OT- We're Number Two!

NeoSEC28 wrote:
Isnt Springfield was number 1 ;)

I had to quote that statement for posterity.

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NeoSEC28 wrote:
Isnt Springfield was number 1 ;)

That's very good mangling of the English language Neo ;P
Certainly, wonder where England are on the report. And to the US, congratulations! You're no longer the fattest country in the world, just one of te fattest. This calls for a party, who wants cake?

L_B_123XD wrote:
And to the US, congratulations! You're no longer the fattest country in the world, just one of te fattest. This calls for a party, who wants cake?

All of us!!!

L_B_123XD wrote:

NeoSEC28 wrote:
Isnt Springfield was number 1 ;)

That's very good mangling of the English language Neo ;P
Certainly, wonder where England are on the report. And to the US, congratulations! You're no longer the fattest country in the world, just one of te fattest. This calls for a party, who wants cake?

I do... Yay cake.

This is our secret new immigration policy, make them too fat and slow to cross the border.

menace1211 wrote:

L_B_123XD wrote:

NeoSEC28 wrote:
Isnt Springfield was number 1 ;)

That's very good mangling of the English language Neo ;P
Certainly, wonder where England are on the report. And to the US, congratulations! You're no longer the fattest country in the world, just one of te fattest. This calls for a party, who wants cake?

Did someone say cake? Goes great with fried hot dogs. I live in the US, so I need to fatten up so we can return to glory!

Do your part as a proud American.

Granite Bay, huh? I lived in Antelope a long time...

pantuflin007 wrote:
Three servings for me please. :mrgreen:

Oh no that's greedy. Although you can have 50 sausage rolls if you want.

dominic115 wrote:

pantuflin007 wrote:
Three servings for me please. :mrgreen:

Oh no that's greedy. Although you can have 50 sausage rolls if you want.

Was it KFC that had that chicken sandwich, where the bread was actually two more pieces of chicken?

I don't know about these reports. Statistics are so easy to manipulate to get whatever results you want out of them. However, living in this country and looking around at the children in my child's school or the kids in the schools that I drive past? I just don't see this high obesity rate.

Yes, there are some VERY fat people at Wal-Mart but I don't see any at the high end grocery stores.

Here is a varying report that I found at the CIA World Facts book that was dated November 2012. It shows a completely different picture with the US being further down the list at number 6.

What I do find interesting is that 4 of 10 countries are in the Middle East. I also know that there is an uptrend in the US of eating healthier and exercising more. I would love to see the regional break down and see what percentage the US South plays in these numbers.

This week in the United States, people will celebrate the Thanksgiving Day holiday with family traditions that usually include a very large meal. In anticipation of waist-band stretching feasts, we decided to see how the United States fares against other populations in terms of obesity. The U.S. comes in near the top, having the 6th highest obesity rate. The World Factbook data also show that there are clear regional trends, even though obesity rates vary around the world.

Of the 10 countries or territories with the highest obesity rates, 5 are in Oceania. Another 4 are in the Middle East. Rates on this chart reflect the percent of a country’s adult population that has Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0, which is considered obese.

Country

Obesity Rate

1. American Samoa (US territory) 74.60

2. Tokelau 63.40

3. Tonga 56.00

4. Kiribati 50.60

5. Saudi Arabia 35.60

6. United States 33.90

7. United Arab Emirates 33.70

8. Egypt 30.30

9. Kuwait 28.80

10. New Zealand 26.50

Of the 10 countries with the lowest obesity rates, 8 are in Asia, and the remaining 2 are in Africa.

Country

Obesity Rate

1. Vietnam 0.50

2. Laos 1.20

3. Madagascar 2.10

4. Indonesia 2.40

5. China 2.90

6. Japan 3.10

7. Korea, South 3.20

8. Eritrea 3.30

9. Philippines 4.30

10. Singapore 6.90