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They have a giant update this year in terms of obesity amongst OECD countries both industrialized and developing.
5 Fattest Countries in the World, Percentage of Obese Adults
United States of America, 38.2%
Mexico, 32.4%
New Zealand, 30.7%
Hungary, 30%
Australia, 27.0%
5 Skinniest Countries in the World, Percentage of Obese Adults
Japan, 3.7%
India 5.0%
Korea, 5.3%
Indonesia 6.5%
China 7.0%
They predict in just 12 years, the percentage of American adults to be over 50% obese, meaning BMI well over 30. Which is ridiculous when you factor in the population size. I mean in 1980, less than 13% of American adults were considered obese. We aren't even talking overweight here. Additionally, American women more likely to be obese than men, and education level is also a solid predictor of obesity, those with high school level or below education more likely to be obese than those with post-secondary or college degrees. It is interesting though that Japan and South Korea even with their rampant industrialization have kept their obesity rates so low even though they are rising everywhere, it is not as if they have any less of a sedentary lifestyle, transit, office work, convenience and ease of access to food.
You can see a lot more facts and details if you download the report. What is troubling is that while India and China are still below the average, just a slight increase in percentage for them means millions of more obese citizens. One of their charts shows that Canada and the UK are also rising rapidly.
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Westerners especially Americans eat way too much in dinner.
In fact we should eat more in lunch than in dinner. However the work schedules often do not allow it.
You can't quite compare 1980 rates to now straight across the board, per se, since in 1998 or so they lowered the threshold for BMI. Just making sure that fact is part of the discussion.
Americans drink a lot of pop and eat too much dairy. Both will cause weight gain. I'm lactose intolerant, and outside of major cities, it can be hard to find food in restaurants that isn't infested with cheese or milk.
Westerners especially Americans eat way too much in dinner.
In fact we should eat more in lunch than in dinner. However the work schedules often do not allow it.
It's not always the work schedule. It's the food that's available for lunch which contains numerous non-food ingredients, fillers and empty calories. Midday food is supposed to give one energy and not make one feel like sleeping. While if one goes to Europe in numerous countries even the fast food is better for you compared to the US. If the FDA actually did some real work and banned all the garbage contained in our food as is done on Europe it would make a sizable dent in the obesity level. The FDA does not act in the best interest of Americans as it's too busy kowtowing to big business.
It's not always the work schedule. It's the food that's available for lunch which contains numerous non-food ingredients, fillers and empty calories. Midday food is supposed to give one energy and not make one feel like sleeping. While if one goes to Europe in numerous countries even the fast food is better for you compared to the US. If the FDA actually did some real work and banned all the garbage contained in our food as is done on Europe it would make a sizable dent in the obesity level. The FDA does not act in the best interest of Americans as it's too busy kowtowing to big business.
I agree. Unfortunately, I don't think that would happen...that'd be considered too 'socialist' here.
Taxing soda and junk food doesn't sound like such a bad idea anymore.
Americans eat and drive too much while exercising too little causing them to get fat.
Being overweight or obese leads to all kinds of health problems which helps explain why healthcare costs are so high.
.... I mean in 1980, less than 13% of American adults were considered obese. We aren't even talking overweight here. Additionally, American women more likely to be obese than men, and education level is also a solid predictor of obesity, those with high school level or below education more likely to be obese than those with post-secondary or college degrees. It is interesting though that Japan and South Korea even with their rampant industrialization have kept their obesity rates so low even though they are rising everywhere, it is not as if they have any less of a sedentary lifestyle, transit, office work, convenience and ease of access to food.
You can see a lot more facts and details if you download the report. What is troubling is that while India and China are still below the average, just a slight increase in percentage for them means millions of more obese citizens. One of their charts shows that Canada and the UK are also rising rapidly.
Upwards of 1980 there was food in our food. All one has to do now is read the ingredients list of frozen foods (including low calorie) and see how little of it is actually food. The ingredient list is much better at stores like Whole Foods, but the expense of it puts it out of reach of many consumers.
It was just proven that zero calorie sodas cause metabolic problems where people have gained weight and not lost any.
The BMI is a crock. I'm obese, but no one calls me overweight.
It's too simplistic of a baseline, really. Doesn't account for bone size or muscle at all. When pro athletes (the people who do tons of exercise, etc and are in great shape physically in many cases) are considered to be obese because of a simple height to weight comparison, something is wrong.
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