Reader: Could Boulder’s third-least-obese-city ranking be connected to eating disorders?

Last week, we noted that Boulder is the third least-obese city in the United States according to a new Gallup survey. Why? One reader floated a theory using a 2012 post about the high rate of eating disorders at CU-Boulder...
By Michael Roberts
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Last week, we noted that Boulder is the third least-obese city in the United States according to a new Gallup survey.

Why? One reader floated a theory using a 2012 post about the high rate of eating disorders at CU-Boulder.

jalderman420 writes:

Boulder is also one of the nation’s leaders in eating disorders among women for the exact same reasons (per another contributor’s article, by the way: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2012/03/eating_disorders_cu_boulder.php) so there’s that…makes me highly doubtful that they’re as content as studies say.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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