Girth of a Nation.

[MrFun]

Is the United States an exceptional country in the number of people who are grossly overweight?

How does our country's health compare to other Western countries??

[Drake Tungsten]

I'm pleasantly surprised at the type of girth Mr. Fun was referring to in this thread.

[Immortal Wombat]

Re: Girth of a Nation.

Originally posted by MrFun
Is the United States an exceptional country in the number of people who are grossly overweight?

Yes. We're slowly gaining on you though.

[Drake Tungsten]

What happened to the article I didn't read?

[Al B. Sure!]

for the first time in history, poor people are fatter than the rich.

[Snotty]

From the horses mouth :

http://www.rand.org/hot/press.03/10.13.html

[Sandman]

I think that America has a considerable lead in the number of people who are grossly overweight, as opposed to moderately overweight people.

[Snotty]

I dont know the actual stats, but the general mood in England is 'Yeah, we are fat, but not as fat as the Americans'

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
What happened to the article I didn't read?

The damn article required a password for AOL members to access the feature, "AOL News."

And no, you are not going to turn this thread into an anti-AOL spamfest.


THIS thread is about the unhealthy population of the United States, and how do we compare to other parts of the Western world.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Apparently this year is the first year the obesity growth rate in the US decreased.

[Az]

"Obesity Growth rate has decreased"? now that doesn't say much, does it?

[Jac de Molay]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Apparently this year is the first year the obesity growth rate in the US decreased.

That may be true in the short term, but there were reports floating around that the obesity rate would rise significantly the next 20 years.

Additionally, the average weight of the largest folks is forecasted to increase as well.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't know if other American expatriates have had this experience, but when I returned to the US this summer after an 18 month absence, I was stunned at the number of obese people I saw everywhere. I mean, I'm not small -- 5'11", ~240 lbs., body mass index of ~33 -- but we're talking huge people here: 300+ lb. men and 200+ lb. women seemed to be everywhere you looked. It really was shocking.

[St Leo]

I blame Christianity. It is the religion of the fat.

j/k

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I would have thought that was Buddhism.