The Forbes study looked at market data from The Nielsen Co. to determine how much food like cookies, hot dogs, candy and pizza were bought. For each city, it came up with a "Category Development Index," or CDI.

Pittsburgh ranked No. 2 overall, with an average CDI ranking of 140.8, just behind Oklahoma City.

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And when Forbes broke down the data to show which junk foods -- soda or candy, for example -- dominated in certain markets, Pittsburgh led the way in ice cream.

Here's what Forbes said about Pittsburgh:

"Primanti Brothers sandwiches -- a combination of Italian coleslaw, French fries, provolone and steak on thick slices of sourdough -- might epitomize Southwestern Pennsylvania fast food, but when it comes to the junk Pittsburghers keep at home, they scream for ice cream. The market was rated No. 1 in ice cream consumption, with a CDI of 142. The only thing Pittsburghers didn't over-indulge in was cookies--their CDI for that category was an average 115."

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