Australia now fattest country

Brad · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 7:24 am

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/06 ... /UPI-23231213998709/

It's several months old.. but I guess America has finally lost it's crown. I bet Britain is a not too distant third.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 7:24 am

Ranging God · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 7:47 am

Ya, America is really reforming, from eating better, to not using as much oil as it has been.
hell look at the new McDonalds menu, it is trying to be healthy lol!

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 8:34 am

Ranging God wrote:

Ya, America is really reforming, from eating better, to not using as much oil as it has been.
hell look at the new McDonalds menu, it is trying to be healthy lol!

It's trying to fool you into thinking it's healthy* It's still garbage compared to alternatives.

Did a google search anyway, lots of sites are giving out this list from a year back:

http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/worlds-fattest-countries/

No idea how reliable it is.

America isn't even top 5, the UK isn't even top 20 tbh..I don't think we have a weight problem myself.

Brad · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 8:52 am

CreepyPirate wrote:

Ranging God wrote:

Ya, America is really reforming, from eating better, to not using as much oil as it has been.
hell look at the new McDonalds menu, it is trying to be healthy lol!

It's trying to fool you into thinking it's healthy* It's still garbage compared to alternatives.

Did a google search anyway, lots of sites are giving out this list from a year back:

http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/worlds-fattest-countries/

No idea how reliable it is.

America isn't even top 5, the UK isn't even top 20 tbh..I don't think we have a weight problem myself.

Err that list gives no source or even figures behind it... hardly a reliable piece of information.

Show me a list with sources of scientific tests and results rather than just a list of 10 countries that, for all you know, could just be completely random.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 10:07 am

Brad wrote:

CreepyPirate wrote:

Ranging God wrote:

Ya, America is really reforming, from eating better, to not using as much oil as it has been.
hell look at the new McDonalds menu, it is trying to be healthy lol!

It's trying to fool you into thinking it's healthy* It's still garbage compared to alternatives.

Did a google search anyway, lots of sites are giving out this list from a year back:

http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/worlds-fattest-countries/

No idea how reliable it is.

America isn't even top 5, the UK isn't even top 20 tbh..I don't think we have a weight problem myself.

Err that list gives no source or even figures behind it... hardly a reliable piece of information.

Show me a list with sources of scientific tests and results rather than just a list of 10 countries that, for all you know, could just be completely random.

Like i said, i ran a google search out of curiosity, top results all pointed to that list.

The link on my links page points to here:

http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/2007/0 ... _0208worldfat_2.html

Comes originally from the world health organization, seems like a good enough source to me. This list was a year ago though, who knows now.

jointntoday · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 10:09 am

Ranging God wrote:

Ya, America is really reforming, from eating better, to not using as much oil as it has been.
hell look at the new McDonalds menu, it is trying to be healthy lol!

LOL mcdonalds is still far from being healthy. like creep said they are just trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

i also dont see how the U.S. is not higher on that list..just about everyone i see is atleast 100lbs over

Adbot · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 10:09 am

Marking22 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 11:28 am

noo we lost the crown that i liked
aww i guess more people need to get fatter so we can be #1

jointntoday · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 11:54 am

Marking22 wrote:

noo we lost the crown that i liked
aww i guess more people need to get fatter so we can be #1

you liked that??
i never really though of it as a good thing.

Marking22 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 12:07 pm

jointntoday wrote:

Marking22 wrote:

noo we lost the crown that i liked
aww i guess more people need to get fatter so we can be #1

you liked that??
i never really though of it as a good thing.

hmm well i think its good since i am one of the fat americans lol

Al3X · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 12:13 pm

that's pretty interesting. Makes you wonder how hey find this out though, sit in a car and count fat people?

Anyways i guess we don't have to be the butt of the joke anymore, especially when it's not true for the majority.

rs josec78 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 1:46 pm

yey where im from is number 101! 47.1%!

colinsoccer123 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 1:51 pm

jointntoday wrote:

i also dont see how the U.S. is not higher on that list..just about everyone i see is atleast 100lbs over

That 100bs comment is pretty stupid, being overweight has almost nothing to do with how much you actually weigh, I have 5 friends who weigh 290+ and that's all muscle. I don't understand why these height/weight charts are so misguided. These guys are extremely healthy and work out every day how can you say that they're overweight?
One the other hand I know a few people who weigh 190-260 and they're really unfit and fat.
Being obese, in my opinion is just based on how much you excersise and what you eat.
I think that First world countries have a long way to go with food comsumption and it will be a long time before they realise that you don't need to eat that much.

Lego Pi3 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 7:04 pm

wow...us people in general need to work on our habits..

Veggie Eater · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 8:36 pm

Brad, you would be the one to know Australia is the fattest country.

Well I'm glad they usurped the US. But, the US is always going to be known as the fattest country no matter what the facts really are.

power crazy · **Posted:** October 17th, 2008, 9:39 pm

Leave it to the Australians to make my country seem skinny again.
There are quite a lot of abese people round here.