bigway 4 #1 October 16, 2004 did a search could not find anything on this so here goes. just watched the movie'supersize me'. This movie claims americans are the fattest nation in the world. Now it asks a question and this is why i am posting. It say that people always tell you openly that smoking will kill you and you must stop, well smoking deaths are now met up with fat deaths as it is on par with each other. So they ask is it alright then to say openly to a fat person, god you got to watch what you eat, it is going to kill you. So you can tell strangers that are smoking that they should stop as it will kill them, Can you tell a stranger who is fat that they should not eat what they are eating because they are fat. Also does it mean anything to you americans knowing that you the fatteset nation in the world? This was a great documnetry as i eat a lot of mcdonalds but am not overweight, i will never eat mcdonalds again though and also am going to do my best not to have a smoke ever again. please tell me what you think of this movie if you have seen it. I would like american views as i am not an american and can not count on movies to tell me the truth. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penniless 0 #2 October 16, 2004 Here's some data: http://www.chsinternational.com/ObesityPress2.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #3 October 16, 2004 Well going on that data i realise that i should word myself in a political correct way. i am sorry for saying fat as this is probably not a nice word. I shall say obese. Those charts are something. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #4 October 16, 2004 QuoteWell going on that data i realise that i should word myself in a political correct way. i am sorry for saying fat as this is probably not a nice word. I shall say obese. Those charts are something. You are being too nice. "Fat" is a good wake up word.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penniless 0 #5 October 16, 2004 More www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040309.html www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040309.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #6 October 16, 2004 don't know if you've noticed but the fat problem here in the UK is growing into a massive problem.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #7 October 16, 2004 yeah i have noticed, i think it is because you have a massive drinking and pub food culture maybe. I sometimes work as a chef while staying in the uk, and all the pub food is microwaved food. I have worked in many pubs while here and all the food comes from brake brothers. The places i have worked with fresh food seem alot more expensive than your average pub. Do you think it is all the pub food that might be doing it here in the uk? beer and food? i mean you do have a massive pub culture in this country. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #8 October 17, 2004 Yea think you're right junk food culture along with massive binge drinking and no exercise.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #9 October 17, 2004 and bloddy tv man, i mean come on the one thing your country does need is american television...the english comedy is just not funny, yet i might ad the papers in this country are well funny....and desperate. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #10 October 17, 2004 Quote"Fat America..fattest nation in the world! "This and other groundbreaking stories in this month's issue of "DUH!" Magazine..." Seriously, this is not a real shocker. Just go to Wal-Mart anyday, anytime, and witness the Super-Sized masses... I think it's because of several factors: 1. Video games and other forms of mental masturbation replacing sports as kids' primary form of leisure... 2. Suburbs are not bicyclist or pedestrian friendly. I grew up in metro Chicago. We walked EVERYWHERE.... Traffic was slower than walking places....Now the suburbs are packed with fatass white people driving SUVs that are as gluttonous as they are the two whole blocks to Cinnabon... 3. Phys Ed classes are being cut due to funding...bad idea 4. Phys ed classes are not real PT courses...No more of this stupid shit.---HARDCORE MILITARY PT... If you cannot do 50 situps in 2 min, 30 pushups, 6 pullups, and run 1.5 miles in under 12 min... YOU FAIL, FATASS... 5. We as a country have turned into Krispy Kreme swilling, lazy ass computer desk jockeys who are too busy to go to the fucking gym, but have not problem fitting in 2 hrs a night for Law & Order reruns and Fear Factor. Fucking fat people ought to be ashamed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #11 October 17, 2004 ok, so thats what one american thinks....i love this. So what are you guys doing about it? it will only get worse if nothing happens. Do you think in ten years the statistics will be in your favour? or will it be worse? i have heard mc donalds is changing the golden arches this week to a golden question mark. what is this for? maybe it means ' will you die if you walk in here every day because we dont know'? ??? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #12 October 17, 2004 Guess this is one reason the U.S. is rolling out their new reality show...The Biggest Loser this week! See also HERE. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #13 October 17, 2004 Quote So what are you guys doing about it? I work out daily and watch what I eat. The rest of humanity outside my family and friends can die of a massive coronary from obesity for all I care. I have govt (.mil) health insurance, so I don't subsidize obesity as much as the average American. Let them die. It increases the value of my stock portfoilio (McDonalds, et al) and makes the world a less fat place once they're six feet deep (buried in a piano case). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #14 October 17, 2004 Are you from CANADA? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #15 October 17, 2004 Soemtimes it's interesting to know I'm overweight. I'm 6'1", and according to the BMI, I should be between 144 and 189 pounds to be considered a "normal" weight. 144 pounds for a guy 6'1"?!?!?!?!?! My BMI is 26. I weigh 194 pounds. For shame. Boo hoo. All that have seen me know I better drop the tonnage. Yeah, I'm a real fat fuck. These standards (144 pounds is normal for a guy 6'1"?) are fucking ridiculous. I was skiny when I weighed 165 at that weight. I was a fatty when I weighed 245. Anyone calls me fat for weighing 194 oughtta reconsider their ideas of "fat." My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #16 October 17, 2004 QuoteFucking fat people ought to be ashamed... Why? -MaxGrav"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #17 October 17, 2004 It doesn't really change the truth that too many Americans are idle on the couch, but certainly the use of BMI is silly. It is just easier to calculate than better methods. What to do about it? Not sure there is anything - a consequence of wealth is obesity. Seen all over the world. But mandating real PE in schools the way we mandate math and reading would be a start. Besides having some of the fattest, we also have some of the fittest, as seen in the elite sports. The gap between these two seem to be widening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #18 October 17, 2004 so what if you have some of the fittest, that is like saying you have movie stars...so what....the majority of your country is overweight. Your country to try's to control the world when the people of your country can not control their weight. I am sure no one wants to be overweight...but the truth is your country is a country of obes people. What are you guys doing about it....everyone keeps saying PE at school...it is not just your kids that are fat it is most people in your country. America....the land of killing, murder, fast food, soda, television, hollywood.......and some fucking cool ass skydiving! But come, the way most of the people in your country are eating they will be too big to fit in a car in ten years. Ameican airlines going bust, thats cause no one wants to sit next to an obese person in an aircraft when flying to the states just kidding...stupid comment. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #19 October 17, 2004 Quote no one wants to sit next to an obese person in an aircraft when flying to the states just kidding...stupid comment. Not stupid. Realistically, a fat person can be a danger to others. Blocking an emergency exit and preventing the egress of other passengers is very possible. For offshore flights, the egress might be underwater.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #20 October 17, 2004 QuoteRealistically, a fat person can be a danger to others. Blocking an emergency exit and preventing the egress of other passengers is very possible. That is completely false. Last I checked fat people have legs and can walk just like others. And to intercept your inevitable, "But but but he moves slower than skinny people" response I will direct your attention to babies, cripples, old people, etc... Fat people can move just fine in dire situations. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #21 October 17, 2004 Quote ...thats cause no one wants to sit next to an obese person in an aircraft when flying to the states... Not to forget: They sometimes smell strange, somehow dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryzflies 0 #22 October 17, 2004 QuoteQuoteRealistically, a fat person can be a danger to others. Blocking an emergency exit and preventing the egress of other passengers is very possible. That is completely false. Last I checked fat people have legs and can walk just like others. And to intercept your inevitable, "But but but he moves slower than skinny people" response I will direct your attention to babies, cripples, old people, etc... Fat people can move just fine in dire situations. I've seen very obese people moved from exit rows on airline flights, on more than one occasion.If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #23 October 17, 2004 QuoteI've seen very obese people moved from exit rows on airline flights, on more than one occasion. During a dire emergency? Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #24 October 17, 2004 Quote Fat people can move just fine in dire situations But the fittest and quickest were winning "Ironman" contests, which are: 2 Germans Men: Norman Stadtler Women: Nina Krafft Yeah dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #25 October 17, 2004 QuoteQuoteRealistically, a fat person can be a danger to others. Blocking an emergency exit and preventing the egress of other passengers is very possible. That is completely false. Last I checked fat people have legs and can walk just like other.... Fat people can move just fine in dire situations. I have seen fat people who would not get through the emergency exit on certain aircraft: commuters and offshore helicopters to be exact. Most of the really fat ones are in such poor health they have a shortness of breath and would restrict or prevent an underwater egress for the other passengers.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
