This country is dying a slow and painful death health wise.

[BatsareBugs]

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Eating breakfast helps start up your metabolism for the day (or so I've heard), but that isn't really an issue for me.

I should also add that I don't sleep nearly enough most nights. I probably average 5 hours of sleep per weeknight.

I guess I'm a bit of an anomaly.

Aside from skipping breakfast, that sound eerily similar to me back in high school. I guess I was an anomaly, but it's been hard to keep up now that I'm 23 going on 24.

Even for me, it's not just about obesity, but diet as well. I keep flipping back and forth between a great diet and an okay one, but man each time I see my relatives in the Philippines, that country is the epitome of not having a great diet because of the availability of certain types of foods, mainly vegetables and the amount of sodium used in most foods.

[Jr.]

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According to a recent Harvard study, they are predicting the obesity rate to peak at 42% in the future: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40015155...r#.Tyjc1XokSuI

Obviously, that's not close to 70%, but it's still ridiculous. Obesity rates are at 34% right now for the US, which is a huge increase from about 20 years ago... please note the Marshall-esque use of charts below.








I don't think it's as simple as pointing the finger at parents, schools, the government, diet fads. etc. when identifying the problem. It's a combination of all of these things. The internet has been great in educating people about nutrition, but there's a lot of bad information out there as well.

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a simple answer to solving this.

[12]

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I am curious... What is 'obesity' determined by? BMI?

I think at my height (6'5"), a 'healthy' weight for me like 195-210 pounds. I've seen charts that vary, but that is ridiculous. Some of the charts are absolutely ridiculous. I am currently at about 255, which is a bit heavy for me but I do not feel 'obese' by any means. If I weighed any less than 225, I feel like I would look like a meth head and would probably get an immediate drug test at work if I showed up at that weight. I would look skinny and sick.

I'm just curious as to what is used to determine obesity... I think a lot of the charts are laughable and the numbers that are fed to us as a society can be skewed by ridiculous weight expectations.

Just a thought.

[55]

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I always thought being obese meant you were 50+ pounds overweight according to "the chart."

[Jonesy]

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I guess for the average joe BMI is ok but it's a joke if you have any sort of muscle mass at all. Most of the running backs in the nfl would be considered obese if you went by BMI....

[12]

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I always thought being obese meant you were 50+ pounds overweight according to "the chart."

Yeah, who knows. I posted a picture of my wife and I in the picture thread and in that pic, I am around 245... According to most charts, I am borderline obese in that picture.

Just kind of makes me laugh. Maybe I just need to educate myself more on these different charts.

[ScoobySnax]

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Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch bad for you? If so, I'm toast (pun intended).

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I guess for the average joe BMI is ok but it's a joke if you have any sort of muscle mass at all. Most of the running backs in the nfl would be considered obese if you went by BMI....

I remember reading that the BMI was calculated for all NBA players years ago. The only player that wasn't considered obese according to BMI was Shawn Bradley.

[Jasong7777]

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It doesn't help that it's cheaper to eat unhealthy, which sucks.

[Brandwin]

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It doesn't help that it's cheaper to eat unhealthy, which sucks.

Yep...

*Raises hand* I am one of those. I am so out of shape and about a good 25 pounds overweight. I am only 5'6" at the most and have a small frame, yet I am carrying around about 175 pounds on me. All of it on my stomach. I know I have horrible eating habits, and I know I need to change them, but I just don't make the effort. It's going to catch up with me in the long run. I need to get into a rec league and get some exercise in. Only exercising I get is playing with the kids and playing with my wife. *ba dum tsssh*

[Fresh Tendrils]

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It doesn't help that it's cheaper to eat unhealthy, which sucks.

I guess it depends on what you buy. You could substitute baby carrots for chips and come out ahead.

[Bellsprout]

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You could substitute baby carrots for chips and come out ahead.

*Shudders* I'd rather die at 30.

[Chrisksaint]

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Yeah I always thought BMI was considered kind of a joke in the sense that everyone is considered obese according to it.

[cjonesfan921]

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It's all about moderation.

[Chef Matt]

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*Shudders* I'd rather die at 30.

Post clutch in full effect.