68% of Americans are overweight (including 38% that are obese).

MilesMorales1 · 25-01-2018 9:10pm #1

According to Oced,

Ireland 23% Obese
US: 38% Obese
Mexico: 32% Obese
New Zealand: 30.7
Hungary: 30
Australia: 30
UK: 26.9
Canada: 25.6

Overweight (including obese)

Mexico: 70%
US: 68%
Hungary: 60%
UK: 60%
Canada: 50%
Spain: 45%

http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/Obesity-Update-2017.pdf

Bloody awful that. Dunno what the solution is though. Better education about cooking for one, less binging on terrible food? Alcohol doesn't help weight either.

The_Valeyard · 25-01-2018 9:13pm

Thats what the Russians want. Americans too fat and lazy to reach for their weapons, then take over the country and bring back the USSR

Filmer Paradise · 25-01-2018 9:14pm

The hole in the front is bigger than the hole in the back

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-01-2018 9:15pm

No great surprise there.

Captain Obvious · 25-01-2018 9:23pm

Sounds to me like 32% are underweight. Majority rules. It's a democracy after all. Kind of.

Wanderer2010 · 25-01-2018 9:39pm

So why so much discrimination towards overweight people when the majority of people here are overweight?

Never got that...

Harry Palmr · 25-01-2018 9:46pm

Good news for slim fit criminals as home owners waddle after them gasping for breath.

coffee_cake · 25-01-2018 9:50pm

"A healthy weight for ireland" - the action plan goes on about the food pyramid and taxing high fat products.
Taxing my olive oil sounds like a great plan altogether ye. Oh and taxing salt. We're definitely obese due to salt

However, the limited success of obesity policies
in many countries has been met with a call for
more strategic policy design

Like not telling us to eat more bread and pasta??
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html

The one main thing i agree with is on sugary drinks I guess

colm_mcm · 25-01-2018 9:50pm

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

The hole in the front is bigger than the hole in the back

Don’t let that stop you

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-01-2018 9:58pm

People eat too much processed sh1te these days. Especially in the States. Portion sizes are also an issue over there, it was the first thing I noticed eating out.

We need to get back to consuming fresh produce on a regular basis.

donegaLroad · 25-01-2018 10:03pm

Im surprised that Hungary didn't top the poll :rolleyes:

YFlyer · 25-01-2018 10:09pm

DEXA was used?

JupiterKid · 26-01-2018 3:42pm

Not in the least bit surprised. Junk food and humongous portions rule in the States. Pity that we’re going the same way...

whoopsadoodles · 26-01-2018 3:45pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

People eat too much processed sh1te these days. Especially in the States.

I actually send food with my young wan when she goes to the states because even stuff like peanut butter is full of sugar and processed oils. Their bread is over processed cake basically.

Probably seems overkill but fcukit like.

ancapailldorcha · 26-01-2018 3:49pm

I've only anecdotes here but I've heard more than a few times that the food in the US is awful. There's Whole Foods, good restaurants and the like but if you can't afford them then you're stuck with it.

wakka12 · 26-01-2018 3:52pm

Why are mexicans so fat?

BrokenArrows · 26-01-2018 3:53pm

Its the general food available to americans and the portions that they have become used to.

Ive gone to the US a few times for work. Usually a week or two at a time.
Every single meal i eat you leave the table literally bursting and it doesnt cost much either.

Even in the work canteen. They had a counter like in a Centra where you could get a sandwich made. I usually got ham + cheese and the thing would be filled with about 2cm thick of sliced ham for about $3

I started telling them to just put 2-3 slices in there.

When you go to supermarkets its just row after row of processed ****.
You have to go to some more upmarket places to just get a normal unprocessed whole chicken.

The hotel served bacon + eggs but it came with a side of pancakes and maple syrup by default + large coffee with free refills. So thats a whole load of sugar before you even start your day.

BrokenArrows · 26-01-2018 3:56pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Why are mexicans so fat?

Probably US influence and the average person is poorer so eats more **** food.

Billy86 · 26-01-2018 3:57pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I've only anecdotes here but I've heard more than a few times that the food in the US is awful. There's Whole Foods, good restaurants and the like but if you can't afford them then you're stuck with it.

It's pretty bad, yeah. A good deal of it finds it's way into Canada too... I had a room mate who moved out and never cleared a press that we didn't notice his food was in. It was mostly tinned tuna and other non-perishables, but there was also about 90% of a load of 'Wonderbread' (so opened).

It was spotless. Not only was there not even a hint of mold anywhere, it quite literally was as 'soft' and buoyant as the day it would have been bought. That load will haunt me to the fecking grave.

Doltanian · 26-01-2018 3:59pm

Judging by the amount of hot Hungarian and Mexican women I know I call bs in this poll findings.

Boom_Bap · 26-01-2018 4:01pm

Well, if the movies are to be believed, breakfast in America are way to big

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conorhal · 26-01-2018 4:01pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Why are mexicans so fat?

Because their food is so delicious!

Subcomandante Marcos · 26-01-2018 4:02pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

So why so much discrimination towards overweight people when the majority of people here are overweight?

Never got that...

Because obesity is more likely to occur in people with lower income. Rich people have better education, better choices of foods, are able to afford better foods, etc.

ancapailldorcha · 26-01-2018 4:04pm

Billy86 wrote: »

It's pretty bad, yeah. A good deal of it finds it's way into Canada too... I had a room mate who moved out and never cleared a press that we didn't notice his food was in. It was mostly tinned tuna and other non-perishables, but there was also about 90% of a load of 'Wonderbread' (so opened).

It was spotless. Not only was there not even a hint of mold anywhere, it quite literally was as 'soft' and buoyant as the day it would have been bought. That load will haunt me to the fecking grave.

I remember you and your OH telling me about this actually.

igCorcaigh · 26-01-2018 4:04pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Why are mexicans so fat?

https://youtu.be/YEXwWe-eJmI

BrokenArrows · 26-01-2018 4:04pm

Doltanian wrote: »

Judging by the amount of hot Hungarian and Mexican women I know I call bs in this poll findings.

If you know them then they are probably not living in Hungary or Mexico so they dont eat the associated diet.

Subcomandante Marcos · 26-01-2018 4:06pm

bluewolf wrote: »

The one main thing i agree with is on sugary drinks I guess

Ditto. This is a massive part of the problem, people drinking calories in massive doses every day.
There was a study in the UK where they removed soft drink vending machines from one school district and left them in another and did base line tests on kids at the start of the year and then checked again at the end of the year and the difference in weight and body fat percentage gained on average over the year between the two districts was dramatic.
The fact that schools are allowed to let private companies make profit off kids is madness.

Mokuba · 26-01-2018 4:08pm

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Even in the work canteen. They had a counter like in a Centra where you could get a sandwich made. I usually got ham + cheese and the thing would be filled with about 2cm thick of sliced ham for about $3

I started telling them to just put 2-3 slices in there.

The ham, even as thick as you describe, was probably lower in calories than the other individual ingredients.

Ironic.

ancapailldorcha · 26-01-2018 4:09pm

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Ditto. This is a massive part of the problem, people drinking calories in massive doses every day.
There was a study in the UK where they removed soft drink vending machines from one school district and left them in another and did base line tests on kids at the start of the year and then checked again at the end of the year and the difference in weight and body fat percentage gained on average over the year between the two districts was dramatic.
The fact that schools are allowed to let private companies make profit off kids is madness.

One advantage of having frugal parents was that I never had any money for them!

26-01-2018 4:10pm

lacking exercise is as big a part of the problem than diet.

Where I live is full of fat lazy women. There's also fat men, but not so many.

igCorcaigh · 26-01-2018 4:10pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Why are mexicans so fat?

Coca-Cola in schools.

68% of Americans are overweight (including 38% that are obese).

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