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Oerdin
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of Internet Music.
Sep 2001
time: 21:36
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Americans rejoice because your country is no longer the world's fattest. Of course Americans haven't lost weight but several European countries have been gaining weight much faster then the US and have now topped the US in the percentage of obese adults. Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Malta and Slovakia have more obese men as a percentage of the adult population then the US though the US is still tipping the scales at 67% of the adult male population being so over weight they are clinically obese. US women also remain a bunch of fat bastards with 34% being classified as obese but here the US only takes second place since Greek women are obese 38% of the time.
European health officials are calling for government action. Even in healthy countries like France the obesity rate is climbing fast and officials are blaming a cultural shift away from traditional foods towards high fat & high sugar processed foods. So people are calling for a tighting of food labeling laws and adjusting portion sizes in prepackaged food to better reflect the amounts people actually eat. It is hoped that by better informing people about the the nutritional content of what they eat the people will be able to make smarter choices.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150544,00.html
Last edited by Oerdin on 17-03-2005 at 22:24
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Space05us
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67% of the adult male population being so over weight they are clinically obese |
How do they define 'obese'? Do bodybuilder qualify as obese? They certainly weigh a lot more than they should. Do Pro-athletes count as obese? They're certainly not trim.
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Spiffor
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CPA - Evil Clone brigade
Nov 2001
time: 06:36
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We have a dramatic weight problem indeed, and it's partly because of new processed foods, but also because the current fat old generation is the first one to have no food shortage whatsoever.
Our traditional foods are actually quite fat (especially in Germanic Europe, where it's a heap of fat), and this tradition is only normal in the light of the food shortages our peasantry had to fight for millenia: at that time, you ingurgitated the most nourishing food you could.
At least in France, the government initiatives don't favour traditional foods (except wine), but healthy, vegetable heavy diets. Over here, the fattest are often the poorest, because they can only afford cheap unhealthy food. Besides, uneducated populations are also more likely not to have a good nutrition.
Over here, we have done several things to curb the progression of the fatties: our school restaurants are relatively fat-light and vegetable-heavy ("relatively" being the key word). We have begun removing soda automatic distributors in schools and replacing them by fruit automats. There are more courses that explain how to keep slim. But these initiatives can't solve the main problem, which is that we have a very sedentary lifestyle now, and that we eat probably more enegry than ever before.
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GePap
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of the Big Apple
Nov 2001
time: 23:36
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I am obese- the definition of Obese is as follows:
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While several accepted classifications and definitions exist for degrees of obesity, the most widely accepted is the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria based on BMI. Under this convention for adults, grade 1 overweight (commonly and simply called overweight) is a BMI of 25-29.9 kg/m2. Grade 2 overweight (commonly called obesity) is a BMI of 30-39.9 kg/m2. Grade 3 overweight (commonly called severe or morbid obesity) is a BMI greater than or equal to 40 kg/m2. |
I weigh 101 Kg and I am 1.75 Meters tall, so I have a BMI in the mid 30's, hence I am obese. At the same time, I am not round. So someone can be obese without seeming to the nakes eye to be some human mountain. I should lose about 20 kg to get out of being overweight.
My BMI is 32.1 actually. Actually, not to be overweight, I would have to go from 222lbs to 168 lbs, or 54 lbs, so 25 kg of wieght loss.
The thing is, If I weighted 180 lbs, I would still be overweight, but much healthier than today, and probably healthy enough.
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Cruddy
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The East Midlands of the UK is the area of greatest proportion of fat birds.
It's Fat Slag Land, I tell you!
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17-03-2005 14:00
I didn't notice anything of this when I was there. Of course, my attention may have been attracted by the other 62%. 
I personally can't believe they freaking have fast food there.
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