America is Getting Fatter

[Husar]

IIRC, last time they measured, my body fat was 4%.

[Reenk Roink]

I just picked up on how Imperialist have to calculate BMI:

The index is calculated by dividing a person's weight in pounds by his height in inches, squared, and multiplying that total by 703.

While the enlightened who use the Metric system.

The index is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by his height in meters, squared.

Feh! The Metric system is only for the feebleminded, the good ol' American system keeps our brains sharp...

[Andres]

BMI = Bull**** Magazine-science Index

But still, I'm proud to announce I have a BMI of 22.8 (1.76 m, 70.7 kg).

[Samurai Waki]

Feh! The Metric system is only for the feebleminded, the good ol' American system keeps our brains sharp...

Hence the fact that our public school system is on par with Iran...

[Fragony]

Not only america, the same is happening here in Europe. Not as bad, most people are still in good shape, but the kids are a lot fatter then 10 years ago. I haven't seen the hidious mass of the likes of these cargo freighters that grace the streets of fuglystan (thank god it's bad for my appetite, yuk) but that's only a matter of time. Especially the english are catching up just fine. It's funny, in France everybody seems to be in good shape. They must be doing something right.

[doc_bean]

It's funny, in France everybody seems to be in good shape. They must be doing something right.

There's even a book out now : "Why French chicks don't get fat" (badly translated title by me). Maybe wine burns fat ? Got to try that

[mystic brew]

The "Obesity Epidemic" is not that bad of a thing, really. Indeed, it's quite possible one of the biggest windfalls our economy has ever seen. Services and Products related to losing weight are booming.

I would like to see the total percentage effect that it has on our economy--I'm sure it's even more impressive than I could estimate.

sure, in the short term.
but then come those drawbacks, like health issues that begin to mean the health service has to pick up the slack. not to mention that a dead person very rarely tends to be a good capitalist consuming machine.

Across the board obesity causes problems.

I'm not sure this can possibly count as a 'good' thing

[Papewaio]

It's funny, in France everybody seems to be in good shape. They must be doing something right.

When your car is on fire you have to walk more.

[Goofball]

Disadvantaged? And you call yourself a fair person?

Not disadvantaged. What an ugly word, fostering a severe inferiority complex. Difference. Gravitationally different people.

Man, would you guys ever fail your PC exams. It's "differently gravitationally enabled persons."

Ruffians...

[Papewaio]

Howabout "Gravitationaly Attractive People", "High Momentum People", "Highly Anchored People", "Highly Stable People".

[doc_bean]

"High Momentum People"

[yesdachi]

"High Momentum People"

An object at motion will stay at motion until acted on by an ice-cream vendor!

[Kralizec]

I was going to suggest "gravitationally special" people...but scrap that. High momentum people is perfect!