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Post by CMF Newsman on Aug 28, 2007 9:00:21 GMT -5
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippians need to skip the gravy, say no to the fried pickles and start taking brisk walks to fight an epidemic of obesity, experts say. According to a new study, this Deep South state is the fattest in the nation. It also became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered obese, with West Virginia and Alabama just behind, according to the Trust for America's Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention. Aside from being a butt of late-night talk show jokes, the obesity epidemic has serious implications for public policy. If current trends hold, these states could face enormous increases in the already significant costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments related to extra weight. The leanest state in the rankings was Colorado, with an obesity rate projected at a much lower 17.6 percent. story
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Homebrew Dave
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Post by Homebrew Dave on Aug 28, 2007 15:31:09 GMT -5
Mmmmm....gravy.
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Post by daworm on Aug 28, 2007 15:34:46 GMT -5
Yeah, but what they consider "obese" is crazy. I'd have to weigh around 180 to not be considered obese. At 305 I'm definitely overweight, but I ought to be around 230, not 180.
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Post by dirtymc on Aug 28, 2007 15:38:44 GMT -5
100,000 women, 70% black, do the math.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Aug 28, 2007 16:06:04 GMT -5
Worm, you and I are about the same height but I think you have a more massive body type than mine. The charts I've read tell me I need to be no more than 198. I know that at 218 I still have a 40" waist so I think the charts about right for me. I'm guessing high end for you would be closer to 212.
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Post by Milk on Aug 28, 2007 20:17:38 GMT -5
This is silly. Everybody knows that I am the fattest state in our nation! You can have my trans fats when you take them from my cold, dead, sweaty, greasy hands!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2007 21:59:11 GMT -5
Tax fat.
for the fat kids.
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