18-10-2003 21:37									#1
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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??

	18-10-2003 21:38									#2
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I'm pleasantly surprised at the type of girth Mr. Fun was referring to in this thread.

	18-10-2003 21:39									#3
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quote: 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.

	18-10-2003 21:40									#4
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What happened to the article I didn't read?

	18-10-2003 21:48									#5
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for the first time in history, poor people are fatter than the rich.

	18-10-2003 21:52									#6
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From the horses mouth :

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

	18-10-2003 21:52									#7
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I think that America has a considerable lead in the number of people who are grossly overweight, as opposed to moderately overweight people.

	18-10-2003 21:54									#8
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I dont know the actual stats, but the general mood in England is 'Yeah, we are fat, but not as fat as the Americans'

	18-10-2003 22:01									#9
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quote: 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.

	18-10-2003 22:15									#10
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Apparently this year is the first year the obesity growth rate in the US decreased.

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

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quote: 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.

	18-10-2003 22:55									#13
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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.

	18-10-2003 23:25									#14
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I blame Christianity. It is the religion of the fat.

j/k

	18-10-2003 23:32									#15
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I would have thought that was Buddhism.

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quote: I would have thought that was Buddhism.

A common misconception caused by the association of a fat Chinese god of luck with the Buddha in the eyes of many Westerners.

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Yeah. Buddha isn't actually fat.

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I think as a nation we're kind of fat too, but we don't have those super fat people that much, actually I think I've never seen one with my own eyes. But we have lots of moderately fat folks, I guess you could call them a bit chubby. Middle aged man with their beer bellies are everywhere . But we need that fat to keep us covered in the winter.

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quote: Originally posted by MrFun THIS thread is about the unhealthy population of the United States, and how do we compare to other parts of the Western world.

Speak for yourself fat boy Many of us Americans are at the proper weight.

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And all it took was a five year research programme, seven months of intensive public awareness campaigns, and a crafty redfinition of "proper".

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The reason the US has an obesity problem, I think, is that parents are so busy they feed thier kids junk food, and the habit continues into adulthood. People are also too busy to get any exercise (unless you work at a job with manual labor, but I'm talking about office jobs). There are also too many ads for fast food (It's all your fault, Ming ).

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Don't blame me just because a bunch of fat pigs want to stuff their faces with junk food... Their Choice

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Don't say that ads don't affect people. It's simply not true. I hate Pennsylvania because mail.com has a couple flash app ad imitators that cause Firebird to appear to hang.

	19-10-2003 01:19									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Ming Don't blame me just because a bunch of fat pigs want to stuff their faces with junk food... Their Choice

Yeah, but portions have gone up significantly thanks to cheap beef, etc. I remember reading an article where they compared a Big Mac from when Mcdonalds first opened to now, and todays burger was twice as big. Fountain drinks are now three times the size compared to when Mc'D's first opened.

	19-10-2003 01:25									#25
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quote: I remember reading an article where they compared a Big Mac from when Mcdonalds first opened to now, and todays burger was twice as big.

Youve got to be kidding me? Maybe its different in the UK but the big mac is not all that big now. It must have been the thinist bit of meat when they opened.

Give me a whopper any day.

	19-10-2003 01:30									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Snotty quote: I remember reading an article where they compared a Big Mac from when Mcdonalds first opened to now, and todays burger was twice as big. Youve got to be kidding me? Maybe its different in the UK but the big mac is not all that big now. It must have been the thinist bit of meat when they opened.

Yeah, it's true. And that's just for the basic value meal.

You can "super-size" for like 40 cents, and then super-duper size for something like a buck and change. There's one day's allowance for calories, and two days allowance for saturated fat, in that one meal alone.

	19-10-2003 01:37									#27
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If people would be active, and cut on refined sugar, and bread, all of this wouldn't a problem.

Atkins was right!

	19-10-2003 01:45									#28
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actually

I read that recently America has started to slimdown again

JOn Miller

	19-10-2003 02:31									#29
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It's all about the corn...

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quote: 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.

Hell you can be an expat and all it takes is showing up at an expat bar for your brain to have problems adjusting to the concept of relatively young women being fat.