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.
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Dognuts!
Cheif Wiggum could not be reached for comment.
The firefighters part is very surprising.
Donut shop commandoes
“Dog”nuts? Is that an Obama delicacy?
He ate the suspect.
The photographer took his life in his hands.
You would think that if law enforcement is so dangerous as so many self righteously claim that cops would be among the fittest.
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.”
put
Bad cop!
No donut!
Not really.
Have you been in a fire station recently?
Oh this one is going to be funny.
Maybe the fact that they are not fit is one of the reasons it’s so dangerous...
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.
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.
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.
You would think so.
But, alas, it is not so.
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.
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