Obesity in the US

[hobbes]

Suggaray, I have no doubt that those numbers are a generalization and don't take the factors you mention into account.  I'm sure you have a much better understanding of the implications than the majority of us. 

"Big Boned".....I know your correct, but I bet this excuse gets used a lot by folks that don't want to accept reality.  Those that have true muscle mass know where they stand although I'm not convinced that some of those guys aren't destroying their body by some of their methods.

[sugarray]

I'm not trying to say anyone is wrong or I know more.

This is something I deal with every day and want to share what I LEARN by reading and seeing what the latest research is teaching us.

If I can help add a day, or a week, or a month, or a year, let alone 10 or 20 yrs onto some OG member's life, then I will give all the information out that I can.

Also, BMI (body mass index), is the best measure we have at this point.

[deerhunt1988]

I have lived in Mississippi all my life. This past May I made a trip to Portland, Oregon and was amazed at the difference between the amount of overweight people there compared to here. I could walk a few blocks downtown and not even see a single obese person. Sure as heck can't do that around here. On top of that, I noticed Portland is a big beer drinking town and a lot of people have beer with their meals. They manage to consume alcohol regularly (as empty of calories as you can get) and still control their weight. My state could definitely take a few pointers from those people in regards to health.

[stinkpickle]

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Also, BMI (body mass index), is the best measure we have at this point.

Agreed...along with cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood pressure measurements.  I've seen some very "big boned" folks that were actually in very good shape, even though their outward appearance would indicate otherwise.  Such a person is quite rare, though.