USA, the Most Obese Country on Earth

[Perrone]

Congrats everyone! Keep up the good work.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity


# 1 United States: 30.6%
# 2 Mexico: 24.2%
# 3 United Kingdom: 23%
# 4 Slovakia: 22.4%
# 5 Greece: 21.9%
# 6 Australia: 21.7%
# 7 New Zealand: 20.9%
# 8 Hungary: 18.8%
# 9 Luxembourg: 18.4%
# 10 Czech Republic: 14.8%
# 11 Canada: 14.3%
# 12 Spain: 13.1%
# 13 Ireland: 13%
# 14 Germany: 12.9%
= 15 Portugal: 12.8%
= 15 Finland: 12.8%
# 17 Iceland: 12.4%
# 18 Turkey: 12%
# 19 Belgium: 11.7%
# 20 Netherlands: 10%
# 21 Sweden: 9.7%
# 22 Denmark: 9.5%
# 23 France: 9.4%
# 24 Austria: 9.1%
# 25 Italy: 8.5%
# 26 Norway: 8.3%
# 27 Switzerland: 7.7%
= 28 Japan: 3.2%
= 28 Korea, South: 3.2%

 

[RickN]

When they stop using the BMI we will have something to talk about. Not saying we are not overweight, but the BMI is not an accurate judge.

 

[Perrone]

When they stop using the BMI we will have something to talk about. Not saying we are not overweight, but the BMI is not an accurate judge.

Nobody used to have a problem with the way they do it..until everyone started getting bigger and the numbers are going up. Now everyone blames it on the way we calculate it to make them feel better about being 400 pounds.

Going to throw this out for some interesting stuff too:

 

[tntrex]

Why stop there. Break it down to states in America and see where we(Ok)....."fit" in at.

 

[Perrone]

Why stop there. Break it down to states in America and see where we(Ok)....."fit" in at.

http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/

 

[Perrone]

Also Oklahoma City is #17 on the most obese cities in America.

http://www.menshealth.com/fattestcities2010/

Now I understand why we have the FGST. We have no choice.

 

[farmerbyron]

I'm not fat, I'm big boned.

 

[benjamin-benjamin]

on the flip side seeing japan and south korea at 3.2% shows how blessed we really are...

 

[Perrone]

on the flip side seeing japan and south korea at 3.2% shows how blessed we really are...

How do you figure that? Because they don't pork down on cheeseburgers and cheetos all day?

 

[GLOCKinator]

This thread is making me hungry.