According to Prevention Magazine, 3 of the top 8 cities that are considered the most "artery clogging" or "heart damaging" are within a few hours drive of the Panhandle area.

1. Detroit, MI
2. Fort Wayne, IN
3. Lubbock, TX
4. New Orleans, LA
5. Dallas, TX
6. Baton Rouge, LA
7. Tulsa, OK
8. Louisville, KY

The magazine claims that these urban centers have the highest rates of heart disease and obesity in the country, perhaps because they seem to promote sedentary lifestyles and diets heavy on fast food but light on fresh produce.

Prevention sorted through the latest statistical research from the CDC on obesity and heart disease rates to come up with this list of eight metropolitan areas with a population of over 200,000 that are most likely to clog your arteries.

And because studies show that unhealthy habits are contagious, anybody moving to or spending time in these places should be extra careful to take care of their tickers.