DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW
Posted on 08/06/2008 12:40:29 PM PDT by edzo4
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the trends of the past three decades continue, it's possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
The figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
"Genetically and physiologically, it should be impossible" for all U.S. adults to become overweight, said Dr. Lan Liang of the federal government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, one of the researchers on the study.
However, she told Reuters Health, the data suggest that if the trends of the past 30 years persist, "that is the direction we're going."
Already, she and her colleagues point out, some groups of U.S. adults have extremely high rates of overweight and obesity; among African- American women, for instance, 78 percent are currently overweight or obese.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW
The MSM continues with its “news” that include the words “could” and “possible” as if it were gospel.
the one on the right must be feeling pretty good about herself.
But wait, if we are limited to thirty a week wouldn't we all be poor? Ahhh...I see a trend here.
I just hoped the picture wasn’t obscene, I had to assume they were all wearing bikini bottoms.
If we really put our minds to it, I bet we could make in in forty days.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (sp?), John Elway, Troy Aikman, George W Bush, and Bill Clinton....
...all fit the definition of "obese"...in fact, close to 4 million Americans went to bed one night, and woke up the next...obese, simply by changing the definition....
That's progress!
It does not differentiate between men and women or between fat or muscle.
Shades of “Wall E.”
Yeah theres a shocker.. lol
If they keep lowering the standards as to what is considered “overweight” I’m pretty sure they can say everyone is overweight.
You can thank the flawed BMI for that one.
the caption...
"It's official. EVERYTHING causes cancer"
This is slippery slope by governmental fiat!
50% of Americans are obese as are 50% of Europeans.
50% of Americans are obese as are 50% of Europeans.
It’s been suspected that research scientists cause cancer in lab rats.
Actually, completely nekkid healthy-sized women would be less obscene, IMHO.
In 40 years I’ll be 105 and obese.
Like I really care if I’m obese at 105!
You are being indicted for crimes against aesthetics, humanity and my eyes.
close to 4 million Americans went to bed one night, and woke up the next...obese, simply by changing the definition....
eating a few boxes of donuts before going to bed didn’t exactly help, either...
“possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, ....”
Will they all be above average weight too?
fear not the messiah will save us...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121755336096303089.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today
Too Fit to Be President?
Facing an Overweight Electorate,
Barack Obama Might Find
Low Body Fat a Drawback
By AMY CHOZICK
August 1, 2008; Page W1
Speaking to donors at a San Diego fund-raiser last month, Barack Obama reassured the crowd that he wouldn’t give in to Republican tactics to throw his candidacy off track.
“Listen, I’m skinny but I’m tough,” Sen. Obama said.
But in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese, could Sen. Obama’s skinniness be a liability? Despite his visits to waffle houses, ice-cream parlors and greasy-spoon diners around the country, his slim physique just might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them.
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