Posted on 01/09/2009 4:09:44 PM PST by traumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.
Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.
"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006, the NCHS said in its report.
The numbers are based on a survey of 4,356 adults over the age of 20 who take part in a regular government survey of health, said the NCHS, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The figures come from the 2005-2006 survey and are the most current available.
"During the physical examination, conducted in mobile examination centers, height and weight were measured as part of a more comprehensive set of body measurements," the NCHS report said.
"Although the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled since 1980, the prevalence of overweight has remained stable over the same time period," it said.
Obesity and overweight are calculated using a formula called body mass index. BMI is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Someone with a BMI of 25 to 29 is classified as overweight, 30 to 40 counts as obese and people with BMIs of 40 or more are morbidly obese.
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If so, I've been nodding my head every few minutes for nothing.
Hah. I gave that up two months ago.
Sigh...my puns are no good if I have to start explaining them. I need some new material.
Leave us alone and we won’t get fat.
OMG! That is down right obscene! Her stomach shows through the bottom of a dress! (Not your fault, but UGH!)
THIS level of obesity should be illegal.
Have you seen recent pix of the tubs at ATF? These fatsos in their clown ninja suits wouldn’t last five minutes on a battlefield. Instant heart attacks and strokes if these fat-gut jabbas had to engage in any maneveurs besides getting in line to order a big mac and ten vanilla malts.
Send them by ship,try to get the bulk rate.
I know they do it to themselves, but I feel very sorry for these people. I’ll bet they are so very sad.
Judith Anne is my name!
(just kidding)
I missed the intentional misspelling.
Great name! I picked it so I wouldn’t forget my screen name. :D
I fold!
LOL....that’s pretty smart of you. I picked one that would keep me from forgetting my name AND where I live!
It's called carb cycling, and it's awesome.
So does the Purina Diet
Yesterday, I was at PetsMart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my
loyal pet, Angel the Wonder Dog. I was in the checkout line when the woman
behind me asked if I had a dog.
What did she think I had, an elephant?
So, since I’m retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her, ‘No,
I don’t have a dog. I am starting the Purina Diet again.’
I added that I probably shouldn’t, because I ended up in the hospital
last time, but that I’d lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive
care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both
arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet, and that the way it works
is to load your pockets with Purina nuggets. Then you simply eat one or two
every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works
well, and I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled
with my story.
Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food
poisoned me.
I told her, ‘No, I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter’s butt and a
car hit us both.’
I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack, he was
laughing so hard. PetsMart won’t let me shop there anymore.
May you... Live well, Love much, and Laugh often!
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