 - Activities picked up on the second day of the Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Contest at Tiger Lane in the fairgrounds. Judging of some categories takes place and teams begin cooking for the major categories for judging on Saturday. Sow Luau entertains with their comical figures each year and 2011 is no exception, thank ya, thank ya very much. (Dave Darnell / The Commercial Appeal)

By David Royer of The Commercial Appeal

It's probably not coincidence that Memphis, home to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, is atop this list.

A new analysis by personal finance website WalletHub that looked at data from Centers for Disease Control, county health departments and other sources rated Memphis the fattest metro area in the United States.

The Bluff City was followed by Shreveport, Louisiana; Indianapolis; Jackson, Mississippi; New Orleans and Chattanooga in a list that was not kind to the South overall. Knoxville was No. 12 and Nashville No. 14.

The least-fat cities were Sacramento, California; Las Vegas; Boise, Idaho, Reno, Nevada and Honolulu.

In individual categories, Memphis rated No. 1 in percentage of obese adults, No. 1 in percentage of physically inactive adults and No. 2 in percentage of adults with diabetes.