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Severely obese are fastest growing group of overweight Americans

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Fausto

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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/rc-soa100112.php

The proportion of Americans who are severely obese -- those people 100 pounds or more overweight -- continues to increase rapidly and much faster than those with moderate obesity, but the rate of growth has slowed, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

The RAND study found that from 2000 to 2010, the proportion of Americans who were severely obese rose from 3.9 percent of the population to 6.6 percent -- an increase of about 70 percent.

The findings mean that more than 15 million adult Americans are morbidly obese with a body mass index of 40 or more. The good news is that beginning in 2005, the near-exponential growth of the severely obese group began to flatten out.
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...and because I know some retard is going to say "bbbbb....but...but....BMI is not accurate because I am a professional bodybuilder!!"

The typical severely obese man weighs 300 pounds at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall, while the typical severely obese woman weighs 250 pounds at a height of 5 feet 4 inches.
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Unless your day job is with the NFL, the above stats = really, really fat.
 
I don't think anyone disagrees with 40+ BMI being really fat, but people that fall into the 25-30 range (which are considered overweight) are not always overweight.
 
pretty sure even when i was in great shape i was still considered overweight/obese on the stupid BMI scale
 
Mann.. it just takes so much effort to get that big.. I've been a fatass this year and my weight went from 185 to 200.. 5'10" I can't even try to get to 300. I don't even have time to get that fat... what's the secret?
 
dbk said:
Mann.. it just takes so much effort to get that big.. I've been a fatass this year and my weight went from 185 to 200.. 5'10" I can't even try to get to 300. I don't even have time to get that fat... what's the secret?
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Fast/processed food for most if not all meals, desk jobs, not enough time in the day to cook, etc etc.
 
xanis said:
Fast/processed food for most if not all meals, desk jobs, not enough time in the day to cook, etc etc.
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Nah, I do that and I still weigh less than 200 lbs. To get up to 300 I would have to triple my food intake on a daily basis... I just don't have it in me.
 
Well, when half the country goes absolutely ape shit screaming nanny state when Michelle Obama suggests that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, why is anyone surprised?
 
techs said:
Well, when half the country goes absolutely ape shit screaming nanny state when Michelle Obama suggests that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, why is anyone surprised?
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Michelle should practice what she preaches.
...and because I know some retard is going to say "bbbbb....but...but....BMI is not accurate because I am a professional bodybuilder!!"
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this.
 
techs said:
Well, when half the country goes absolutely ape shit screaming nanny state when Michelle Obama suggests that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, why is anyone surprised?
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according to CA, Pizza is a vegtable because of tomato sauce
 
don't worry america, the problem will fix itself.

forest+gump+fat.jpg
 
xanis said:
Fast/processed food for most if not all meals, desk jobs, not enough time in the day to cook, etc etc.
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UHC will bring delicious home cooked and nutritious food to you, make your employer eliminate desk jobs and give you more spare time. Yes that was a slam, not on you, but on those who don't understand statistics and cause and effect.

These sorts of things and others are responsible for the disparity between US average lifespans, but shhh, don't let it be known.

The "good" news, which isn't, seems to be that the rate of increase is slowing overall. This hasn't been a linear progression and it's still not.

Oh, waist circumference and waist to hip ratios are a better indicator of overall health status than BMI. I'm way over on BMI, but my W/R is pretty good. It's not just fat but visceral fat that's the killer.
 
Wasn't sure if this was a play on words at first but now I see. Move to Europe then you will REALLY see just how fat our country is. It is embarrassing.
 
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