A survey that appears in the Oct. issue of Men's Fitness Magazine names Southern Illinois University along with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the University of New Orleans and Mississippi State University as the fattest colleges in the nation.

Brigham Young University tops the list of fittest colleges, and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois is in the top five.

According to the magazine, Men's Fitness surveyed more than ten-thousand university students from 660 campuses. It asked if students had gained weight, if they work out regularly and what types of campus facilities support or discourage healthy habits.