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42% of Americans are obese, this will hit us a lot harder than Europe.
by m_ke 7y ago
42% of Americans are obese, this will hit us a lot harder than Europe.
- Exmoor 7y agoDo you have any data to indicate that obese young people are significantly more at risk of dying than healthier individuals?
- m_ke 7y agoWe already have a bunch of 50 year old diabetics who passed away in the states. https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-03/13/23/asset/477a38122bb4/sub-buzz-470-1584141544-1.png?crop=1280:599;0,0&downsize=900:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-03/13/2... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/health/coronavirus-midlife-conditions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/health/coronavirus-midlif...
- rootusrootus 7y agoIt's not like obesity isn't a problem in Europe, too. 25% is lower than 42%, sure, but it's still a lot.
- m_ke 7y agoWe have way more morbidly obese people though http://ncdrisc.org/morbid-obesity-population-bubble.html http://ncdrisc.org/morbid-obesity-population-bubble.html