Interesting Obesity Stats.

[Lifes_a_Beach]

Found these stats in part of an article about how Obesity in the US was underestimated...

"Highest prevalence of obese men:

--Texas (31 percent)
--Mississippi (30 percent)

Highest prevalence of obese women:
--Alabama (37 percent)
--Washington, D.C.( 37 percent)
--Louisiana (37 percent)
--Mississippi (37 percent)
--Texas (37 percent)
--South Carolina (36 percent)

Lowest prevalence of obese men:

--Colorado (18 percent)
--Washington, D.C. (21 percent)
--Montana (21 percent)

Lowest prevalence of obese women:

--Montana (16 percent)
--Colorado (24 percent)
--Massachusetts (27 percent)"

I was really surprised that the obesity for women was high in Washington, DC but low for men in the city...odd.

 

[Nobody]

McDonalds really rocks.

I mean honestly, sarcasm aside, these people may be fat and dying but at least they're fat and happy!

=D

 

[cps]

I was really surprised that the obesity for women was high in Washington, DC but low for men in the city...odd.

You must conclude that they like their women big in DC.

 

[Greenetuckian]

I am not suprised by the findings about obesity at all, I am suprised Indiana was not #1 for highest obesity rates . You know, I think most people know they are overweight or obese, they either just don't care or don't want to work that hard to do anything about it. That's why all of the fad diets and exercise programs are out there bilking people out of their cash. People want quick, easy fixes.

I will say one thing in those poor sot's defense. I think BMI is pure bunk because it does not differentiate between different body types.

 

[physiquedocteur]

Have you ever been to DC? It is one of the dirtiest cities with high crime, homelessness and poverty. The reason men are not as obese as women is because they are including men working on the Senate, House of Rep, Congress...the high obesity of women come from the poverty, low education side of town...

 

[Lifes_a_Beach]

watch what you say...I'm a DC native


it is really crazy what an unhealthy nation we are...

 

[awesomeame]

someone should take that report further and get the percentage of overweight/underweight and healthy weight people. those numbers are higher then i would have thought...

--matt