Fatty McFatterson

[Townhallsavoy]

Obesity Statistics America 2010
State % of Obese People

Mississippi 33.8
Alabama 31.6
Tennessee 31.6
West Virginia 31.3
Louisiana 31.2
Oklahoma 30.6
Kentucky 30.4
Arkansas 30.1
South Carolina 29.9
North Carolina 29.4
Michigan 29.3
Missouri 29.3
Ohio 29.0
Texas 29.0
South Dakota 28.5
Kansas 28.2
Indiana 28.1
Georgia 28.1
Pennsylvania 28.1
Delaware 27.8
North Dakota 27.7
Iowa 27.6
Nebraska 27.2
Alaska 26.9
Wisconsin 26.9
Illinois 26.6
Maryland 26.6
Washington 26.3
Maine 25.8
Arizona 25.7
Virginia 25.5
Nevada 25.5
Minnesota 25.5
New Mexico 25.4
New Hampshire 25.4
Idaho 25.1
Florida 25.1
New York 25.0
Wyoming 25.0
Oregon 25.0
California 24.4
New Jersey 23.9
Montana 23.5
Utah 23.2
Rhode Island 22.9
Vermont 22.8
Hawaii 22.6
Massachusetts 21.7
District of Columbia 21.5
Connecticut 21.4
Colorado 19.1

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/obesity-statistics-in-america2010.html 

These are obesity statistics.  Overweight people aren't included. 

It's like being fat is the new normal. 

[AU_Tiger_2000]

They base this off of BMI which is a crap scale.  I'm 6' tall and admittedly weight more than I should.  But according to the CDC I'm obese at 235lbs.

I also play pickup basketball 4 days a week with guys ranging from 21 to 50 (I'm 32) and can still crank out consistent 6.5 minute miles.  My blood pressure is usually around 125/70 and according to my doctor pretty healthy.  According to the CDC I should weigh between 136 and 184.  I haven't weighed 184 pounds since I was in 11th grade when my shirts still looked like they were hanging on coat hangers when I was wearing them.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.html#Interpreted

But I will admit, there are an awful lot of wheezing fatties in Alabama.

[AUTiger1]

They base this off of BMI which is a crap scale.  I'm 6' tall and admittedly weight more than I should.  But according to the CDC I'm obese at 235lbs.

Yeah, in that case I am hosed.  6'1" and 240. 

[Snaggletiger]

Yeah, the BMI scale is pure crap.  During my physical last year, the doctor said I was overweight and also said he was concerned about my heart rate being slower than what it should be for a man my age. He sends me over to the hospital and they run me through all kinds of electromyocardiopulmonariotechnograms and shit. Older doc.  He looks at the results with that puzzled look that makes you think, My Gawd, I have teh goat aids or a fractured colon or something.  He looks up and says, "Do you exercise a lot?"

Just 6 days a week and I did do a sprint triathlon last weekend.

Hmmm....that could explain it.  You may have teh goat aids but I think more likely the exercise. 

[Buzz Killington]

According to the BMI scale, I should be 7'1.

[wreckingball]

Glad to not be one of the fat asses that all of you seem to be.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Glad to not be one of the fat asses that all of you seem to be.

That's fattism.   

[djsimp]

Yeah, the BMI scale is pure crap.  During my physical last year, the doctor said I was overweight and also said he was concerned about my heart rate being slower than what it should be for a man my age. He sends me over to the hospital and they run me through all kinds of electromyocardiopulmonariotechnograms and shit. Older doc.  He looks at the results with that puzzled look that makes you think, My Gawd, I have teh goat aids or a fractured colon or something.  He looks up and says, "Do you exercise a lot?"

Just 6 days a week and I did do a sprint triathlon last weekend.

Hmmm....that could explain it.  You may have teh goat aids but I think more likely the exercise.

Whats funny is the docs that usually tell you this shit are the ones that are 5'8 but should be 7'1 like Buzz according the BMI. Hell, my wife had a seriously seriously obese nurse tell her my 1 yr old was overweight. That dumb bitch.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Whats funny is the docs that usually tell you this poop are the ones that are 5'8 but should be 7'1 like Buzz according the BMI. Hell, my wife had a seriously seriously obese nurse tell her my 1 yr old was overweight. That dumb bitch.

Our doctor told us our 5 year old daughter was in the 75th percentile for her weight.  We asked if we should be concerned.  He said no, she's 95th percentile for her height.  I'm hoping that the WNBA starts paying better by 2026.

[Snaggletiger]

Whats funny is the docs that usually tell you this shit are the ones that are 5'8 but should be 7'1 like Buzz according the BMI. Hell, my wife had a seriously seriously obese nurse tell her my 1 yr old was overweight. That dumb bitch.

Speaking of docs, I worked a summer job at a hospital in Montgomery.  They had an Internist there named Dr. Ackenhead.  There's a proctologist down here named Dr. Tarwater. 

In my profession, lawyerin', there's an attorney here named Bobbie Crook.  Some people ought to rethink career choices or get a name change.

[djsimp]

Our doctor told us our 5 year old daughter was in the 75th percentile for her weight.  We asked if we should be concerned.  He said no, she's 95th percentile for her height.  I'm hoping that the WNBA starts paying better by 2026.

Yeah, thats what I'm thinking. Its called our retirement. 

[djsimp]

Speaking of docs, I worked a summer job at a hospital in Montgomery.  They had an Internist there named Dr. Ackenhead.  There's a proctologist down here named Dr. Tarwater. 

In my profession, lawyerin', there's an attorney here named Bobbie Crook.  Some people ought to rethink career choices or get a name change.

Not as funny, but there is a doc here named Dr. Jeff Bush and Dr. Jean Senecal.

[Snaggletiger]

Not as funny, but there is a doc here named Dr. Jeff Bush and Dr. Jean Senecal.

Is Bush an OBGYN?

[djsimp]

Is Bush an OBGYN?

Family Practitioner. 

[CCTAU]

How do they actually quantify these statistics? Do they call the house and ask you your weight and height?

Is this a percentage of people who actually go to the doctor? What about all the skinny folks who never get sick?

[djsimp]

How do they actually quantify these statistics? Do they call the house and ask you your weight and height?

Is this a percentage of people who actually go to the doctor? What about all the skinny folks who never get sick?

They are watching your every move. "Weight Watchers".

[GH2001]

Yeah, the BMI scale is pure crap.  During my physical last year, the doctor said I was overweight and also said he was concerned about my heart rate being slower than what it should be for a man my age. He sends me over to the hospital and they run me through all kinds of electromyocardiopulmonariotechnograms and shit. Older doc.  He looks at the results with that puzzled look that makes you think, My Gawd, I have teh goat aids or a fractured colon or something.  He looks up and says, "Do you exercise a lot?"

Just 6 days a week and I did do a sprint triathlon last weekend.

Hmmm....that could explain it.  You may have teh goat aids but I think more likely the exercise.

Lower heart rate the better. Means the ticker ain't having to work as hard. Consider yourself efficient snaggle.

And yes, the bmi is useless.

[Townhallsavoy]

How do they actually quantify these statistics? Do they call the house and ask you your weight and height?

Is this a percentage of people who actually go to the doctor? What about all the skinny folks who never get sick?

I will say this:

When I went to San Francisco for a week last summer, it was noticeable how thin the people were out there.  Joggers, bikers, and walkers (not baby walkers) were everywhere.  Fast food chain restaurants were sparse. 

Getting on the plane in Phoenix that was heading to B'ham, it was more noticeable the amount of obese people.  Not only was half of the plane obese, but there was also a fat black lady who had a crying/screaming two year old.  Overweight two year old.  She said to her toddler, "Shut yo fuckin' mouth before I pop you in it.  Shit." 

The B'ham airport was littered with morbidly obese people.  And if you look around the city of B'ham, you'll see even more obese people. 

And yes, I think obesity can be judged by an eye test.  If you have a bay window hanging over where your groin should be, you might need to refrain from eating for a few days.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

I would actually agree with that.  An eye test is better than the anonymous BMI numbers which really confer nothing with regard to frame size, muscle mass, or even gender.

[djsimp]

I am curious to know how many people here will actually go get them a fast food burger meal and get diet coke to drink. Hell, I've probably even done that, I just find it humorous when I think about it.