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Title: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 240 is Back on January 10, 2009, 10:41:24 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.

Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.

"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006, the NCHS said in its report.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 2ND COMING on January 10, 2009, 10:44:07 AM
i'm 6'4'' 280, i could be 6% or 21% bf you'll never know, but i'm still considered obese either way. People are just getting bigger IMO. lard or muscle
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Camel Jockey on January 10, 2009, 10:54:16 AM
i'm 6'4'' 280, i could be 6% or 21% bf you'll never know, but i'm still considered obese either way. People are just getting bigger IMO. lard or muscle

 ::)
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 2ND COMING on January 10, 2009, 11:07:46 AM
what? you do know that even if i was 235 at 6'4'' i would be considered overweight also by 99% of standards out there, right?

 ::)
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: The Showstoppa on January 10, 2009, 11:08:58 AM
haha, they probably used the BMI to determine that...oh brother.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Tapeworm on January 10, 2009, 11:09:59 AM
Did that guy on the left just give that girl his pass so she didn't have to pay?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Bobby on January 10, 2009, 11:20:03 AM
gluttony is a sin, heaven won't let you in >:(
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Sam on January 10, 2009, 11:28:06 AM
Did that guy on the left just give that girl his pass so she didn't have to pay?

Good spot
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on January 10, 2009, 11:32:12 AM
i'm 6'4'' 280, i could be 6% or 21% bf you'll never know, but i'm still considered obese either way. People are just getting bigger IMO. lard or muscle

errr regular people dont weightlift so obviously its going to be fat  ???
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: wordy on January 10, 2009, 11:35:19 AM
You fat fuckers.  :-X
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Camel Jockey on January 10, 2009, 11:49:44 AM
haha, they probably used the BMI to determine that...oh brother.

The BMI is a pretty accurate measure.

Way too many fatties roaming about.

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what? you do know that even if i was 235 at 6'4'' i would be considered overweight also by 99% of standards out there, right?

Yes you would but take into account that most people who're that heavy are fat fucks. Very few people are considered overweight due to muscle mass, and most people have enough common sense to not judge a muscular guy who's very lean as "fat" or "overweight". Do you understand?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: titusisback on January 10, 2009, 11:51:15 AM
People are just getting bigger IMO.

Yes, americans being fat is merely an illusion. All muscle baby, yip yip
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Mons Venus on January 10, 2009, 12:11:25 PM
The human primate is weakminded.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: QuakerOats on January 10, 2009, 12:12:11 PM
i'm 6'4'' 280, i could be 6% or 21% bf you'll never know, but i'm still considered obese either way. People are just getting bigger IMO. lard or muscle
another internet mass monster. ::)
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: The Showstoppa on January 10, 2009, 02:17:24 PM
The BMI is a pretty accurate measure.

Way too many fatties roaming about.

 

The BMI is horrible.  Doesn't take into account BF vs lean muscle. Garbage "science."
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: dogbowl on January 10, 2009, 02:25:02 PM
This is good news.  The worse everyone else looks, the better we (bodybuilders) look
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 2ND COMING on January 10, 2009, 02:43:21 PM
Yes you would but take into account that most people who're that heavy are fat fucks. Very few people are considered overweight due to muscle mass, and most people have enough common sense to not judge a muscular guy who's very lean as "fat" or "overweight". Do you understand?

What do "most people" have to do with this study titcake?
...
Do you honestly believe these studies done on statistics decypher muscular people from the fatties? no. It's a generalization.

Do you understand?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: G o a t b o y on January 10, 2009, 02:56:17 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.

Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.

"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006, the NCHS said in its report.



Who cares?   I'm not fat.  My wife isn't fat.  Most of my friends aren't fat.  What do I care if Dave Mirza and his trailer-park ilk are getting fatter?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on January 10, 2009, 03:15:37 PM
What do "most people" have to do with this study titcake?
...
Do you honestly believe these studies done on statistics decypher muscular people from the fatties? no. It's a generalization.

Do you understand?

Regardless the study is accurate, there arent many people in america who are clinically obese due to the weight of muscle mass
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 2ND COMING on January 10, 2009, 07:41:24 PM
Regardless the study is accurate, there arent many people in america who are clinically obese due to the weight of muscle mass

omfg. Yes, they're not obese to me or you, but by 99% of standards out there which these type of studies follow, they can be classified as over weight, which is why these types of studies don't measure lbm of every individual. It's a matter of height followed by what you weigh. holy shit.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: tommywishbone on January 10, 2009, 07:44:21 PM
And that blob has the nerve to wear shorts.  >:(  I hope that is a freight train.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: nycbull on January 10, 2009, 07:44:54 PM
another internet mass monster. ::)


hahaha, yes, 'I'm so muscular I'm considered obese'.. hahaha
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Mons Venus on January 11, 2009, 08:06:45 AM

Who cares?   I'm not fat.  My wife isn't fat.  Most of my friends aren't fat.  What do I care if Dave Mirza and his trailer-park ilk are getting fatter?

 ;D
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Camel Jockey on January 11, 2009, 08:42:33 AM
What do "most people" have to do with this study titcake?
...
Do you honestly believe these studies done on statistics decypher muscular people from the fatties? no. It's a generalization.

Do you understand?

There aren't enough "muscular" people roaming about to be giving added statistical weight. Even if people are muscular, they're about 190 lbs in the 5'10" range and that's tops, anything else is an outlier. You draw a sample of 100 randomly, about 30 would be fatties, and probably close to 50% would be slightly overweight, and maybe 1-2 guys that are muscular with good physiques who shouldn't be grouped in with the rest, but they are not common enough.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 240 is Back on January 11, 2009, 09:12:14 AM
My nintendo Wii tells me that I am obese (by BMI standards).  Maybe it's right?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: saucetradomous on January 11, 2009, 09:15:06 AM
My nintendo Wii tells me that I am obese (by BMI standards).  Maybe it's right?


What did you put as your realistic goal for the up and coming weeks on wiifit?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 240 is Back on January 11, 2009, 09:17:10 AM
What did you put as your realistic goal for the up and coming weeks on wiifit?

I told them I wanted to gain 15 pounds in six weeks :)

They told me I'm already obese and need to lsoe weight.

The scale does a very sarcastic "Ah, you're gaining weight..." each time  >:(
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: fearANDloathing on January 12, 2009, 09:29:06 AM
This is good news.  The worse everyone else looks, the better we (bodybuilders) look
My toughts exactly, that's why I never hate on the chubsters.  Eat up folks! ;D
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on January 12, 2009, 09:42:52 AM
There aren't enough "muscular" people roaming about to be giving added statistical weight. Even if people are muscular, they're about 190 lbs in the 5'10" range and that's tops, anything else is an outlier. You draw a sample of 100 randomly, about 30 would be fatties, and probably close to 50% would be slightly overweight, and maybe 1-2 guys that are muscular with good physiques who shouldn't be grouped in with the rest, but they are not common enough.
Spot on!

The BMI was not conceived as a measure of health or obesity, however it has a function as tool to identify trends in bodyweight and risk groups.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 240 is Back on January 12, 2009, 09:50:21 AM
WTF.... My "Wii" character grew a belly :( :( :( :( :(

i crossed the threshold into overweight on the Wii, and they made my little guy grow a gut!

Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: Fury on January 12, 2009, 09:51:45 AM
WTF.... My "Wii" character grew a belly :( :( :( :( :(

i crossed the threshold into overweight on the Wii, and they made my little guy grow a gut!



That's a King Kamali-esque picture if I've ever seen one.
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: 240 is Back on January 12, 2009, 10:02:26 AM
That's a King Kamali-esque picture if I've ever seen one.

Are you saying I peaked in 2001 and it's all been downhill from there?
Title: Re: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight...
Post by: kwri298 on January 12, 2009, 10:11:43 AM
There aren't enough "muscular" people roaming about to be giving added statistical weight. Even if people are muscular, they're about 190 lbs in the 5'10" range and that's tops, anything else is an outlier. You draw a sample of 100 randomly, about 30 would be fatties, and probably close to 50% would be slightly overweight, and maybe 1-2 guys that are muscular with good physiques who shouldn't be grouped in with the rest, but they are not common enough.

I agree 100%.  For example 99.999999999% of people that weigh 235lbs @ 5'6" are very obese.  The remaining segment of the population is Dexter Jackson.  Bodybuilders do not represent a large enough segment of the population for the BMI to not be acurate for the population as a hole.