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208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources (theconversation.com)

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Only 208 million?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Out of 335 million, or 62%.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I know, I was thinking more like 70-75%...

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It takes a lot of bad nutrition to make children obese

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not necessarily... It takes food deserts and poverty.

If mom and dad can't afford to go anywhere but McDonalds, it's going to happen.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4205193/

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's statistically way less likely.

But also anecdotally, I have seen way too many kids sustained on McDonald's or worse, and they often remain a healthy weight.

What's going on nutrient wise is hard to tell, but it's not easy to make a kid fat. You have to really impress some bad eating habits on them to make it happen.

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah. Only 60% of our entire population. Lol. We should be cutting health insurance for fat people instead of poor people. The % of coverage you get is scaled with your % of body fat. Let the rest of the fat fucks die natural fat causes. /s

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, we should be hauling insurance and healthcare executives out into the streets for creating this dystopian situation so they could make their quarterly bonuses for a couple decades.