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America's Most Obese Cities
Forbes ^ | 11/25/07 | Rebecca Ruiz

Posted on 11/26/2007 12:46:45 PM PST by MotleyGirl70

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To: MotleyGirl70

I just returned from South Carolina and I didn’t see much fat there.

You want fat? Go to a cold weather state like Michigan where the welfare is easy, heart attacks are measured by the richter scale and people compete with trees for immobility.


161 posted on 11/26/2007 3:30:58 PM PST by sergeantdave (The majority of Michigan voters are that stupid and the condition is incipient and growing.)
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To: Mugwump

I am a diabetic and so, in addition to giving myself plenty of exercise (walking, weight-lifting, and running on a treadmill), I also count carbs. Note that I didn’t say “exclude” carbs, but rather, “count” carbs. Over the years, I have learned how many carbs serving I can have a day and still maintain or lose weight, as well as the size of a carb serving for a particular food type and the difference between good carbs and bad carbs.


162 posted on 11/26/2007 3:33:02 PM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: T.Smith
I laughed about that! I love how they cite poverty as a reason for obesity.

George Orwell explained the apparent contradiction in I believe it was his book "The Road to Wigan Pier".

Poor folks would rather have a tiny bit of luxury in their life and would choose a bit of candy over something healthy like an apple. Not the best choice for a healthy diet, but one takes his pleasures where one can find them. Wealthy people are more concerned about a balanced or healthy diet than poor folks, because poor folks have more pressing concerns.

163 posted on 11/26/2007 3:48:42 PM PST by Mark was here (Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?)
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To: jude24

You don’t have to eat fresh produce to lose weight. Canned veggies and canned fish will drop the pounds just as fast if not faster.


164 posted on 11/26/2007 3:55:53 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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To: MotleyGirl70

Very soon expect to hear Fat Police brown shirts and their jackboots marching down the street searching for offenders. The other sound you will here are the trapdoors closing as Milwaukee Patriots hide overweight people in their basements and root cellars.


165 posted on 11/26/2007 4:07:21 PM PST by afnamvet (Duncan Hunter in 08)
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To: MotleyGirl70

I have visited Japan, Korea, and China...China being my most recent, in October.

Not only can you recognize the American tourist by the color of their skin, but they’re easily recognizable by their weight....many were huge.


166 posted on 11/26/2007 4:19:40 PM PST by toldyou
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To: RockinRight

“Not this weekend! Cleveland swallowed Houston!”

LOL!


167 posted on 11/26/2007 4:21:55 PM PST by toldyou
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To: hsalaw

Butter butter butter bump


168 posted on 11/26/2007 4:29:21 PM PST by jokar (The Church age is the only time we will be able to Glorify God, http://www.gbible.org)
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To: weegee

Why must all “medical expenses” be for treating problems? Why can’t some of it be used for preventative care including health club dues and equipment?

I like that idea! Help fund my bicycle racing habit!


169 posted on 11/26/2007 4:36:22 PM PST by Fred Hayek (Leftism is a mental disorder)
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To: Fred Hayek

“Why must all “medical expenses” be for treating problems? Why can’t some of it be used for preventative care including health club dues and equipment?”

As a registered nurse, I ask the same question!

I know of a vitamin that has helped me. Yet, when I mentioned it to the chief of cardiology at a university hospital, he laughed.


170 posted on 11/26/2007 4:45:51 PM PST by toldyou
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To: MotleyGirl70; Ditto

Grits Cook: You never heard of grits?

Vinny Gambini: I've heard of grits. I just never actually *seen* a grit before.

171 posted on 11/26/2007 6:18:10 PM PST by Cagey (Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.......Thoreau)
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To: jude24
thought for sure Buffalo/WNY would have been on this list.

All that snow shoveling and bowling keeps Western New Yorkers in shape.

172 posted on 11/26/2007 6:20:39 PM PST by Cagey (Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.......Thoreau)
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To: Cagey

Lol! Thanks for finding it. I love that movie.


173 posted on 11/26/2007 6:23:54 PM PST by MotleyGirl70 (We don’t have borders, we have swiss cheese lines.~~~Go Packers!~~~)
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To: MotleyGirl70

“Joe Pesci as Vinny Gambini”

He lives a block from my daughter....we often see him riding his bicycle...nice guy!


174 posted on 11/26/2007 6:35:24 PM PST by toldyou
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
Just for fun, I computed BMIs for the entire Pittsburgh Steeler's active roster. Among the 53 players, this was the result:
33 players (62%) were rated obese.
19 players (36%) were rated overweight.
1 player (2%) were rated normal.

Who was the normal BMI player? Nate Washington, a respectable starter but by no means one of the pillars of the team.

175 posted on 11/26/2007 7:07:34 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: avacado

176 posted on 11/26/2007 7:10:55 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (McCain? Giuliani? Huckabee? Paul? As the Nominee? Then AiT Takes a Hike: 3rd Party Conservative)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

LOL!!!!!


177 posted on 11/27/2007 5:10:00 AM PST by avacado
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To: Verloona Ti

If you want to see fat people, go to your county health services. The poorest among us are the fattest.

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard, “Well we ain’t got much, but we always eat good.”

It is a cultural thing. When you have little in material wealth, you defend your stewardship of your family by the most obvious method—providing food, even to excess.


178 posted on 11/27/2007 6:29:44 AM PST by wildbill
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To: MotleyGirl70

What a country where obesity can be used to identify poverty.


179 posted on 11/27/2007 6:41:51 AM PST by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: avacado

Ewww! My eyes!


180 posted on 11/27/2007 7:32:05 AM PST by wjcsux (Islam: The religion of choice for those who are too stupid for Scientology)
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