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Originally posted by Sam The ShamWhere are the sources for that? The link to the supposed AP article doesn't work (surprise surprise).
Europeans are worse, shouldn't throw the f-word around:
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2005/03/16/europeans_more_obese_than_americans.php
Europeans More Obese Than Americans
Does the USA have the fattest men? If you believed popular media you would think this was true. You'd be wrong:
In Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greec ital of the world, and saturated with fast food outlets would be the fattest. Czech Republic?
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity
Average BMI in 2002 in the US is 28 (source CDC)
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/healthcare/a/tallbutfat.htm
Average BMI in Europe ranges from 24.3 to 26.6 (source EC).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6148456.stm
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Originally posted by Sam The ShamHispanic? What's "Hispanic"?
Just google Hispanic/Obesity rates for fun stereotyping, highest of any group.
And just what would your Body Mass Index be Seet-see?
Oh yeah, another one of those American concepts only you use to group races randomly and abusively.
The world is bigger than your trailer park, sammy, you know? I mean, I guess you can google some pics.
P.S. By the way, how's the brady bunch at stormfront? All ok? send them greetings from me.
Originally posted by SeitseIf he can tear himself away from dietblog.com ...
Hispanic? What's "Hispanic"?
Oh yeah, another one of those American concepts only you use to group races randomly and abusively.
The world is bigger than your trailer park, sammy, you know? I mean, I guess you can google some pics.
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Originally posted by Sam The Shamincredible would be right. checking from the aforementioned iotf website:
Europeans are worse, shouldn't throw the f-word around:
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2005/03/16/europeans_more_obese_than_americans.php
Europeans More Obese Than Americans
Does the USA have the fattest men? If you believed popular media you would think this was true. You'd be wrong:
In Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greec ital of the world, and saturated with fast food outlets would be the fattest. Czech Republic?
http://www.iotf.org/database/documents/GlobalPrevalenceofAdultObesityJanuary2009v2.pdf
it looks clear the fattest people (male obesity) by far come from tonga and similar countries on the pacific.
after those, the competition is between a couple of middle eastern countries and unsurprisingly USA.
Lebanon 36.3% of males belong to the BMI 30+ group
Qatar 34.6%
USA 31.1%
kuwait 27.5%
for comparison, numbers from the claimed 'fat european countries':
cyprus 26.6%
greece 26%
england 23.6%
malta 22.9
germany 21%
czech 18%
finland 14.9%
but the real whales really seem to dig the pacific ocean:
nauru 55.7%
tonga 46.6%
cook islands 40.6% (nomen ist omen, eh?)
there were others, but you get the general idea.
so, while USA can't claim the title of fattest country in the world, not even a medal, you're obviously way up there. there were 5 pacific countries ahead, then the middleast 2, which makes you 8th fattest country in the world.
the problem in the AP-article is probably the rather misleading grouping of overweighted and obese together (guess why they did it?), which would drop the uncontested lard kings of Nauru way down in the rankings. when over half of their population is obese, the overweighted group is only 26.5%. which is about half of what your average developed countries have. the fattest countries are SO fat there just isn't room for smaller groups, percentage wise. the obese group 'eats away' from the other ones, in more ways than one.
edits: corrections, mainly that panama wasn't in the top 5, but french polynesia & samoa.
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Originally posted by SeitseNice try, but it doesn't work, since "Hispanic" is how Mexican-Americans refer to their background and culture. You know this too, and are a hypocrite for making out like it's a racist term on my part. Try again.
Hispanic? What's "Hispanic"?
Oh yeah, another one of those American concepts only you use to group races randomly and abusively.
The world is bigger than your trailer park, sammy, you know? I mean, I guess you can google some pics.
P.S. By the way, how's the brady bunch at stormfront? All ok? send them greetings from me.
And you didn't answer the question. What's your BMI? Odds are high that it's 30 or more.
So don't yak about fat Americans.
Originally posted by wormwood"Alright listen to me. In a few hours, she'll probably be sane enough to work herself into some kind of towering Jesus-based rage at the hazy recollection of being seduced by some kind of cruel Samoan who fed her liquor and LSD, dragged her to a Vegas hotel room and then savagely penetrated every orifice in her little body with his throbbing, uncircumcised member."
but the real whales really seem to dig the pacific ocean:
nauru 55.7%
tonga 46.6%
cook islands 40.6% (nomen ist omen, eh?)
Name the movie.
Originally posted by Suzianne"Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas"
"Alright listen to me. In a few hours, she'll probably be sane enough to work herself into some kind of towering Jesus-based rage at the hazy recollection of being seduced by some kind of cruel Samoan who fed her liquor and LSD, dragged her to a Vegas hotel room and then savagely penetrated every orifice in her little body with his throbbing, uncircumcised member."
Name the movie.
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Originally posted by Sam The ShamIf a little trailer park chav like you who contributes zip to the country's GDP is allowed to pour its biggotry and ignorance throughout these forums, I can't see why I can't do my part.
Nice try, but it doesn't work, since "Hispanic" is how Mexican-Americans refer to their background and culture. You know this too, and are a hypocrite for making out like it's a racist term on my part. Try again.
And you didn't answer the question. What's your BMI? Odds are high that it's 30 or more.
So don't yak about fat Americans.
Regarding "Hispanics", it is a stupid & fuzzy term used solely in the U.S. and I don't know (and don't care) what it includes or not, because as all "ethnical" classifications is, well, stupid & fuzzy (random at its best).
As for your question... I don't hang around dietblog, dude, I don't know what's BMI or how I calculate it. However, if you mean how fat I am, trust me, I can laugh at any average american and call him/her "fatty" quite freely and guiltlessly.