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Obesity rates reach historic highs in more U.S. states
2014 Sep 5, 12:55am 1,362 views 9 comments
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From the "Myth: 65% of Americans are overweight or obese" article" --
"According to the government standard, Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, and Mel Gibson are technically obese. So are sluggers Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, boxer Mike Tyson, quarterback Donovan McNabb, and wrestling superstar The Rock. And if politics is your thing, it turns out that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger—a bodybuilding legend—is obese, too. "
Tenpoundbass
2014 Sep 5, 1:38am
They suggest the problem may be worsening despite widespread public shame
What are the kids eating each other at school now?
zzyzzx
2014 Sep 5, 1:39am
What are the kids eating each other at school now?
That would be an improvement over what they are eating now.
Ceffer
2014 Sep 5, 3:19am
If you are not an anorexic, cigarette smoking, cocaine snorting, heroin huffing fashion model with well defined, visible hip joints, you are obese. Time to raise your insurance premiums for unhealthy tendencies.
And, actuaries, don't forget who pays your salaries.
It's also incorrectly height adjusted -- BMI = (weight/ height x height), and last I saw, we're all 3-dimensional.
casandra
2014 Sep 5, 3:48am
In twenty years Americans will look back at this year and say,
"People were so slim back in 2014"
http://news.yahoo.com/obesity-rates-reach-historic-highs-more-u-states-122401918.html
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rates of adult obesity increased in six U.S. states and fell in none last year, and in more states than ever - 20 - at least 30% of adults are obese, according to an analysis released on Thursday.
The conclusions were reported by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and were based on federal government data. They suggest the problem may be worsening despite widespread publicity about the nation's obesity epidemic, from First Lady Michelle Obama and many others, plus countless programs to address it.
From 2011 to 2012, by comparison, the rate of obesity increased in only one state.
More than 75% of African Americans are overweight or obese, compared with 67.2% of whites.
#politics