Fatties and skinnies(no, not the skinnies from Black Hawk Down)

F6_Turbo · #1 July 8, 2012, 10:42 AM

The World's Fattest Nations

Kuwait
Qatar,
Bahrain
Egypt
UAE

hmmm....

The not so chubby nations

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content...458-12-439.pdf

Ajfar · #2 July 8, 2012, 10:48 AM

How the heck did all the Arab countries get up there?

F6_Turbo · #3 July 8, 2012, 11:15 AM

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Methods
For each country we used data on body mass index (BMI) and height distribution to estimate
average adult body mass. We calculated total biomass as the product of population size and
average body mass. We estimated the percentage of the population that is overweight
(BMI > 25) and obese (BMI > 30) and the biomass due to overweight and obesity.

Some of those arab countries have small populations, which probably worked against them. Surprised Samoa isn't right up there...I don't think I've ever met a skinny pacific islander

TigerEz · #4 July 8, 2012, 11:37 AM

Bangladesh???? really??? what a joke!........everyone in BD gets fat after marriage

F6_Turbo · #5 July 8, 2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
Bangladesh???? really??? what a joke!........everyone in BD gets fat after marriage

You're surprised Bangladesh as one of the poorest nations on earth and still facing massive issues with malnutrition is one of the lightest nations in the world?

ammark · #6 July 8, 2012, 11:53 AM

So..... no one here watches Colbert?

TigerEz · #7 July 8, 2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by F6_Turbo
You're surprised Bangladesh as one of the poorest nations on earth and still facing massive issues with malnutrition is one of the lightest nations in the world?

noooo....but i dont know....but everyone gets kinda fat!

rashed · #8 July 8, 2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
noooo....but i dont know....but everyone gets kinda fat!

That theory only applies to middle class and up. Hard working lower class people don't get fat after marriage.

Antora · #9 July 8, 2012, 08:33 PM

Kind of surprised Australia is not amongst the top then fattest countries :S.

Jadukor · #10 July 8, 2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ammark
So..... no one here watches Colbert?

I do!

Surprised to see Croatia but the rest makes sense

**Zunaid** · #11 July 8, 2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
noooo....but i dont know....but everyone gets kinda fat!

Son - I have suggested this before to you. Think for a second before you dump whatever comes to your head here on the forum.

TigerEz · #12 July 8, 2012, 10:38 PM

kk....mybad

imma put that on my sig...just to remind me

**Zunaid** · #13 July 8, 2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
kk....mybad

imma put that on my sig...just to remind me

Good.

Jadukor · #14 July 8, 2012, 10:59 PM

I assume TigerEz lost a few pounds over this disciplinary process! good for U.S though haha!

TigerEz · #15 July 8, 2012, 11:02 PM

haha....no! im gaining weight day by day! i dont know if its the bengali food or if its the american food :/

but ya, there have been cases where Dr. Z tought me some serious lessons!

F6_Turbo · #16 July 9, 2012, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
noooo....but i dont know....but everyone gets kinda fat!

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Originally Posted by Zunaid
Son - I have suggested this before to you. Think for a second before you dump whatever comes to your head here on the forum.

Banglatiger84 · #17 July 9, 2012, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajfar
How the heck did all the Arab countries get up there?

If you notice it is mostly the oil rich ones.

Diet of youngsters seem to revolve round fast food. Even traditional food is carbs and sugar heavy

Hot weather means you cannot walk as much as you would want to

People act extremely lazy, I have seen some rich people ask waiters to fill their plates from a buffet because they do not want to walk up there

Malls often have people movers; you would expect the elderly to use it, but from what i see , young able bodied people use it instead of walking 200 yards

Another trend seen here: people drive up to stores, and honk for the shopkeeper to attend to them, instead of parking and walking 15 yards to the store.

Jadukor · #18 July 9, 2012, 03:13 AM

^^^It's time to open a mail order company in those countries!

HereWeGo · #19 July 9, 2012, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
If you notice it is mostly the oil rich ones.

Diet of youngsters seem to revolve round fast food. Even traditional food is carbs and sugar heavy

Hot weather means you cannot walk as much as you would want to

People act extremely lazy, I have seen some rich people ask waiters to fill their plates from a buffet because they do not want to walk up there

Malls often have people movers; you would expect the elderly to use it, but from what i see , young able bodied people use it instead of walking 200 yards

Another trend seen here: people drive up to stores, and honk for the shopkeeper to attend to them, instead of parking and walking 15 yards to the store.

Not sure if u r serious....

I can sense hospitals with many more type 2 diabetes patiensts in near future...