Russell Williams
Well-Known Member
Let me see if I get this straight -- Social Security is going to go broke because people are living a lot longer.
The average American is getting fatter.
And then we have the following news story:
They defined adult overweight and obesity using a standard medical definition called body mass index. People with a BMI of 25 or above are considered overweight, while those with BMIs of 30 or above are obese and at serious risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
Studies show that 66 percent of U.S. adults were overweight or obese in 2003 and 2004. An alarming 80 percent of black women aged 40 or over are overweight and 50 percent are obese.
Sixteen percent of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight and 34 percent are at risk of becoming overweight, according to federal government figures.
Every group is steadily getting heavier, Wang said.
Our analysis showed patterns of obesity or overweight for various groups of Americans, said May Beydoun, who worked on the study.
Obesity is likely to continue to increase, and if nothing is done, it will soon become the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
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My fat friends be ready. If we are not prepared to defend ourselves, our children will be removed from us, our healthcare will cost more, companies will not hire us because our bodies indicates weak moral fiber, and somebody will start proposing that, for our own good and the good of the social order, we and our children should be forced to have weight loss surgery.
Yours truly,
Russell Williams
The average American is getting fatter.
And then we have the following news story:
They defined adult overweight and obesity using a standard medical definition called body mass index. People with a BMI of 25 or above are considered overweight, while those with BMIs of 30 or above are obese and at serious risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
Studies show that 66 percent of U.S. adults were overweight or obese in 2003 and 2004. An alarming 80 percent of black women aged 40 or over are overweight and 50 percent are obese.
Sixteen percent of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight and 34 percent are at risk of becoming overweight, according to federal government figures.
Every group is steadily getting heavier, Wang said.
Our analysis showed patterns of obesity or overweight for various groups of Americans, said May Beydoun, who worked on the study.
Obesity is likely to continue to increase, and if nothing is done, it will soon become the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
-- -- --
My fat friends be ready. If we are not prepared to defend ourselves, our children will be removed from us, our healthcare will cost more, companies will not hire us because our bodies indicates weak moral fiber, and somebody will start proposing that, for our own good and the good of the social order, we and our children should be forced to have weight loss surgery.
Yours truly,
Russell Williams
