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In response to "how much is technically obese now? -- nm" by ty97

roughly 30 pounds over "healthy weight", which I think that target number is also bullcrap.

Posted by TFox Nov 18 '09, 07:51

Yes, obesity is a problem and an expensive one at that, but half of Americans being 30 pounds over a bullshit "healthy weight" number doesn't pass the sanity sniff test for me.

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i fully believe that Americans (and Canadians) are heading that way. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 18, 07:54
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- it says we are overly obese, sure. it does not say that number is sensical. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 07:55 2
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    - ok -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 07:58
- Actually, I think Australia overtook the US as fattest nation -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 07:55 5
  - the UK is pretty fat now as well, I believe. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:57
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    - here we go -- (link) - Roger More Nov 18, 07:59 2
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        Well, Australians do feel better about being #1, no matter what qualifiers they have to use -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 08:04
I thought it was 30 percent? -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:52 11
- it's 34 percent now, trended forward to 43 percent. but i don't understand how they are calculating "weight-related medical bills" at all. - TFox Nov 18, 07:54 10
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    - that would seem to be a reasonable and proper way. another way would be to count all the diabetes, since fatness causes it. - TFox Nov 18, 07:58 3
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        ingrained institutional bias against a perceived moral failing. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 08:09 1
        
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  - many diseases are more common when you are overweight (such as type 2 diabetes). -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:55
  - blood pressure, diabetes, etc are all absolutely weight issues for a huge number of people -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 18, 07:55 3
    - yes i know. i just don't know what they are counting as weight-related. - TFox Nov 18, 07:56 2
      - I'd assume, the increased chance of having those diseases due to your weight -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 07:57
      - yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they stretched the definition for shock value. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:57

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