One in three adults worldwide overweight and one in nine obese

Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 08:33 UTC

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“Obesity rates have doubled worldwide since 1980,” according to a study published Friday as part of a series in the Lancet that also looked at global blood pressure and cholesterol trends. Read full article

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Think
Test yourself…………………..
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/BMI/

Think’s BMI : 20.9
Anybody can beat that?
Feb 06th, 2011 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Yup ... east - 32 :-)
Feb 07th, 2011 - 04:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
33.2

But then as my doctor has told me, the only way that with my frame (I'm built like a brick outhouse) the only way I'd achieve a “healthy” weight for my height would be to lop off a leg (and probably both arms).
Feb 07th, 2011 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
No excuses needed……but…

Are you aware that a BMI over 32 for an average male is equivalent to carrying a 60 lbs expedition rucksack?

That’s quite a heavy load to carry 24/7/365/~70 ………………
Feb 07th, 2011 - 02:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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