More stats about obesity and women in particular
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We've finally slowed
down but I think more people are becoming super obese!
Honestly, I look around at some of these 5'3" 300+ women and wonder if I could stop her from getting first down on a 4th and inches situation
this part of the article cracked me up:
"•About 65% of obese adults were told that they were overweight by their health care provider."
WTF? Like they didn't hear it from everybody else! do you have to have a phd these days to tell someone they're a fat-ass?
down but I think more people are becoming super obese! Honestly, I look around at some of these 5'3" 300+ women and wonder if I could stop her from getting first down on a 4th and inches situation
this part of the article cracked me up:
"•About 65% of obese adults were told that they were overweight by their health care provider."
WTF? Like they didn't hear it from everybody else! do you have to have a phd these days to tell someone they're a fat-ass?
When being called 'thick' goes wrong.
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/Ww6UAf5KoE8[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6UAf5KoE8
http://www.forthealthcare.com/media/images/obesity-table.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
Wikipedia ~ "BMI
BMI, or body mass index, is a simple and widely used method for estimating body fat.[2] In epidemiology BMI alone is used as an indicator of prevalence and incidence.
BMI was developed by the Belgian statistician and anthropometrist Adolphe Quetelet.[3] It is calculated by dividing the subject's weight by the square of his/her height, typically expressed either in metric or US "Customary" units:
Metric: BMI = kg / m2
Where kg is the subject's weight in kilograms and m is the subject's height in metres.
US/Customary: BMI = lb * 703 / in2
Where lb is the subject's weight in pounds and in is the subject's height in inches.
- The current definitions commonly in use establish the following values, agreed in 1997 and published in 2000:[4]
* A BMI less than 18.5 is underweight
* A BMI of 18.5–24.9 is normal weight
* A BMI of 25.0–29.9 is overweight
* A BMI of 30.0–39.9 is obese
* A BMI of 40.0 or higher is severely (or morbidly) obese
* A BMI of 35.0 or higher in the presence of at least one other significant comorbidity is also classified by some bodies as morbid obesity.[5][6]
In a clinical setting, physicians take into account race, ethnicity, lean mass (muscularity), age, sex, and other factors which can affect the interpretation of BMI. BMI overestimates body fat in persons who are very muscular, and it can underestimate body fat in persons who have lost body mass (e.g. many elderly).[1] Mild obesity as defined by BMI alone is not a cardiac risk factor, and hence BMI cannot be used as a sole clinical and epidemiological predictor of cardiovascular health.[7]"
