Indiana is the 6th Fattest State In America (insurance, calculation)

[Future Trooper]

according to this report just released about 3 out of every 10 hoosiers is classified as obese.

FOXNews.com - How Fat Is Your State? Breakdown of State Obesity Percentages - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News



for the first time in 4 years i dont fall under the category of Obese!

YAY ME!!

so what is your view of this report? and what more do you think could be done to counteract this growing epidemic?

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by gdude

according to this report just released about 3 out of every 10 hoosiers is classified as obese.

FOXNews.com - How Fat Is Your State? Breakdown of State Obesity Percentages - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News



for the first time in 4 years i dont fall under the category of Obese!

YAY ME!!

so what is your view of this report? and what more do you think could be done to counteract this growing epidemic?

Actually, that report says we're 16th. And, given that many states are tied at various positions, we're actually 21st. Quite frankly, this is better than I expected, although we clearly need to improve.

[Future Trooper]

sorry i guess i didnt catch that error till it was to late.

[Jaxson]

I can honestly see in the very near future insurance companies imposing a restriction on an obese person for coverage. Making it so they have to lose weight in order to retain health care benefits.

Food is no longer looked at as a means of survival but a comfort or entertaining item instead. From generations doing this we have become one of the most obese nations in the world!

[Zig'sbird]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

I can honestly see in the very near future insurance companies imposing a restriction on an obese person for coverage. Making it so they have to lose weight in order to retain health care benefits.

Food is no longer looked at as a means of survival but a comfort or entertaining item instead. From generations doing this we have become one of the most obese nations in the world!

One of

Supposedly, Australia is currently in the top place. Your comment about insurance companies actually tickled something in my mind. I forget where I heard it, or even when, but I thought a little over a year ago an insurance company did just that. Someone who was overly obese had to pay higher premiums.

Of course, if all of them start doing it, the question of what defines obese needs to be addressed. Using the standard height and weight scale is not accurate for all people. That scale only takes into account one body type. People who are stocky never will make that scale. I've always failed that scale, even when I was at a 12% body fat. Likewise, avid gym goers will typically fail it also if they are serious about lifting weights. Muscle weighs a lot more then fat.

[ImGibby]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

I can honestly see in the very near future insurance companies imposing a restriction on an obese person for coverage. Making it so they have to lose weight in order to retain health care benefits.

Food is no longer looked at as a means of survival but a comfort or entertaining item instead. From generations doing this we have become one of the most obese nations in the world!

I think most insurance companies already charge a higher premium if you don't fall into their "guide lines" of fit & trim, which is an arbitrary, at best, calculation of height and weight. Which is ridiculous because you can be a certain height and weigh more than "average" but still be physically fit and in shape. Just look at at a lot of professional athletes, football player in particular, I'm sure they would be classified as "obese" by these standards. Not that they need to worry about private health care, but still, you can not judge a persons "fitness" by height and weight. Body fat % would be better, but still not dead on accurate.

[Ldywlf]

Originally Posted by gdude

according to this report just released about 3 out of every 10 hoosiers is classified as obese.

FOXNews.com - How Fat Is Your State? Breakdown of State Obesity Percentages - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News



for the first time in 4 years i dont fall under the category of Obese!

YAY ME!!

so what is your view of this report? and what more do you think could be done to counteract this growing epidemic?

I think that their Idea of obese is inaccurate. As I seen someone else state you can be physically fit and per standards be considered obese. My 10 yr old is 5'6" and weight 130. If she were to be any thinner you would see her ribs... but per standards she needs to lose about 5+ lbs.... Trust me she's thin and very healthy. Specially considering a few yrs back she was put on meds that caused her to nearly double her weight and we spent a yr fighting to get her back to a healthy weight after she didn't need those meds anymore. Plus the standards don't take into consideration bone structure... Some people are bigger boned than others....

[domergurl]

Sometimes I feel like the 6th fattest person in Indiana

[Future Trooper]

Domergurl you are not fat.

i was Obese according to the statistics but now i fall under normal i used to weigh
226lbs in May now i am down to 194 lbs which puts me at normal!