According to my handy dandy "Pocket World in Figures" booklet the Economist Magazine sent me...
Obesity as a % of total population (2002) US: Men 27.7% (ranked 4th) Women 34.0% (ranked 10th) England: Men 22.2% (ranked 14th) Women 23.0% (ranked 23rd) Canada: Men 16.0% (ranked 27th) Women ??% (didn't make list) Now, I'm not medical doctor, but it doesn't take a PhD to see a connection. Two of the illnesses listed, diabeties and high blood pressure are VERY linked to obesity. While there is value in searching for other causes of illness, I fail to understand the never-ending search for things to pin health issues on other than obesity - seemingly from a desire to make obesity acceptable from a health perspective. Yes, I can appreciate someone's right to do whatever they want to their bodies, and am certainly aware that there are alot of factors that contribute to obesity. I don't understand, however, a growing desire to make obesity "acceptable" from a health standpoint. Being obese shortens your life - period. /soapbox -Cameron On 5/30/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just take a walk around in public virtually anywhere in the US and you'll > see why this is. Sadly, it seems that, rather than seeing an improvement in > the health of Americans, researchers are seeing alarming trends in the > health of people in other nations, especially in obesity, which leads to so > many other health problems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207777 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
