By 2030, the Lancet estimates that 164 million Americans will be obese. Not fat, obese. This will be about 1/2 the population of the country. How many cases of diabetes could be avoided if only we would eat properly and get just a little exercise? Health care is expensive enough without being willfully self-destructive.
Stayed thin in working years, in the field a lot, and started packing on some pounds, thought I was getting “fat” with a BMI mid-25. Now back down to 24 range after recent increase in exercise, and decrease in food intake, more in keeping with lower metabolism at 68. Need to watch my dachshund as well, he’s 13, so we walk together, but boy does he give me the evil eye if I reduce HIS food portions!!
I take these studies with a load of salt (I know, bad for me…). I’m 6’1", 235 lbs and by the medical definition, am obese. I’m also a 25 year career military officer who runs, plays sports, skis, does martial arts, and passes his fitness test every year. While I may have added a few extra pounds over the years, I certainly don’t look like the guys in the cartoon. And yet… I’m told by the docs that I’m obese.
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means…”
The primary culprit seems to be sugar/high fructose corn syrup.-Of course we also know that government should have NO role in the health of its citizens. Tthe free market will take care of everything.
Its a lifestyle choice. We should not stand in the way of their pursuit of happiness. Also, their obesity should have no effect on my healthcare costs, but now that we have the government paying for people’s healthcare, I’m sure it will.
I will agree that we could find a better way to determine obesity. Certainly, there are people who can only be described as “skinny” who have a high BMI. That said, we’re picking at nits. Walk down any street any day and you can easily see a large percentage of the people you see who are headed for significant health problems. Whether they are clinically obese or whatever name you choose to use, they are a financial tsunami waiting to happen.
Someone mentioned that we’re 16 trillion in debt. When you’re in debt, you reduce unnecessary spending. The best investment we can make for our society is to choose not to cost it any more than we have to.
The Republicans at the Iowa caucuses used many tricks to lure voters. One of them was serving Deep Fried Butter. I recommend that we all be suspicious of anyone who tells us they know how best to handle our health care needs, while feeding us food that even babies would rightly refuse to eat.
So where is this cartoon supposed to take place? A USA street scene? OK, are the mother and child visitors?If citizens, they would be fat also. Look out the window.
And now they’re talking about lowering the “overweight” number to 23. Michael Phelps is overweightRyan Lochte is morbidly obeseWant to try and keep up with them for 48 hours? .But hey, why work out when you can just develop an eating disorder? We all need someone to point and laugh at and anybody other than fat people would be politically incorrect.
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
By 2030, the Lancet estimates that 164 million Americans will be obese. Not fat, obese. This will be about 1/2 the population of the country. How many cases of diabetes could be avoided if only we would eat properly and get just a little exercise? Health care is expensive enough without being willfully self-destructive.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Stayed thin in working years, in the field a lot, and started packing on some pounds, thought I was getting “fat” with a BMI mid-25. Now back down to 24 range after recent increase in exercise, and decrease in food intake, more in keeping with lower metabolism at 68. Need to watch my dachshund as well, he’s 13, so we walk together, but boy does he give me the evil eye if I reduce HIS food portions!!
Anweir88 over 11 years ago
I take these studies with a load of salt (I know, bad for me…). I’m 6’1", 235 lbs and by the medical definition, am obese. I’m also a 25 year career military officer who runs, plays sports, skis, does martial arts, and passes his fitness test every year. While I may have added a few extra pounds over the years, I certainly don’t look like the guys in the cartoon. And yet… I’m told by the docs that I’m obese.
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means…”
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
The primary culprit seems to be sugar/high fructose corn syrup.-Of course we also know that government should have NO role in the health of its citizens. Tthe free market will take care of everything.
ConserveGov over 11 years ago
Its a lifestyle choice. We should not stand in the way of their pursuit of happiness. Also, their obesity should have no effect on my healthcare costs, but now that we have the government paying for people’s healthcare, I’m sure it will.
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
I will agree that we could find a better way to determine obesity. Certainly, there are people who can only be described as “skinny” who have a high BMI. That said, we’re picking at nits. Walk down any street any day and you can easily see a large percentage of the people you see who are headed for significant health problems. Whether they are clinically obese or whatever name you choose to use, they are a financial tsunami waiting to happen.
Someone mentioned that we’re 16 trillion in debt. When you’re in debt, you reduce unnecessary spending. The best investment we can make for our society is to choose not to cost it any more than we have to.
The Republicans at the Iowa caucuses used many tricks to lure voters. One of them was serving Deep Fried Butter. I recommend that we all be suspicious of anyone who tells us they know how best to handle our health care needs, while feeding us food that even babies would rightly refuse to eat.
larryrhoades over 11 years ago
So where is this cartoon supposed to take place? A USA street scene? OK, are the mother and child visitors?If citizens, they would be fat also. Look out the window.
Rottiluv over 11 years ago
sighhttp://www.obesitymyths.com/myth1.1.html
And now they’re talking about lowering the “overweight” number to 23. Michael Phelps is overweightRyan Lochte is morbidly obeseWant to try and keep up with them for 48 hours? .But hey, why work out when you can just develop an eating disorder? We all need someone to point and laugh at and anybody other than fat people would be politically incorrect.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Yes, Matt, muscle DOES weigh more per “volume” than fat, but it’s hard to accept that Chris Christy is just “big boned”.
Mickey 13 over 11 years ago
“None of the BMI calculations take into account muscular weight which is much higher per unit volume than fat .”
The number of people that would be the exception, as your son is, would be so small to be statistically insignificant.
7500edg over 11 years ago
Why do people insult Americans?