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And statistically speaking, the poor are overwhelmingly very obese, whereas the wealthy are fit/thin. Fitness is a new class indicator. Over 80% of Americans a
by babyslothzoo 8y ago
And statistically speaking, the poor are overwhelmingly very obese, whereas the wealthy are fit/thin. Fitness is a new class indicator.
Over 80% of Americans are obese or overweight, largely due to lifestyle choice, food addiction, and food abuse. Obesity and related disease are by far the leading cause of death and illness in the USA, it's an extraordinarily costly epidemic that nobody wants to acknowledge.
- djohnston 8y agocan i get a citation on that 80%? i know we're fat but..
- dagw 8y agoThe numbers I can find are closer to 70 than 80%, but still. The really scary number is that the obesity rate is closing in on 40%. So the majority of people who are overweight or obese are in fact obese! https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statisti... https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db288.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db288.pdf