America's Obesity Map (in conjunction with the CDC)

[SteveG]

I posted it here because you might wish to comment. Just don't be too fast.



The map shows that in nine states - Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and West Virginia - adult obesity is at or above 35 per cent. But in West Virginia and Mississippi that figure hits 39.5 per cent, according to data from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Across the whole of the US, only three states have obesity levels under 25 per cent, and none have less than 20 per cent. Colorado, Hawaii and the District of Columbia are the healthiest.

Obesity costs the United States health care system over $147 billion a year and research has shown it affects work productivity and military readiness, says the CDC.


--However (from another source)
“In 1990, obese adults made up less than 15 percent of the population in most US states. By 2010, 36 states had obesity rates of 25 percent or higher, and 12 of those had obesity rates of 30 percent or higher,” according to Harvard University’s School of Public Health.

“While US obesity rates have, overall, stayed steady since 2003, the rates are still rising in some groups, and disparities persist: Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and Mexican American adults have higher rates of obesity than non-Hispanic white adults,” the school added.

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Correlation doesn't imply causality…

(but in this particular case…):popcorn:

[mrbigstuff]

Is that pre or post weed laws in Colorado?

[Speedy]

Although the fattiest states are Republican, the rest are a mixed bag.

[Rolando]

Obesity is a real problem. I don't know how to fix it, except individually.

Been thinking about having a REAL definition of junk food, and taxing that at 100%. I love veggies and fruit, but a burger is can be cheap, and people work so much, home cooking is a challenge (thus the rise of Freshly and the like).

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Is there a correlation in the number/percentage of working/single mothers to obesity?
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Have you ever seen the lines and parking lots at drive throughs/fast food food places at dinner time?

[vision63]

Rolando wrote:
Obesity is a real problem. I don't know how to fix it, except individually.

Been thinking about having a REAL definition of junk food, and taxing that at 100%. I love veggies and fruit, but a burger is can be cheap, and people work so much, home cooking is a challenge (thus the rise of Freshly and the like).

[spoiler=Unpopular Opinion]
Is there a correlation in the number/percentage of working/single mothers to obesity?
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Have you ever seen the lines and parking lots at drive throughs/fast food food places at dinner time?

First they came for the sodas. It's why fat people are fat, it must be taxed! Soda begged the snake cake for help, but the snack said "I am not a soda, therefore I do not care."

Next they came for the snack cake. It's why fat people are fat, it must be taxed! Snack cake begged Salty Snack for help but Salty Snack said "I am not a snack cake, therefore I do not care."

Then they came for the Meat. Meat asked the Vegetable king to help but the Vegetable king said "I am not meat, I am a plant, therefore I do not care."

Next they came the Plants. They declared, fruit still has sugar and it's too confusing to tax some food and not other foods. So, like the bridge they promised would one day be free and continued to charge for, politicians voted to charge taxes on all consumable foods.

IT IS WRITTEN! IT MUST BE TAXED!!! Even if you're a skinny bean pole. Pay up muthaphuka.

[Sarcany]

The first 20 pounds of the 40+ pounds I've lost since beginning my recent lifestyle changes were largely due to cutting out sugary soda and fruit juices. Swapping in veggie burgers and tofu for meat has also helped, as has cutting down on bread (cake is right out).

As for cutting out plants, sugary fruits - especially grapes - are not much different from candy. A good tip: cut down on fruit and swap in some more vegetables in your diet.

[vision63]

Sarcany wrote:
The first 20 pounds of the 40+ pounds I've lost since beginning my recent lifestyle changes were largely due to cutting out sugary soda and fruit juices. Swapping in veggie burgers and tofu for meat has also helped, as has cutting down on bread (cake is right out).

As for cutting out plants, sugary fruits - especially grapes - are not much different from candy. A good tip: cut down on fruit and swap in some more vegetables in your diet.

Also, work that body. Sweat. It really wants to sweat. We can tax people that don't work out. Life in as much balance as you can. There's room in life for cake.

[hal]

I wonder where those people are that pushed the 'big is beautiful' nonsense in the 70s/80s are. Fat people were sick and tired of being called fat and declared that 'fat' was beautiful and it was ok to be yourself even if yourself was morbidly obese. They would present exceptions - very large, but very active people doing active stuff.

But those people were in their 30s, 40s at the most. I'd like to know how they are doing now. My mom was always one of those very big, very strong women, but even after replacing both knees and hips, she doesn't have the strength to move her bulk around and she is aging WAY faster than her contemporaries.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Eh, hard to say about joint replacement. My uncle was heavy but not enough to be obese. He had hip replacement. One of his daughters has been within 15 lbs of actuarial table weight for the last 30 years but is talking about hip replacement after recently passing 65.