America is #!

Coaster · Sep 14, 2007

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=300 bgColor=#eeeeee border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003399><TD colSpan=3>Countries with the highest obesity rates</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>Rank</TD><TD>Country</TD><TD>obese population aged 15 and over (OECD Countries)</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>1</TD><TD>United States</TD><TD> 30.6</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>2</TD><TD>Mexico</TD><TD> 24.2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>3</TD><TD>United Kingdom</TD><TD> 23.0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>4</TD><TD>Slovakia</TD><TD> 22.4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>5</TD><TD>Greece</TD><TD> 21.9</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>6</TD><TD>Australia</TD><TD> 21.7</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>7</TD><TD>New Zealand</TD><TD> 20.9</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>8</TD><TD>Hungary</TD><TD> 18.8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>9</TD><TD>Luxembourg</TD><TD> 18.4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>10</TD><TD>Czech Republic</TD><TD> 14.8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>11</TD><TD>Canada</TD><TD> 14.3</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>12</TD><TD>Spain</TD><TD> 13.1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>13</TD><TD>Ireland</TD><TD> 13.0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>14</TD><TD>Germany</TD><TD> 12.9</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>15</TD><TD>Finland</TD><TD> 12.8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>16</TD><TD>Portugal</TD><TD> 12.8</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>17</TD><TD>Iceland</TD><TD> 12.4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>18</TD><TD>Turkey</TD><TD> 12.0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>19</TD><TD>Belgium</TD><TD> 11.7</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>20</TD><TD>Poland</TD><TD> 11.4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>21</TD><TD>Netherlands</TD><TD> 10.0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>22</TD><TD>Sweden</TD><TD> 9.7</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>23</TD><TD>Denmark</TD><TD> 9.5</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>24</TD><TD>France</TD><TD> 9.4</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>25</TD><TD>Austria</TD><TD> 9.1</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>26</TD><TD>Italy</TD><TD> 8.5</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>27</TD><TD>Norway</TD><TD> 8.3</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>28</TD><TD>Switzerland</TD><TD> 7.7</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD>29</TD><TD>Japan</TD><TD> 3.2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>30</TD><TD>Korea, South</TD><TD> 3.2</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=right colSpan=3 height=2></TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD align=right colSpan=3>[SIZE=-2]Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

No shot at my Southern Cuzzins, but i was shocked to see Canadians are that fat also!!!
I'm cutting out olives in my martinis starting tomorrow!

Coaster

eek. · Sep 14, 2007

Look at the sub-groupings...

1 United States 30.6
2 Mexico 24.2
3 United Kingdom 23.0
4 Slovakia 22.4
5 Greece 21.9
6 Australia 21.7
7 New Zealand 20.9

8 Hungary 18.8
9 Luxembourg 18.4
10 Czech Republic 14.8
11 Canada 14.3
12 Spain 13.1
13 Ireland 13.0
14 Germany 12.9
15 Finland 12.8
16 Portugal 12.8
17 Iceland 12.4
18 Turkey 12.0
19 Belgium 11.7
20 Poland 11.4
21 Netherlands 10.0

22 Sweden 9.7
23 Denmark 9.5
24 France 9.4
25 Austria 9.1
26 Italy 8.5
27 Norway 8.3
28 Switzerland 7.7
29 Japan 3.2
30 Korea, South 3.2

eek. · Sep 14, 2007

We have two relatively dissimilar kinds of people at the #1 spot, but they live in the same food supply area...

1 United States 30.6
2 Mexico 24.2

I bet they put some additive shit in North American food that makes people blow up like a balloon.

European ban on bovine growth hormones should continue
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/161/6/677

Sex hormones, including testosterone and 5 others, increase cattle's weight by about 10%, making North American meat cheaper to produce.

xpanda · Sep 14, 2007

How does Mexico make #2? I've never been there, but from all accounts, the place is very poor ... you'd think it'd be hard to have a populace of fat bastards in a poor country.

RobFunk · Sep 14, 2007

Sweden, France, Norway and Switzerland FTW

RobFunk · Sep 14, 2007

xpanda said:
How does Mexico make #2? I've never been there, but from all accounts, the place is very poor ... you'd think it'd be hard to have a populace of fat bastards in a poor country.

I think Mexicans tend to have really slow metabolisms for some reason. They also tend to be short. I dunno, thats what I think. Harder for them to burn a calorie.

Willie99 · Sep 14, 2007

Damn, it's gotta be the language!

If you speak English, you're fat.

And the sheep around here actually think it's diet and exercise.

Wake up.

texansfan · Sep 14, 2007

Xpanda, try eating strictly mexican food for one month and see how much weight you gain. The foods they eat are loaded with fat.

Romanowski · Sep 14, 2007

xpanda said:
How does Mexico make #2? I've never been there, but from all accounts, the place is very poor ... you'd think it'd be hard to have a populace of fat bastards in a poor country.

fattening foods arent high dollar

RobFunk · Sep 14, 2007

Romanowski said:
fattening foods arent high dollar

Isnt that screwed up? Eating healthy costs $$. Believe it.

The french I think just eat small portions, they can control. I dont know whats wrong with America.

Willie99 · Sep 14, 2007

RobFunk said:
Isnt that screwed up? Eating healthy costs $$. Believe it.

The french I think just eat small portions, they can control. I dont know whats wrong with America.

Fast food

soda instead of water

beer instead of wine

wonder bread

preservatives over fresh

xpanda · Sep 14, 2007

Mexicans also eat a lot of beans, no? If I added beans to my daily diet, I'd be unable to gain a pound (now there's a thought!)

Seriously, tho... I realise that poor Americans tend to be obese, but a poor Mexican person has a problem getting food at all, not just healthy foods.

Romanowski · Sep 14, 2007

Beans are fine, but not cheese

VaultedTreehouse · Sep 15, 2007

Willie99 said:
Fast food

soda instead of water

beer instead of wine

wonder bread

preservatives over fresh

Exactly

barman · Sep 15, 2007

XPANDA notes: I realise that poor Americans tend to be obese, but a poor Mexican person has a problem getting food at all, not just healthy foods.

SH: Based on what I've observed among the Mexican-American community and what they've shared with me about life back home, the core diets are low cost, a lot of homegrown fruits and vegetables and of course, beef, beans and bread products.

The food is prepared communally not just among a single family, but often among several neighboring homes.

Not much, if any, goes to waste.

One does not have to be rich to eat well.

One does need to have more $$ if they want to buy mostly processed and prepackaged foods, (especially frozen) and if they want to pay others to prepare and/or serve the food to them. (restaurants etc).

barman · Sep 15, 2007

I believe most mainstream Americans, if forced to cut back on the amount of food they purchase (either for home or restaurant) would eat just fine and spend a lot less.

Of course, we're free to do otherwise and many do.

My wife and I have gone through some stretches where we discard $50 or more of food a week for several weeks at a time when we overbuy at restaruants (we eat out 3 to 4 times a week). It takes us paying closer attention to not waste both the food and of course the $$$ we pay for it.

That challenge is likely not often faced by a guy with a $200 a week income.

Romanowski · Sep 15, 2007

Barman you would probably be correct in the mexico communal sharing in rural or urban areasfor the poor, so 75%

I lived in colombia for 5 years and you can eat like a king, at a restaurant

not the fanciest in Bogota they didnt serve hamburgers or sushi

but steak rice beans, avocado, soup, fresh pork rind, fried plantains, fresh juice

all for 4 $

and your right that would be for the rich

eek. · Sep 15, 2007

I reckon that those crappy fizzy drinks put a lot of weight on people, it's been a big growth sector in recent years too.

That, and a general lack of basic physical effort.

There's no alchohol involved, but people wind up like those fat beer drinkers you see in pubs.

beanbag · Nov 13, 2007

does being fat mean being dumb because it seems to go hand in hand in the U.S.

levistep · Nov 13, 2007

beanbag said:
does being fat mean being dumb because it seems to go hand in hand in the U.S.

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