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More Fatties Than Ever Before in the United States of Inevitable Diabetes
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:55 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:55 am
US Adult Obesity Rate Rises AGAIN!
HOORAY!
HOORAY!
quote:
Gallup-Healthways released its latest data on obesity in the United States, showing that in 2014, 27.7 percent of adults were considered obese — up from 25.5 percent in 2008.
The rate is the highest in the seven years Gallup-Healthways has tracked obesity. The new report is based on data from phone interviews conducted from Jan. 2 to Dec. 30, 2014, with 167,029 adults throughout the U.S.
Obesity is determined as having a body mass index (BMI) score of 30 or higher. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered normal weight, and a BMI of 18.4 or less is considered underweight.
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Of the people polled, those ages 65 and older experienced the biggest increase in obesity (a 4 percentage-point increase from 2008 to 2014), followed closely by 45-to-64-year-olds (with an increase of 3.5 percentage-points). Other groups that experienced large increases since 2008 include Midwesterners (an increase of 2.9 percent) and women (an increase of 2.8 percent).
However, adults ages 18 to 29 only saw a 0.3 percentage-point increase in obesity from 2008 to 2014 (going from 17.4 percent to 17.7 percent). And even though black people still have the highest obesity rate of all measured demographics of 35.5 percent, their obesity rate increased only 0.5 percentage-points from 2008 to 2014 (from 35 percent to 35.5. percent).
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:56 am to LoveThatMoney
more supersized models
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:02 am to LoveThatMoney
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:04 am to LoveThatMoney
More BBWs for me.Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:06 am to LoveThatMoney
I completely doubt these statistics because BMI seems like such bullshite
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:06 am to LoveThatMoney
That's because kale is for hipsters and socialists! Give me my bacon and guns goddamnit!
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:07 am to DelU249
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I completely doubt these statistics because BMI seems like such bullshite
Agree. One of the worst "scientific" measurements in existence.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:08 am to LoveThatMoney
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Of the people polled, those ages 65 and older experienced the biggest increase in obesity
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However, adults ages 18 to 29 only saw a 0.3 percentage-point increase in obesity from 2008 to 2014 (going from 17.4 percent to 17.7 percent).
Soooo...old people get heavier as they get older?
Why is this news
Oh, and for your troubles:
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 11:13 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:14 am to saint amant steve
BMI is accurate for about everyone that isn't pregnant or college or higher level athelete
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:18 am to DelU249
BMI is not a good indicator in that it will inappropriately label people with large muscle mass as obese, but those people are such a small percentage of the population it's negligible. BMI is really the only way to measure obesity rates on a large scale.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:21 am to DelU249
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I completely doubt these statistics because BMI seems like such bullshite
Eh. Individually, yeah, BMI is bullshite. My BMI tells me I'm almost overweight at 6'2" and 190 lbs. But I was 6'2" and 175 lbs, which is well within the standard BMI for my height, about six months ago and I looked like a bean pole.
But overall, as a statistic for measuring the basic population as a whole (which is what it was designed to do), it's a pretty good indication that there are a bunch of fat fricks running around in this country.
Roughly 1 out of every 4 people is not just overweight, but obese. That's astonishing. Our healthcare costs are going to go through the fricking roof in the next ten to twenty years, not just because of Obamacare, but because more and more people each day have decided to commit to donuts instead of treadmills. frick these people. We are a nation that is literally eating itself to death.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:28 am to tween the hedges
no it isnt accurate. I believe I am fat right now, atleast for me, but I still wear size 34 jeans and am considered obese if you go by BMI. Its because i actually lift weights. I am not a muscular guy nor am I a high level athlete.
BF% is a much much better indicator of obesity.
BF% is a much much better indicator of obesity.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:29 am to tween the hedges
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BMI is accurate for about everyone that isn't pregnant or college or higher level athelete
So you put stock in a measurement which states that a 6'0" male weighing 140 lb is of a healthy weight but a 185 lb male of the same height is overweight?
Any male with even a decent bit of muscle mass would be viewed as overweight according to the BMI.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 11:33 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:37 am to LoveThatMoney
Think about this - Louisiana and Mississippi are commonly in the Top 5 "Fattest States" (according to the stupid, skinny haters) - and certainly were 20 or so years ago. Colorado is typically our skinniest state (and is consistently one of the skinniest states). Colorado is now FATTER than Louisiana and Mississippi were in the early 90s.
That is how fast this problem is spiraling out of control - the irony is, we don't think of fat people as being all that fast.
ETA: Bottom line is no state was over 20% obese in the early 90s - no state is under 20% obese currently.
That is how fast this problem is spiraling out of control - the irony is, we don't think of fat people as being all that fast.
ETA: Bottom line is no state was over 20% obese in the early 90s - no state is under 20% obese currently.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:39 am to lsu777
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BF% is a much much better indicator of obesity.
I concur 100%. Unfortunately, measuring an individual's BMI is a much simpler, and cheaper, process than accurately measuring their body fat percentage.
In the picture below, I guarantee the male on the left weighs more than his counterpart on the right. While they both possess the same body fat percentage, their BMIs are sure to be drastically different due to the greater lean body mass of the left male.
Which physique looks healthier to you?
The BMI has a chart that you can reference at any time. Meanwhile, there are a number of factors to consider when attempting to measure body fat percentage.
Skin calipers are not always accurate, particularly cheap, commercial ones, and air-displacement plethysmography is not easily accessible.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:39 am to LoveThatMoney
quote:Everyone is going to argue BMI here but this is the bigger problem with their study. NHANES estimates obesity around 35%. The increase is probably real but the overall prevalence is most likely underestimated.
based on data from phone interviews
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:40 am to Winkface
I keep confusing you and terd, it is quite annoying.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:43 am to LoveThatMoney
BMI is good as a "benchmark" type overall measure, as mentioned above.
The fact that it's increased isn't indicating we're all hitting the weights more.
There is a coming diabetes mega-epidemic, especially in the south / Texas.
The fact that it's increased isn't indicating we're all hitting the weights more.
There is a coming diabetes mega-epidemic, especially in the south / Texas.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:44 am to lsu777
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BF% is a much much better indicator of obesity.
Absolutely, but doing a large sample size study of body fat percentage would be extremely time consuming and expensive. BMI is an adequate metric when dealing with very large sample sizes and making comparisons over time.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:48 am to saint amant steve
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So you put stock in a measurement which states that a 6'0" male weighing 140 lb is of a healthy weight but a 185 lb male of the same height is overweight?
Yeah it's pretty dumb. For someone 5'9" like myself, at 175 lbs. I am considered overweight. Normal weight would be 125-169 lbs according to this metric.
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