health hygiene dental Importance of INSIDE: EAT YOUR HEART OUT Queens ranks fourth of fi ve boros in obesity BY LIAM LA GUERRE lguerre@queenscourier.com The United States dropped to second place as the most obese nation, behind new champion Mexico, according to a recent report from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. But when it comes to obesity, Queens is not the biggest loser among the boroughs, The Courier has learned. The county weighs in at fourth place out of the fi ve boroughs in obesity rates, with 23 percent overweight, according to the New York City Department of Health and Hygiene (DOHMH). The statistics are from 2011, the most recent year for which data are available, and the county falls just below the city average of 23.8 percent — a total of nearly 2 million people. The Bronx has the highest obesity rate, with a whopping 30.2 percent of Bronxites classifi ed as obese. Manhattan is by far the least obese with 14 percent, while Brooklyn is at 27.1 percent and Staten Island at 28.4 percent. Among Queens districts, the Long Island City, Astoria and Sunnyside area had the highest obesity rate, 30.5 percent. Southwest Queens, which includes Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park and Woodhaven, was a close second at 29 percent. The least obese areas include Bayside, Little Neck, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens and Douglaston with 17.4 percent. Here is how the other neighborhoods stack up. West Queens (includes Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Woodside and Maspeth): 21.2 percent Flushing/Clearview (includes College Point and Whitestone): 20.4 percent Ridgewood/Forest Hills (includes Rego Park and Middle Village): 18.1 percent Jamaica (includes Saint Albans and Hollis): 23.9 percent Southeast Queens (includes Floral Park, Glen Oak, New Hyde Park, Cambria Heights, Rosedale, Springfi eld Gardens, Queens Village and Bellerose): 21.3 percent The Rockaways (Far Rockaway, Arverne and Breezy Point): 23.5 percent. United Hospital Fund (UHF 34) Neighborhood Index 10282 208 Queens Brooklyn Staten Island The Bronx Manhattan 503504 408 403 409 103 402 501502 104 407 405 302 210 404406 410 301 207 401 102 202 206 203 209 204 101 105106107 205 211 201 306308 305307 304 309310 303 0 5 Miles UHF Code UHF 34 Neighborhood Name Borough 101 Kingsbridge - Riverdale Bronx 102 Northeast Bronx Bronx 103 Fordham - Bronx Park Bronx 104 Pelham - Throgs Neck Bronx 105/106/107 South Bronx Bronx 201 Greenpoint Brooklyn 202 Downtown - Heights - Slope Brooklyn 203 Bedford Stuyvesant - Crown Heights Brooklyn 204 East New York Brooklyn 205 Sunset Park Brooklyn 206 Borough Park Brooklyn 207 East Flatbush - Flatbush Brooklyn 208 Canarsie - Flatlands Brooklyn 209 Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge Brooklyn 210 Coney Island - Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn 211 Williamsburg - Bushwick Brooklyn 301 Washington Heights - Inwood Manhattan 302 Central Harlem - Morningside Heights Manhattan 303 East Harlem Manhattan 304 Upper West Side Manhattan 305/307 Upper East Side - Gramercy Manhattan 306/308 Chelsea - Village Manhattan 309/310 Union Square, Lower Manhattan Manhattan 401 Long Island City - Astoria Queens 402 West Queens Queens 403 Flushing - Clearview Queens 404/406 Bayside - Meadows Queens 405 Ridgewood - Forest Hills Queens 407 Southwest Queens Queens 408 Jamaica Queens 409 Southeast Queens Queens 410 Rockaway Queens 501/502 Northern SI Staten Island 503/504 Southern SI Staten Island
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