70% of Irish women classified as centrally obese.....

25-11-2008 10:57PM

The absolute waist circumference (>102 centimetres (40 in) in men and >88 centimetres (35 in) in women) and the waist-hip ratio (>0.9 for men and >0.85 for women)[1] are both used as measures of central obesity.

from wiki
At least now I know what they're on about...

Still seems a high %

Melange · 25-11-2008 10:58PM

litup wrote: »

It is less than half. If you read the link it says around 25% are obese (based on BMI). Over 70% are centrally obese which is a measure of waist size to height. Our natural body shape in this country is the 'apple' shape i.e. bigger round the middle. It has been proven to be more dangerous to carry any extra weight around this area.

Either way, 25% is still pretty high...

Oh, I do know that it specifically refers to central obesity. I still think that 70% is an extraordinarily high number for that.

Lirange · 25-11-2008 11:03PM

I have yet to meet wan with peripheral obesity.

jester77 · 25-11-2008 11:11PM

Sure won't the recession sort this out, less pies to go round... there will only be 40% of them obese in 12 months, just wait and see....

Terry · 26-11-2008 12:15AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

so 7/10 women have a pot belly?:eek:

Fabienne: I was looking at myself in the mirror.
Butch: Uh-huh?
Fabienne: I wish I had a pot.
Butch: You were lookin' in the mirror and you wish you had some pot?
Fabienne: A pot. A pot belly. Pot bellies are sexy.
Butch: Well you should be happy, 'cause you do.
Fabienne: Shut up, Fatso! I don't have a pot! I have a bit of a tummy, like Madonna when she did "Lucky Star," it's not the same thing.
Butch: I didn't realize there was a difference between a tummy and a pot belly.
Fabienne: The difference is huge.
Butch: You want me to have a pot?
Fabienne: No. Pot bellies make a man look either oafish, or like a gorilla. But on a woman, a pot belly is very sexy. The rest of you is normal. Normal face, normal legs, normal hips, normal ass, but with a big, perfectly round pot belly. If I had one, I'd wear a tee-shirt two sizes too small to accentuate it.
Butch: You think guys would find that attractive?
Fabienne: I don't give a damn what men find attractive. It's unfortunate what we find pleasing to the touch and pleasing to the eye is seldom the same.

Kiera wrote: »

Meh! Its all lies!

/shoves another triple quarter pounder, batter sausage, chips, onion rings and spice burger into her mouth.

Paid good money for this belly!

I saw this thing with Stephen Fry in America last week.
He was in the south and they fed him a burger covered with batter. He had never seen anything like it.
Probably best to keep the battered sausages away from him.

Victor McDade · 26-11-2008 12:21AM

dakar wrote: »

Harney needs decentralising.

Impossible. That oversized blimp is central to EVERYTHING

The Bollox · 26-11-2008 12:26AM

who the f*ck cares?

CreepingDeath · 26-11-2008 12:29AM

The solution is simple.

Have narrow turnstiles into all supermarkets, takeaways, pubs and restaurants.

Rowley Birkin QC · 26-11-2008 12:30AM

Bahahahaha, AH was right, foreign wimmins are hotter than Irish fatties. :pac::pac:

CreepingDeath · 26-11-2008 12:46AM

Another easy to implement solution...

Release the tigers in Dublin Zoo.
Reintroduce survival of the fittest and natural selection to balance out the numbers.

Fizman · 26-11-2008 01:37AM

The Bollox wrote: »

who the f*ck cares?

I think I know who is part of that 70%! :pac:

big_show · 26-11-2008 02:03AM

So let me get this straight, 53% of men look after them selves better then 70% of women? :pac:

seanos1 · 26-11-2008 02:04AM

its true!

97i9y3941 · 26-11-2008 02:09AM

wont be suprised when i see the ambulance drivers loading people into the back of the ambulance with an forklift truck one of these days!.

Fizman · 26-11-2008 02:16AM

bigkev49 wrote: »

Bahahahaha, AH was right, foreign wimmins are hotter than Irish fatties. :pac::pac:

Something along these lines?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V9C0D6Mw48

26-11-2008 02:23AM

A friend of mine used to work the oil rigs in the North sea, he said that if there was an incident and the crew ended up in the drink.

The ones with the best chance of survival were the 3F's.

Fit! Fat! Females!

Thewre you go ladies, not all bad news, but then again how often do you intend to drop into the north sea!

97i9y3941 · 26-11-2008 02:24AM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

The solution is simple.

Have narrow turnstiles into all supermarkets, takeaways, pubs and restaurants.

someone told me when he was in the usa,they did that in mc donalds with the doors so obese people coundnt come in!

javaboy · 26-11-2008 02:24AM

These stats came from the census. By a bizarre coincidence, that episode of the Simpsons where Homer deliberately gains weight to claim a disability and work from home was on telly at the same time a lot of people happened to be filling in the forms. They only ticked the "I'm a fatty" box because they thought there was money in it for them.

97i9y3941 · 26-11-2008 02:28AM

been suggested before,taxing them since they put more pressure on health system with ailments they suffer,another one suggested was doing the same on flights

26-11-2008 02:28AM

Fred83 wrote: »

someone told me when he was in the usa,they did that in mc donalds with the doors so obese people coundnt come in!

I have an image of the ones in Texas being 2 metres wide!

26-11-2008 02:32AM

Fred83 wrote: »

been suggested before,taxing them since they put more pressure on health system with ailments they suffer,another one suggested was doing the same on flights

Excess baggage! Personal allowance 100Kg (passinger & Luggage), I can just see Ryanair making passingers stand on the luggage scales before cheching them in!

97i9y3941 · 26-11-2008 02:33AM

i bet they would if the e.u didnt stop them!

hot2def · 26-11-2008 04:16AM

ATTN: IRISH WOMEN

I *WOULD* HIT IT.

that is all.

Ass · 26-11-2008 04:20AM

I'm awaiting Dudess to enter this thread claiming that the women in this survey were just curvy and not obese.

Xavi6 · 26-11-2008 04:23AM

Maybe we should change to country's name from Ireland to 'W(h)ales'......

Overheal · 26-11-2008 04:25AM

Fred83 wrote: »

someone told me when he was in the usa,they did that in mc donalds with the doors so obese people coundnt come in!

Pics or it never happened.

Although it would be the smartest idea ever.

javaboy · 26-11-2008 04:28AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Maybe we should change to country's name from Ireland to 'W(h)ales'......

Nah. "Spare TIre land" would be better.

Overheal wrote: »

Pics or it never happened.

Although it would be the smartest idea ever.

Yep. Keeping fat people out would make great business sense for McDonalds.

Sharpshooter · 26-11-2008 04:32AM

Ass Face wrote: »

I'm awaiting Dudess to enter this thread claiming that the women in this survey were just curvy and not obese.

The survey was based on 10,000 Irish people and the result was 1 in 4 Irish were obese.

Why are women highlighted.
* and no I am not obese , just sick and tired *
and I can't sleep.
Damn Manflu.
* cheek of it affecting women *

javaboy · 26-11-2008 04:34AM

sharpshooterH wrote: »

The survey was based on 10,000 Irish people and the result was 1 in 4 Irish were obese.

Why are women highlighted.

Because the statistic for women is the most startling. 70% grabs your attention way more than 25%.

Sharpshooter · 26-11-2008 04:35AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Maybe we should change to country's name from Ireland to 'W(h)ales'......

You are so talking out of your blowhole.

70% of Irish women classified as centrally obese.....

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