We're 10x fatter then Japan....

[Rukus.]

Ouch, this chart made me ashamed to be an American

This chart compares figures in the population of OECD countries (plus the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Mexico); it shows the percentage of total population (aged 15 and above) with a body mass index greater than 30. The year the figures used for this chart were published, collected or compiled range from 1996 to 2003. Exact years for each country can be found in the documents linked below.

And a more current, scary list.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html

Rank Country %
1. Nauru 94.5
2. Micronesia, Federated States of 91.1
3. Cook Islands 90.9
4. Tonga 90.8
5. Niue 81.7
6. Samoa 80.4
7. Palau 78.4
8. Kuwait 74.2
9. United States 74.1
10. Kiribati 73.6
11. Dominica 71.0
12. Barbados 69.7
13. Argentina 69.4
14. Egypt 69.4
15. Malta 68.7
16. Greece 68.5
17. New Zealand 68.4
18. United Arab Emirates 68.3
19. Mexico 68.1
20. Trinidad and Tobago 67.9
21. Australia 67.4
22. Belarus 66.8
23. Chile 65.3
24. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 65.2
25. Seychelles 64.6
26. Bahrain 64.1
27. Andorra 63.8
28. United Kingdom 63.8
29. Saudi Arabia 63.5
30. Monaco 62.4
31. Bolivia 62.2
32. San Marino 62.1
33. Guatemala 61.2
34. Mongolia 61.2
35. Canada 61.1
36. Qatar 61.0
37. Uruguay 60.9
38. Jordan 60.5
39. Bahamas 60.4
40. Iceland 60.4
41. Nicaragua 60.4
42. Cuba 60.1
43. Germany 60.1
44. Brunei Darussalam 59.8
45. Slovenia 59.8
46. Peru 59.6
47. Vanuatu 59.6
48. Finland 58.7
49. Jamaica 57.4

 

[MentalSoul]

Ouch - but I'm not too surprised.

At least I'm only 50% American (my mom is from Denmark, my dad is American -- I'm a citizen of both countries. w00t)

 

[Nokx]

Woo, Norway's only 8,3%!

 

[Mikkel]

Ouch - but I'm not too surprised.

At least I'm only 50% American (my mom is from Denmark, my dad is American -- I'm a citizen of both countries. w00t)

That's cool do you speak any danish at all?

 

[iEye Captain]

14.3.. not bad.

 

[MentalSoul]

That's cool do you speak any danish at all?

I speak a little - but I would definitely say that I'm better at hearing Danish and understanding it than I am at speaking it. Although, I should try to learn to speak it, it shouldn't be too hard for me.

I'd say that my ability to hear and interpret Danish is very good (my mom and grandmother, when she visits, always speak Danish to each other, and it's been that way since I was born - so I'm used to hearing it spoken).

 

[Baen]

YES WE DID IT *high fives*

 

[Skill/CJaZ]

Oh Greece gets on there but not Puerto Rico?

 

[Cryptex]

You see, what happened is that we ate all the fat japanese people, slimming Japan and fattening us. Brilliant, I must say.

 

[-King.exe]

w00t. 9.1

 

[shadows5631]

The UK is fatter than I thought.

I figured we would be up to 50% by now.

Stupid McDonalds.

 

[Mystery Penguin]

Oh Greece gets on there but not Puerto Rico?

I'd assume that it's included in the US's statistic.

 

[Legend]

 

[Dr.Compton]

United
States
U S A

 

[Rukus.]

Oh Greece gets on there but not Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States.

The UK is fatter than I thought.

I figured we would be up to 50% by now.

Stupid McDonalds.

That poll is about 6 years old, but its the most recent.

 

[pillar]

Well gotta say that this chart is a lil old (2003 is over 5 years ago). The following site is a more up to date list of the fattest counties, including other countries that were posted from that old chart: http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html

Also, for us Americans, heres a lil slideshow of the growth of bmi index from late 80's til last year: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html

My parents are along w/ the chart when it comes to that issue. Thats why my sis & I are doing our best to stay as in shape as possible. My sister works for a fitness center & I take tae kwon do. Hey, every little bit helps us.

 

[pillar]

im hating it. try watching 1 of their commercials. whens the last time you saw someone who really ate their food on their commercials??

 

[Rukus.]

:O Nauru %94 *faints*

HOLY CRAP! WE'RE %75!

Also, posted the forbes list in the OP.

 

[Carmine]

Ha! We win! IN YOUR FACE JAPAN!

 

[( . Y . )Pola Negri]

YES WE DID IT *high fives*

Lol, indeed Baen, indeed. We are victorious!

In all seriousness it is frightening, the types of food allot of people are consuming and the quantities are grossly over proportioned. Also, don't get me started on the usage of HFCS "high fructose corn syrup" in this country, prob the fastest way to type 2 diabetes.