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in fatties!

"The overall number of overweight and obese people in the United Kingdom is similar to the United States with some 65 percent of men tipping the scales too high for their good health." [Cancer Research UK]

here is the link

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/homerea ... fat/toofat

I'm almost afraid to look at the figures for Holland

Untrue. What the English consider to be obese is not the same as to what Americans consider obese.

If you look at all those obesity ratios and stuff, whats considered obese is pretty unforgiving.

That being said, I wonder how these stats would look if the study looked at how obese these obese people of UK/USA were.

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Untrue. What the English consider to be obese is not the same as to what Americans consider obese.

So, they're not quite as fat, but almost?

Denial.

Obese is the same scale in the US as it is anyplace else. They go my the bodies total fat percentage, and they don't make exeptions for the UK or any other country for that matter.

UK definition of overweight is a BMI of 25 to 30. Obese is over 30, morbidly obese over 40.

I think the USA uses the same definition?

when i see XXXXXXXXXXXXXL being sold in shops, ill believe

Ever since Blair supported the Iraq war it has been going down hill for the UK.

Yes, it's that simple.

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Untrue. What the English consider to be obese is not the same as to what Americans consider obese.

Do the medical communities really use different benchmarks? Linkage?

BMI is a worthless scale for measuring obesity anyway, always has been. This is hype, and the way it is being hyped is ultimately going to wind up costing taxpayer dollars to pay for stomach-stapling surgery, through Medicare.

Which will be yet another thing for me to hold against the Democratic party, more than likely.

Hey, that's a good point too. :icon14:

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Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Untrue. What the English consider to be obese is not the same as to what Americans consider obese.

While the Scottish and Welsh are different again.

UK you fucking dolt.

Americans may be fatter but Brits are thicker...

God here we go. My teeth are falling out too, and the ones that aren't are all wonky.

Yep. And I drive a pickup with oversized wheels and a gunrack in the back window, with deer antlers as a hood ornament.

That's okay if it's all you can afford. I alternate my accent between the Queen's (who I love unashmedly) English and a cheeky Cockney brogue.

APPLES AND PEARS GUVNOR FIVE HAPENNY COR BLIMEY

you not online or someshit sonny boi

R00k wrote:Yep. And I drive a pickup with oversized wheels and a gunrack in the back window, with deer antlers as a hood ornament.

At least they are not Boss Hogg steer horns

I only WISH I had boss hog steer horns.

Big fat royal fatties.

mik0rs wrote:

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Untrue. What the English consider to be obese is not the same as to what Americans consider obese.

While the Scottish and Welsh are different again.

UK you fucking dolt.

americans have always had problems distinguishing between england and britain. it's like confusing minnesota and america, but they keep doing it