Fat America Gets Fatter

[EarlyBird]

Courtesy of BBC News:

US people getting fatter, fast

Americans are getting fatter at a rate never seen before, a report shows.

In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America's states, and nationally from 23.7% to 24.5%, Trust for America's Health found.

In 10 states, over a quarter of adults are now obese, despite campaigns alerting people to the dangers of over-eating.

Mississippi, famous for its calorific mud pie, ranked the highest, followed by Alabama and West Virginia.

Crisis point

The non-profit organisation said the situation had reached crisis point and current policies were failing.

Currently, about 119 million, or 64.5%, of US adults are either overweight or obese.

According to projections, 73% of US adults could be overweight or obese by 2008, Trust for America's Health warned.

In turn, this would mean many more people with obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, which could cost the nation billions of dollars.

The biggest rises in obesity have been seen in the south-eastern states. Oregon in the north-west was the only one not to see an increase between 2003 and 2004, maintaining a steady adult obesity rate of 21%.

Growing problem

Hawaii was not included in the data analysed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The US Department of Health and Human Services set a national goal of reducing obesity in adults to 15% or less of the population by 2010.

Trust for America's Health believes this target will be missed.

Executive director Shelley Hearne said: "We have reached a state of policy paralysis in regards to obesity.

"We need more and better data so we can make decisions to get out of the debate limbo in which we are stuck.

"We have a crisis of poor nutrition and physical inactivity in the US and it's time we dealt with it."

The trust says more needs to be done to tackle inactivity and poor diet, focusing particularly on schools to prevent bad lifestyle habits being learned in childhood.

It warned: "There will be no quick fixes. A sustained effort will be required to reverse the current trend."

Dr Ian Campbell, chairman of the National Obesity Forum in the UK, warned that the same was happening in other Western countries.

"We have seen this year-on-year rise in obesity in the US that has been mirrored in the UK. We know we are only about seven years behind them.

"When will we in this country wake up and smell the coffee?

"The Americans have woken up to it before and clearly they are still in a state of policy paralysis.

"In this country, the government is working very hard to try and develop a strategy for obesity but at the moment very little practically is being done.

"It really is time that we got our finger out and started making real changes.

"This is no cosmetic irritation, it is a serious medical problem."

This is damned scary. Nearly two thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese!!!

[Rail Claimore]

^The definition of "overweight" isn't the same as fat. I'd say only 1 out of three Americans actually looks overweight.

But yes, this is a very fat country full of stupid fat bitches who do nothing but complain about skinny people like me.

I think we should put a tax on all junk food and use it to pay for healthcare.

[eddyk]

Yeah that overweight thing is bollox.

Ive been going to the gym for the last 4 months....and lost 5 inches on my waistline....but have lost only 2/3 of a stone.

Because ive also but on a lot of muscle.

Rugby players are a prime example.....Fit a anything....but most fall in the overweight category.

[EarlyBird]

Originally Posted by eddyk

Yeah that overweight thing is bollox.

Ive been going to the gym for the last 4 months....and lost 5 inches on my waistline....but have lost only 2/3 of a stone.

Because ive also but on a lot of muscle.

Rugby players are a prime example.....Fit a anything....but most fall in the overweight category.

This is inaccurate. You say rugby players are "fit as anything" but it's not quite true. They are overweight, which leads to heart strain. This is why rugby players die at a much younger age than the average, much like wrestlers and bodybuilders do. Being heavily built isn't good for you, regardless of whether it's fat or muscle.

[DonQui]

makes me feel all the better for being moderately in shape and actually a little underweight for my height

[Martin G]

Well, so are us Brits - look at this example - and he's got a compulsive condition making him this fat.

[tommygunn]

Originally Posted by EarlyBird

This is inaccurate. You say rugby players are "fit as anything" but it's not quite true. They are overweight, which leads to heart strain. This is why rugby players die at a much younger age than the average, much like wrestlers and bodybuilders do. Being heavily built isn't good for you, regardless of whether it's fat or muscle.

good point muscle is heavy and forces your heart to work twice as hard the fittest people are runners.

[Martyn]

well-drawn nips, martin...

[JDRS]

I'm suprised he can still walk. We have a problem here as well although admittedly it's no where near two thirds of the population which shocked me.

[The Poonman]

Some chicks dig fat guys.

[tommygunn]

Originally Posted by The Poonman

Some chicks dig fat guys.

1 in a million by the way americans are fat pigs.

[JDRS]

Originally Posted by The Poonman

Some chicks dig fat guys.

If they are paid alot by them maybe...

Actually I do remember a programme ages ago on Channel 4 about men who were interested in fat women so maybe it works the other way round.

[Cabo]

I've gained weight just reading this thread. I must be an American pig.

[eddyk]

Originally Posted by EarlyBird

This is inaccurate. You say rugby players are "fit as anything" but it's not quite true. They are overweight, which leads to heart strain. This is why rugby players die at a much younger age than the average, much like wrestlers and bodybuilders do. Being heavily built isn't good for you, regardless of whether it's fat or muscle.

OT, but interessting.


American Footballers on average die 15 years too early....because of all the hits to the head they take in their life.

[DonQui]

Originally Posted by tommygunn

1 in a million by the way americans are fat pigs.

and brits have bad teeth and reek of hagis.

[Kampflamm]

Originally Posted by Martin G

Well, so are us Brits - look at this example - and he's got a compulsive condition making him this fat.

Hair loss is such a terrible disease.

[JDRS]

Originally Posted by DonQui

and reek of hagis.

I think you mean Scots.

[Gareth]

Remember, men go for looks first and personality second.

Women go for money first, looks second. Personality comes fourth after penis size.

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[ReddAlert]

Originally Posted by tommygunn

1 in a million by the way americans are fat pigs.

you and your mom is a dirty alley whore.

At least my teeth dont look like some cave formation.