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Study reveals cops are the most obese workers in America
The Daily Mail ^ | Dec. 17, 2014 | Tim MacFarlan

Posted on 12/18/2014 10:51:21 AM PST by Bettyprob

• Along with firefighters and security guards, nearly 41% of police are obese
• Findings published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine study
• Slimmest workers are economists, scientists and psychologists

Their job is to protect and serve – but it seems some police officers interpret this as an excuse to enjoy too many extra servings at the lunch table.

A study has revealed US cops have the highest rates of obesity among any profession in the country.

Along with firefighters and security guards, nearly 41 per cent of boys in blue are obese, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: cops; donuts; obesity; police
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1 posted on 12/18/2014 10:51:21 AM PST by Bettyprob
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To: Bettyprob

Dognuts!


2 posted on 12/18/2014 10:53:38 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Bettyprob

 

Cheif Wiggum could not be reached for comment.

3 posted on 12/18/2014 10:53:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Bettyprob

The firefighters part is very surprising.


4 posted on 12/18/2014 10:57:04 AM PST by 556x45
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To: Bettyprob

Donut shop commandoes

5 posted on 12/18/2014 10:59:10 AM PST by Kenton
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To: b4its2late

“Dog”nuts? Is that an Obama delicacy?


6 posted on 12/18/2014 10:59:18 AM PST by nonamer
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To: Kenton

He ate the suspect.


7 posted on 12/18/2014 11:00:41 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Kenton

The photographer took his life in his hands.


8 posted on 12/18/2014 11:01:46 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Bettyprob

You would think that if law enforcement is so dangerous as so many self righteously claim that cops would be among the fittest.


9 posted on 12/18/2014 11:01:53 AM PST by Ajnin (Wolves don't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.)
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To: Bettyprob

I am not at all surprised at this. I used to handle claims brought against law enforcement officers and their departments under 42 USC 1983 (i.e., claims for violations of civil rights). Without exaggeration, I’d say fully 70% of our cop clients were “big boys and girls.”


10 posted on 12/18/2014 11:02:29 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: LostInBayport

put


11 posted on 12/18/2014 11:02:30 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Bettyprob

Bad cop!

No donut!


12 posted on 12/18/2014 11:02:42 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: 556x45

Not really.

Have you been in a fire station recently?


13 posted on 12/18/2014 11:03:28 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Bettyprob

Oh this one is going to be funny.


14 posted on 12/18/2014 11:04:08 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Ajnin

Maybe the fact that they are not fit is one of the reasons it’s so dangerous...


15 posted on 12/18/2014 11:04:24 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Bettyprob

This fails to mention the effect that stress has on the human body. Stress causes weight gain.
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters are extremely stressful.
For a firefighter to go from a dead sleep to fully operational ready in 30 seconds stresses a body.
A good portion of both jobs requires hours of waiting for all hell to break loose.
Not conducive to a healthy life.


16 posted on 12/18/2014 11:04:48 AM PST by GOJPN
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To: WayneS

Nope. Ill admit ignorance in this. It seems to me that an occupation requiring a fair amount of physical strength wouldn’t allow for obesity.


17 posted on 12/18/2014 11:05:41 AM PST by 556x45
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To: Bettyprob

This fails to mention the effect that stress has on the human body. Stress causes weight gain.
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters are extremely stressful lifestyles.
For a firefighter to go from a dead sleep to fully operational ready in 30 seconds stresses a body.
A good portion of both jobs requires hours of waiting for all hell to break loose.
Not conducive to a healthy life.


18 posted on 12/18/2014 11:06:51 AM PST by GOJPN
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To: 556x45

You would think so.

But, alas, it is not so.


19 posted on 12/18/2014 11:07:12 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: b4its2late

Sometimes when I see titles here before clicking on the link make a prediction on how many posts before seeing a word or phrase. When reading this title predicted the word donut would appear by the 2nd post, was right on this time.


20 posted on 12/18/2014 11:08:44 AM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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