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Old 10-23-2010, 05:45 PM
 
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So only conservatives get upset when people in government boss them around and tell them that they know best how they should live their lives?

Well, at least we know red states won't be following the government like sheep.


"Victory-Welfare" (Sieg-Heil)
You're right. They're too busy following the fossil fuel industry, and food corporations that promote sugar-laden, over processed, low nutritional value junk food.
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Old 10-23-2010, 06:08 PM
 
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I think you are just picking on the black population (in red), since the vast majority of the states with high obesity are also states with a statistically high percentage of blacks. I left out states with under 9% black population, cuz I'm too lazy to do all of them.

So what does your list prove, or my addition to it?

Can you explain why Washington D.C which has the HIGHEST concentration of Black Americans on the list ranks 49th on the original list? It appears there is a much closer correlation between low income and obesity than the percentage of Black People in a given state. Keep in mind that only 16.3% of the people in Tennessee are Black Americans. Only 3.1% of the people in West Virginia are Black Americans. Only 7.1% of the people in Oklahoma are Black Americans and only 6.8% of people in Kentucky are Black Americans.


State Obesity Rates for Adults
1. Mississippi 33.8%
2. Alabama 31.6%
3. Tennessee 31.6%
4. West Virginia 31.3%
5. Louisiana 31.2%
6. Oklahoma 30.6%
7. Kentucky 30.5%

Lowest Per Capita Income

Louisiana: $21,439.21 per capita
Mississippi: $25,817.78 per capita
Arkansas: $27,152.87 per capita
West Virginia: $27,217.90 per capita
New Mexico: $27,634.02 per capita
Utah: $28,107.96 per capita
Idaho: $28,123.37 per capita
South Carolina: $28,496.27 per capita
Kentucky: $28,578.34 per capita
Alabama: $29,397.03 per capita
Oklahoma: $29,419.79 per capita
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Old 11-16-2010, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Macao
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I don't understand. Wealthier people are fitter and leaner than the poor.
Who knows who actually eats more but the wealthier people eat healthier food and work out more to burn calories.
Wealthy people have to present themselves well. I think the work it requires to make money and the work it takes to present yourself well goes hand in hand.
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Old 11-16-2010, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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This is a result of the RED states receiving so much pork from Washington in the form of more Federal money going to the RED states than they send to Washington in taxes.
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Old 11-16-2010, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Inland Levy County, FL
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In places where the poor are really poor, e.g. Haiti, parts of Africa, you don't see a lot of obesity. To maintain a weight well into the obestiy column on the BMI, you have to consume a good deal of food.
Do poor people in Haiti get food stamps? I think not. The poor people in America do and they use it to buy disgustingly horrible foods, chips, sodas, etc. I have a family member who buys several 20 ounce Cokes each day with her EBT card. I'm so glad to be paying for this through my tax dollars.

It's not that you have to consume a great deal of food to become obese, it's that you're making crap choices for your diet and not exercising.
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Old 11-16-2010, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Heart of Oklahoma
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Do poor people in Haiti get food stamps? I think not. The poor people in America do and they use it to buy disgustingly horrible foods, chips, sodas, etc. I have a family member who buys several 20 ounce Cokes each day with her EBT card. I'm so glad to be paying for this through my tax dollars.

It's not that you have to consume a great deal of food to become obese, it's that you're making crap choices for your diet and not exercising.
This is true regardless if your on food stamps or not... With the exception of myself. I can literally eat anything and not gain anything. I've got good genes, I guess!
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