SL, i didn't think you was trying to judge. I have no problem discussing my weight and don't mind any comments on it.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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FHN,
I think you have misunderstood me, I haven't only just lost weight.
Funny enough it was about three years ago i got down to between 205-210. I have put a bit back on since i have stopped drinking about 6 months ago, probably because it was easier to eat sweet stuff, to keep my mind off alcohol.
For the last 3 or 4 years i changed my eating habits, rather than dieting i decided to eat healthily. In that time i also changed my job, from one standing around to one where i am physically active. These two things together made me lose weight and keep it off.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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digderidoo
SL, any less than that i certainly wouldn't feel healthy. I feel good at around 205-210. I am large framed so i look and feel ok at that weight.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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digderidoo
It is certainly cheaper to eat healthily over here.
I never buy frozen or processed foods, everything i buy is fresh. If i go to the local market and buy all my veg from there, shop around there for the fresh meat, it is amazing how cheap it is to eat healthily, rather than buying off the supermarket shelf.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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Have you ever had a problem keeping your weight down?
Yes, at one point i was 265llbs. I am now around 215llbs, i could do with losing about another 10llbs to get to my ideal weight. 200llbs plus sounds alot, but i am 6ft 3in.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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digderidoo
I do not live in Australia. I came across it on a news web page, found it interesting and decided to post it here wondering what others thought of it.
Because i am not American, does that mean that i should not find it of interest?
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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And I am wondering what the point of this thread is.
Because i find it interesting.
Paul
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All Americans are going to be fat in 40 years!
by digderidoo inupdated 3:34 p.m. et aug. 6, 2008new york - if the trends of the past three decades continue, itas possible that every american adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
the figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
agenetically and physiologically, it should be impossiblea for all u.s. adults to become overweight, said dr. lan liang of the federal governmentas agency for healthcare research and quality, one of the researchers on the study.
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updated 3:34 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2008 NEW YORK - If the trends of the past three decades continue, it’s possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
The figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but researchers say that even if the actual rate never reaches the 100-percent mark, any upward movement is worrying; two-thirds of the population is already overweight.
“Genetically and physiologically, it should be impossible” for all U.S. adults to become overweight, said Dr. Lan Liang of the federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, one of the researchers on the study.
However, she told Reuters Health, the data suggest that if the trends of the past 30 years persist, “that is the direction we’re going.”
Already, she and her colleagues point out, some groups of U.S. adults have extremely high rates of overweight and obesity; among African- American women, for instance, 78 percent are currently overweight or obese.
A ‘wake-up call’?The new projections, published in the journal Obesity, are based on government survey data collected between the 1970s and 2004.
If the trends of those years continue, the researchers estimate that 86 percent of American adults will be overweight by 2030, with an obesity rate of 51 percent. By 2048, all U.S. adults could be at least mildly overweight.
Weight problems will be most acute among African-Americans and Mexican- Americans, the study projects. All black women could be overweight by 2034, according to the researchers, as could more than 90 percent of Mexican-American men.
All of this rests on the “big assumption” that the trends of recent decades will march on unabated, Liang acknowledged.
“This is really intended as a wake-up call to show what could happen if nothing changes,” she said.
Waistlines aren’t the only thing poised to balloon in the future, according to Liang and her colleagues. They estimate that the healthcare costs directly related to excess pounds will double each decade, reaching $957 billion in 2030 — accounting for one of every six healthcare dollars spent in the U.S.
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digderidoo
You need to link your picture to an internet link, such as photobucket, instead you have linked it to your hard drive. You can probably see it as it's on your computer, but we can't.
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Craziest thing you've ever been "counseled" for????
by superman ini know that this has been a popular post in the past.
but after my last post, it got me thinking.
i used to always use those stupid field service report slips as scratch paper.
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A few of us went camping for the convention. Apparently we were loud, yeah right, we were all in bed for 10.30, after at the most two pints of beer. But because we were a group of single teenagers some took it upon themselves to say how loud we were on the campsite. We were just having a laugh for f**k sake.
One by one, we were brought in front of two elders in the second school a week or two later.
Paul
updated 3:34 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2008