Die, Americans, die!

[Pekka]

I'm not sure but I sure as hell hope so. You know when I was younger, I was all about live fast die young, but now I'm like nah.. let's live old You know, I'd look handsome with grey hair. With all that money I made.. and the family I created, it would be pleasure to stick around for a longer period.

The signs are good though, my dad is getting older but he is still extremely fit for his age. I mean extremely. He is litlte over 60 now and he is still ripped and has real abs. He skiied little over 90 km's last week too, no problem. He's a freak in that sense. They make the mistake of thinking him being less than 50 all the time, and he is in the shape of mid 30. Seriously. Everyone in his side of the family are like that. So I'm hoping I got those genes. And I know for a fact that he can still get it up (haven't witnessed it).

[Mrs. Tuberski]

how old do many of you want to live?? i mean for real who wants to be 90 and pissing and crapping on themselves in bed with alzheimers??? If you dont live, and i mean enjoy some of the evils in life now whe your young, then why bother when ur 80

[Pekka]

I've enjoyed some evils during my youth and when I hit 80, I'll start smoking pot like a mofo! I'll be just crapping my pants and pissing on myself, but I'll be high as an angel, watching comedy central and eating potato chips and I don't care!

and when my heart gives up and it's my time to go, I'm going laughing my ass off in front of a TV and they have can't figure out if it was all the thc in me or what.. or the bottle of whiskey I drank the night before, combined with the potato chips, was it the laughter or the substances.. or both. I don't knwo but I went laughing and having fun, covered in piss and poo.

[Jon Miller]

my dad and mom were in decent shape in their 30s

I think my dad would have been longer, but he had a car accident and was in a coma (won't go into it, but it negatively influenced his health)

my mom was in good shape until the last couple of years....

I, however, have been in terrible shape since I was 22

Jon Miller

[Traianvs]

Well...

Q: How many adults are overweight?
A: Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight (BMI > 25, which includes those who are obese).[7]

All adults (20+ years old): 129.6 million (64.5 percent)
Women (20+ years old): 64.5 million (61.9 percent)
Men (20+ years old): 65.1 million (67.2 percent)



Q: How many adults are obese?
A: Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are obese (BMI > 30).[7]

All adults (20+ years old): 61.3 million (30.5 percent)
Women (20+ years old): 34.7 million (33.4 percent)
Men (20+ years old): 26.6 million (27.5 percent)



Q: How many adults are at a healthy weight?
A: Less than half of U.S. adults have a healthy weight (BMI > 18.5 to < 25).[8]

All adults (20-74 years old): 67.3 million (33.5 percent)
Women (20-74 years old): 36.7 million (35.3 percent)
Men (20-74 years old): 30.6 million (31.8 percent)



Q: How has the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults changed over the years?
A: The prevalence has steadily increased over the years among both genders, all ages, all racial/ethnic groups, all educational levels, and all smoking levels.10 From 1960 to 2000, the prevalence of overweight (BMI > 25 to < 30) increased from 31.5 to 33.6 percent in U.S. adults aged 20 to 74.[8]The prevalence of obesity (BMI > 30) during this same time period more than doubled from 13.3 to 30.9 percent, with most of this rise occurring in the past 20 years.8 From 1988 to 2000, the prevalence of extreme obesity (BMI > 40) increased from 2.9 to 4.7 percent, up from 0.8 percent in 1960.3,8 In 1991, four states had obesity rates of 15 percent or higher, and none had obesity rates above 16 percent. By 2000, every state except Colorado had obesity rates of 15 percent or more, and 22 states had obesity rates of 20 percent or more.11 The prevalence of overweight and obesity generally increases with advancing age, then starts to decline among people over 60.[3]



Q: What is the prevalence of overweight and obesity in minorities?
A: The age-adjusted prevalence of combined overweight and obesity (BMI > 25) in racial/ethnic minorities—especially minority women—is generally higher than in whites in the United States.[7]

Non-Hispanic Black women: 77.3%
Mexican American women: 71.9%
Non-Hispanic White women: 57.3%
Non-Hispanic Black men: 60.7%
Mexican American men: 74.7%
Non-Hispanic White men: 67.4%

(Statistics are for populations 20+ years old)

Studies using this definition of overweight and obesity provide ethnicity-specific data only for these three racial-ethnic groups. Studies using definitions of overweight and obesity from NHANES II have reported a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among Hispanics and American Indians. The prevalence of overweight (BMI > 25) and obesity (BMI > 30) in Asian Americans is lower than in the population as a whole.[1]

says it all doesn't it

[Jon Miller]

I am overweight, but not obese

I am closer to obese than to normal weight through

JM

[monolith94]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski
how old do many of you want to live?? i mean for real who wants to be 90 and pissing and crapping on themselves in bed with alzheimers??? If you dont live, and i mean enjoy some of the evils in life now whe your young, then why bother when ur 80

My grandparents are 90 and 92, and they both live very happy lives.

I think I'll indulge in things which don't shorten my life, like safe-sex, alcohol in moderation, and shrooms.

[Kassiopeia]

In 1991, four states had obesity rates of 15 percent or higher, and none had obesity rates above 16 percent. By 2000, every state except Colorado had obesity rates of 15 percent or more, and 22 states had obesity rates of 20 percent or more.

That's really scary, in only nine years such a change.

[Zkribbler]

I guess Clinton proved you could be fat and still get girls.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia


That's really scary, in only nine years such a change.

it is the TV dinners

JM

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I guess Clinton proved you could be fat and still get girls.

Lets us not forget old, ugly and perverted on clintons part or fat and desperate on the gals part

[Jon Miller]

rusty trombone

JM

[Tattila the Hun]

By eating healthy, taking care yourself, you don't really live any longer. It just feels longer.

[Japher]

echo?

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia


That's really scary, in only nine years such a change.

2:1 says it was because of a redefining of "obesity" in the interim. There was quite a bit of that at the FDA in the early nineties including the introduction of the "food pyramid", etc etc etc.