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- steelersfan7roe, on 07/17/2009, -1/+58This is what we have become as a nation?
http://www.weight.com/obesity_2001.gif - StigNordas, on 07/17/2009, -1/+53Back when I was a kid there was always just 1, maybe 2 overweight kids in my class. Now it seems nearly 1/2 the kids are too big.
- joelcass, on 07/17/2009, -1/+44What grade are you still in?
- BorsKaegel, on 07/17/2009, -2/+36Yeah, we Alabamians are a bunch of fat asses.
- bradleyland, on 07/17/2009, -0/+32Whew. For once Florida isn't first in a fail race.
- WaCkYmAk, on 07/17/2009, -1/+29More like Massivesippi
- smartnerd666, on 07/17/2009, -0/+27Speaking as a Coloradoan, I wouldn't say that living near the mountains is more difficult. It's simply easier to get into the mountains to exercise and the culture encourages biking and hiking (More than, I'm guessing, in Alabama or Mississippi)
- crunchdigg, on 07/17/2009, -6/+32Yeah, the number of fit lean bodybuilders has skyrocketed since 1980. /s
BMI is actually quite good statistical method for the general population.
The type of individuals miscategorized by BMI are statistically small.
And their ranks have not swelled in the last 30 years.
Bonus points to you, since the referenced article did not include the letters "BMI".
(the study it refers to did.) - scm21st, on 07/17/2009, -7/+33Put down the Aunt Jemima and lose some weight, fatty.
- steelersfan7roe, on 07/17/2009, -8/+33Accurate? No.
The best we have? Yes. - AuntJemyma, on 07/17/2009, -18/+42Too bad BMI isn't really an accurate way to measure obesity.
- TheBifman, on 07/17/2009, -1/+20Don't blame the fast food restaraurants, it's the people that choose to eat there.
- codered1322, on 07/17/2009, -2/+21It is accurate on a macro scale. Of course there ARE exceptions but way too many fat people think that they are an exception but you are just kidding yourself.
- DangerCollie, on 07/17/2009, -6/+23Any coincidence that some of the fattest states are also some of the most Republican states? West Virgina doesn't fit that mold as well, but the rest of them do.
The redder the fatter. Boss Hog. - freeridstylee, on 07/17/2009, -1/+14Give it a few years, they'll be on top, always are.
- stef66, on 07/17/2009, -0/+11more butter please
- Claverhouse, on 07/17/2009, -3/+13Why not spin this as a positive ? '70% of Americans are not fat.'
- Ommatidia, on 07/17/2009, -0/+10I can't really explain why, but I really don't like DivineCaroline.
- TheAeneid, on 07/17/2009, -1/+11Very close to a Red State / Blue State map. Hmm...
Gene Wilder said it best in Blazing Saddles... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txrikNFX-8E&fea ... - inactive, on 07/17/2009, -0/+10A blip in England? The rest of Europe may be thin, but Britain is not. (Not saying that the US isn't fatter than the UK, but the UK is the shame of Europe when it comes to being overweight..)
- dystra, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9in other words we went from "ha, my state isn't obese" to "ha, my state is less obese then yours!" kind of sad.
- gl77, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9flunk much?
- channada, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9No, 70% of American are not OBESE. I'm sure there are even more people who are just overweight.
- RachaelMichele, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9After living in Hawaii, I was surprised to see it in the top 10 of the thinnest states....
- wipis, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9*slow clap*
- orb_nsc, on 07/17/2009, -0/+9"Colorado is God's land i tell you!"
And every time you meet someone from Colorado, they pretty much brag like this constantly. - serif69, on 07/17/2009, -2/+10Of course the map looks like this. The fatness is concentrated along the barbecue belt, and spreads out from there. If I had access to great barbecue and southern cooking, I'd be obese too. The Pacific Northwest has all kinds of foodies, so it stands to reason that there would be a higher concentration up there as well.
- TheManBrian07, on 07/17/2009, -0/+8GOD BLESS SOUTHERN COOKING!!
- jaxter2010, on 07/17/2009, -4/+12FATTIES.
- 029A, on 07/17/2009, -1/+9Criticism of marijuana will not be tolerated on Digg.
Marijuana is a wonder drug with zero ill effects. - invinciblenow, on 07/17/2009, -3/+10As an American, I am embarrassed.
- shaka999, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7As a native Coloradoan I'm always shocked when I travel to other states, especially down south. When you look at the attitude in places like Boulder, CO Springs, and Ft Collins you see why Colorado is in better shape.
- singingsox, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7It's an addiction.
A lot of people don't understand that.
It's like alcohol.
Except, food is a necessity. You NEED to eat.
Imagine being an alcoholic, and alcohol is suddenly a necessity and around you everywhere.
That's why they get fat. It's incredibly difficult for them to lessen something they are required to do everyday. - Eupatorus, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7Be embarrassed if your a fatass. Otherwise, be proud to live in a country where there is enough food to get fat. Beats starvation.
- Ugoff, on 07/17/2009, -2/+9Colorado is the healthiest. I'm not surprised because it's beautiful out here, and there's a lot to do outdoors. That reminds me that I still have a lot of weight to lose :(
- erkokite, on 07/17/2009, -3/+10It's still awful in the US as a whole. Why is it a good thing that even the thinnest states have a 1 in 5 obesity rate? I spent a few days in Paris recently. I counted two (or maybe 3 or so) fat people in Paris apart from the blatantly obvious American tourists. You could tell they were American tourists because they clustered around L'Arc de Triomphe and were dressed entirely differently than everyone else- I'll tell you, it really wrecks the Paris experience when you have to see these people with stupid gigantic bug-eyed sunglasses (seriously who the ***** came up with that *****?), so-cal hoodies, and short shorts exposing flabby thunder thighs. The French themselves however were all quite thin and better dressed. American tourists stuck out like a sore thumb. It was embarrassing. Seriously America, why can't you show some self-respect?
- sdrawkcabton88, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7http://bacolicio.us/http://www.divinecaroline.com/ ...
- kahoona1, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7I guess Colorado has no Cheesecake Factory restaurants.
- Gguillorn, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7It's because parents let their kids grow up fat, so by the time they are old enough to know better they already have some serious poundage to work off.
- Taiyoryu, on 07/17/2009, -1/+7Colorado is fanatic about outdoor activities, year round. Colorado has everything you'd ever want except a beach.
- jwolcott, on 07/17/2009, -5/+11Why do so many people let themselves get so fat? You'd think that after noticing a bit of lard around the edges, they'd stop eating so much junk food and consider exercising, but nooooooo, the fatties keep on porking down junk food, having multiple servings, and topping it off with chocolate cake. Why don't they care about looking good? Screw that, why don't they care about being healthy? I still haven't figured it out...give me a call when you do.
- KentuckyBoy2, on 07/17/2009, -3/+9There is a huge problem with this type of reporting. That is that BMI is not a good measure of anything. I remember many years ago a men's fitness magazine wanted to determine the accuracy of this type of study so they went to several states that had high BMI and low BMI scores. They then began asking people at random to submit to a body fat test. The end result was that many of the states with low BMI scores were on par with states with high BMI scores in terms of body fat percentages. An example was Utah. In Utah the people tested had high amounts of body fat and low muscle density. These people looked skinny when dressed in clothes but in reality they were fat not heavy but fat. I also remember several years ago a controversy over a NBA basketball player being charged a high rate for insurance because of his weight. He was about 4% body fat but considered obese on the BMI scale. I have know many body builders and athletes that have been rejected for low insurance rates on the grounds of them being obese according to the BMI. I knew one insurance agent that when on a running program and starvation diet so as to induce muscle wasting so that he could qualify for a lower insurance rate on his life insurance.
In the end even states like UT and CO have fat people in them. Some of them may look good in clothes but they are still fat. This is a direct result of a switch form an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle and nothing is going to change that. I have a relative that is a farmer. His doctor told him to loose weight. He is 6' 2" tall and weighs about 300 pounds. That sounds fat until you consider he has about a 38" waist and about a 60" chest. He has about 17" biceps and his body fat is under 15%. He is just a big ol'farm boy. The south is full of them. Why do you think SEC football is so good most years. They grow them big down there. Not always fat but big. - EarlOfLade, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6Colorado still has way more fatties than my home country. Colorado 18+% Norway 8%
The thinnest state in the US has a ten percentage point higher rate of obesity. It's *****! - CoryTrevor, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6*slightly faster clap*
- EarlOfLade, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6According to NationMaster: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-o ... :
Rank Countries Amount
# 1 United States: 30.6%
# 2 Mexico: 24.2%
# 3 United Kingdom: 23%
# 4 Slovakia: 22.4%
# 5 Greece: 21.9%
# 6 Australia: 21.7%
# 7 New Zealand: 20.9%
# 8 Hungary: 18.8%
# 9 Luxembourg: 18.4%
# 10 Czech Republic: 14.8%
# 11 Canada: 14.3%
# 12 Spain: 13.1%
# 13 Ireland: 13%
# 14 Germany: 12.9%
= 15 Portugal: 12.8%
= 15 Finland: 12.8%
# 17 Iceland: 12.4%
# 18 Turkey: 12%
# 19 Belgium: 11.7%
# 20 Netherlands: 10%
# 21 Sweden: 9.7%
# 22 Denmark: 9.5%
# 23 France: 9.4%
# 24 Austria: 9.1%
# 25 Italy: 8.5%
# 26 Norway: 8.3%
# 27 Switzerland: 7.7%
= 28 Japan: 3.2%
= 28 Korea, South: 3.2% - EvilJelloMan, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6Yeah, lots of bike trails, great weather for getting outside, and a culture that prizes outdoor activities and being active in general.
Have I mentioned I want to leave Atlanta and head to Boulder??? - alpha88, on 07/17/2009, -4/+10"America's Fattest States"
All of them. - StigNordas, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6We're #1! We're #1!
- Alabaster1234, on 07/17/2009, -3/+9Just because it is the best we have doesn't mean that it is OK.
I remember reading an article about the man who created the chart/statistic and even he said that it was not intended to indicate health or obesity, it was actually supposed to indicate how close someone was to the average saying nothing about why they were or were not at that level and what affects it was having on health.
It is very similar to tracking height as a factor of health. Saying you are very tall or very short has no indication of how healthy you are, unless you add in additional factors for WHY you are very tall or short and how it is affecting your overall health. If you were malnourished as a child and that caused stunted growth that is substantially different than if being short just runs in your family.
I have no doubt that there is an obesity problem in the U.S., however the statistic we use to track the problem is so flawed it is impossible to know how bad it is. - wipis, on 07/17/2009, -0/+6I've been big ever since grade school. I've been over weight by about 30-50 lbs since high school. I moved to Korea about 6 months ago to teach. Between not having a car, having nothing to do but go hiking or learn Tae Kwon Do (unless you like shopping, a lot) and the heavy rice and vegetable diet (with the occasional fast food pig out) I've dropped about 30 lbs.
I think this illustrates that for many over weight and obese people it's not just about going sugar free or walking more. It takes a full life style change. For many this isn't an option. For me working in working in restaurants was terrible for my health. Lots of walking was great but poor diet, changing and odd hours and a lot of beer negates most of that. For others its not easy. Low income can make it difficult to eat healthy if you don't know how to shop or cook healthy (I don't know many fat vegetarians but then again I was). That's right vegetables are cheap and nutritious. I'm not saying give up meat. But what feeds people cheaper; a pound of lentils or a pound of steak? Having little time to cook or eat in also makes it hard. And people just generally forgetting the joy of eating at home with family or friends. Thinking that eating at McDonald's is cool, Taco Bell is hip and that T.G.I. Fridays is healthy (half their food comes from a microwave or a fryer). Hooters is a family restaurant? Their food is ***** and their business practices are morally questionable (but you wont see me protesting the ladies). -
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