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Ohio ranked 13th fattest state in annual report
Thursday, July 7, 2011
BY MISTI CRANE
The Columbus Dispatch
In its annual account of America's obesity epidemic, the nonprofit Trust for America's Health has ranked Ohio the 13th most obese state.
About 3 in 10 Ohioans are considered obese because they have a body mass index, or BMI, of 30 or more. The BMI is based on a height/weight calculation.
patient_zero
Falafel District
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rus
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More food for thought:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/20/health/la-he-carbs-20101220
A reversal on carbs
Fat was once the devil. Now more nutritionists are pointing accusingly at sugar and refined grains.
Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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rus said:
More food for thought:http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/20/health/la-he-carbs-20101220
A reversal on carbs
Fat was once the devil. Now more nutritionists are pointing accusingly at sugar and refined grains.
wow, was the LA times only just last year reporting this? Welcome to ~1999.
Rodgers
Grove City, OH
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It's because we love our food to be laced with sugar, particularly high fructose corn syrup. It's found in a lot of foods that wouldn't even seem to call for a sweetener. Controversial concerns about how the body processes HFCS aside, food is simply sweeter and thus higher in caloric content now.
We also eat out more, consuming fewer of our meals at home. Restaurant portions tend to be very generous.
And, in my personal opinion, food is the last vice a lot of people have left that society generally doesn't condemn. You are the devil if you smoke, if you drink too often people start to make quiet assumptions about you, if you engage in casual sex you risk catching a life-long souvenir, but if you eat too much, people won't generally give you as hard a time. After all, it's not like you can give up food completely.
Cookie
Flyntonville
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Rodgers said:
And, in my personal opinion, food is the last vice a lot of people have left that society generally doesn't condemn. You are the devil if you smoke, if you drink too often people start to make quiet assumptions about you, if you engage in casual sex you risk catching a life-long souvenir, but if you eat too much, people won't generally give you as hard a time.
Only if you don't get fat.
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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One friend of mine is a Scotsman, and it was funny as hell to see him describe his utter revulsion at American bacon infused with sugar.
My mother was in a DP camp after WWII and once they received hams from America, a precious treat of protein, except they were sugar-glazed with pineapple slices on them. They were horrified, like who the HELL coats a ham in sugar?
Rodgers
Grove City, OH
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rus said:
Ohh... I know this one. Vegans./share the hate.
//pass the bacon.Seriously though, this study is using BMI numbers, yes? Might not be the best measurement.
That's true, but come on down to scenic Grove City and visit one of our stores or restaurants. You'll see plenty of anecdotal evidence that supports that study. lol
But, hell, most of the Vegans I now already judge everyone else who isn't a Vegan, so that's nothing new.
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Rodgers said:
That's true, but come on down to scenic Grove City and visit one of our stores or restaurants. You'll see plenty of anecdotal evidence that supports that study. lolBut, hell, most of the Vegans I now already judge everyone else who isn't a Vegan, so that's nothing new.
HA!
Anecdotally I've known more than a few people who's BMI numbers showed them as overweight, but had very low body fat ( one complete workout fiend who's BMI had him listed as "obese" but was around 9% body fat really stands out ).
Guess what I'm saying is for studying a population BMI might be sufficient, but for individuals it's not an accurate enough measurement.
So, for anyone who'd reading this thread and hitting the googles for an online BMI calculator: don't stop there.
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