Most Obese States

[chadizzy1]

I've noticed lately that Arkansas is a...uhh....well "rounded" state.



http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-1132/...s-of-2010.html

[lxskllr]

WooHoo! Go MD. We're lagging behind, sort of in the middle, but trending upward. I think we we can bet the country if we put our minds to it :^D

[Jwalker]

Yes panic, pay no attention to the fact arnold schwartznagger, sylvester stalone, and others are classified as obese. I think I'm obese too based on BMI, I feel more kind of fat but whatever.

[Jwalker]

Not as fast as colorado they used to be at 14.5 or something.

Edit: That might have been smoking.

[Darwin]

I wonder if there are data that show rates of morbid obesity (BMIs of 40 or greater)? These figures could well shift about quite a lot if that were looked at in isolation since the rates for "normal" obesity and morbid obesity would not necessarily rise in perfect tandem. Also the figures in the graph seem low. Walk through any mall or supermarket and the chances of seeing folks who might be considered slender seem small indeed these days.

[truthwolf1]

Yes panic, pay no attention to the fact arnold schwartznagger, sylvester stalone, and others are classified as obese. I think I'm obese too based on BMI, I feel more kind of fat but whatever.

10 years ago I dropped to 185 6/2 in BMI normal range and friends joked that I was dying from AIDS.

[Veganpunk]

If there's one state that always threatens Mississippi it's Alabama!

[Hanske]

Norway's rate gotta be lower than Colorado's. We are pretty average in Europe. "Lighter" than Denmark, Germany and the UK, but fatter than Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe. My generation is heavier than my parent's though. I've grown up with seeing McD and BK everywhere, and drinking Cola and Red Bull every day. I'm not obese, as I work out a lot, but I would be if I didn't.

[raptor]

but fatter than Italy

This I doubt. While Italians consume much less meat they make up for it with large amounts of carbs (semolina). I'd have to see statistics.

[Hanske]

This I doubt. While Italians consume much less meat they make up for it with large amounts of carbs (semolina). I'd have to see statistics.

I don't have any statistics, but I've traveled there alot. I see much more fat people in Norway.

[Hanske]

Norway is the world's 91st fattest country. Sweden is 90th. The US is 9th, and Italy is 111th. The only country I was wrong about is Denmark. They're 108th.


Source: http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/wor...orldfat_2.html

[raptor]

You know... I hear this a lot, but the people that make this observation have never, in my experience, actually looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Stallone (I mean in their prime - now? It's probably right.).

Just saying...

bingo

[AtreyuKun]

If there's one state that always threatens Mississippi it's Alabama!

Yeah. I think we should change our state motto to: "Thank god for Mississippi."