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stop eating sticks of butter Anonymous
fuck you midwest/southern states with your lowest income, fattest selves, non-cultured, close minded, ultra religious selves. maybe you should have seceded, the coastal and new england states economically carry your fat asses anyways. they are at a net loss as far as federal taxes paid vs services provided.
>> Anonymous
thats good
>> Anonymous
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/

YES I DID DELETE IT.
>> Anonymous
OP, so your saying that fatties are using up more resources than they provide?
>> Anonymous
>>208356
just one of many reasons why the south/midwest sucks, they are not really related, but being fat usually corresponds to being poor.
>> Anonymous
I'm so glad I live in the northwest.
>> Anonymous
the south finally won something.
>> Anonymous
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Of course the dipshit OP mentions every reason why the South is fat except for the real one MAJOR reason.

Pic related. Percentage of Blacks in the US.
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>>208369
Every single 'reason' listed but excludes the most important single reason why the South is fattest in the nation.

53 percent of black wimmens are OBESE, not overweight but OBESE.

40 percent of black men are OBESE.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db01.pdf
>> Anonymous
>>208369
LOLz, blacks cause all the problems in the US. spoken like a true southern close minded bigot.
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The uncanny valley of human weight.
>> Anonymous
>>208399
filthy rich folks are fat? explain how? they can afford personal trainers and personal chefs just as well as the regular rich folks.
>> Anonymous
>>208399

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet look normal weight to me, and that Mexican brazillionaire is average weight too. So no, the chart is wrong.
>> Anonymous
I assume that filthy rich folks can eat all the shit they want and still get away with it buying all sorts of medicine or cloned organs or transplants and shit.
>> Anonymous
>>208394
>>LOLz, blacks cause all the problems in the US. spoken like a true southern close minded bigot.

LOLZ. Facts backed up with sauces proving that blacks are the FATTEST people in the US.

Facts backed up with sauces proving that blacks are heavily concentrated in the South.

Spoken like a close-minded libfag who doesnt accept the TRUTH when it is presented to him/her in simple BLACK & WHITE.
>> Anonymous
Well, I guess when most of the world thinks you're ugly, why waste your time trying to look /fit/?
>> Anonymous
>>208412
Its actually more of a range of white and bluegreens
>> Anonymous
>>208412
i accept that blacks are fat, poor, whatever else you want to say, but they are not the ONLY
contributors to the souths poor economic status and obese percentage.

read it again
>>208394LOLz, blacks cause all the problems in the US. spoken like a true southern close minded bigot.
>>all the problems
>>all

key word there buddy.
>> Anonymous
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>>208412

if you paid attention to the thread, you would have already noticed that someone has explained this.

black people aren't fat because they're black, but because they're a lower-income demographic. they can't afford a healthier, more diverse diet but instead have to buy the cheapest foods available which are usually loaded with high-fructose corn syrup and other garbage.

the correlation is actually between income and weight, not race. i'm sure, though too lazy to check, that a map of income levels would correspond more closely to the obesity map than>>208369
>> Anonymous
>>208412

>>208369compare this map

>>208337to this

explain WVA, KY, TN, OK.
you are a dumbass
>> Anonymous
>>208422
Blacks = Most Obese Segment of the US Population by a large margin. If Blacks make up a large portion of the population in the South for example :

Blacks make up 38% of the Missisippi Population
Sauce : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi

Simple math tells you that the reason why the South is moar obese than the rest of the US is because of blacks. Come on dont be stupid, you can do the math too.
>> Anonymous
>>208431

Loaded statements are loaded...
>> Anonymous
>>208428
Who said that blacks are the only fat ones and whites arent fat? Of course there are fat whites, there are tons and tons of them.

But the FACT is the reason why the South is moar obese than the rest of the nation is because BLACKS are located in the South moar than in any other region in the US.
>> Anonymous
>>208431
and
>>208444
see
>>208428
>> Anonymous
>>208444

the FACT is, stupid, that the South has the highest concentration of poor people, black and white.

Blacks make up a disproportionate number of poor people, and therefore, obese people.
>> Anonymous
>>208399
this is fascinating and utterly true.

Poor people can only afford Macdonald's and shitty frozen food aisle instant dinners, then you get the paris hilton bulemic fucks, and then you get the ones who can afford the coronaries. Awesome.
>> Anonymous
Black ppl + fried chicken = ????
>> Anonymous
>>208477
its more like the rich people can afford healthy food and personal trainers and personal chefs. but why are filthy rich people thought to be fat? they can also afford healthy food/personal trainers/personal chefs

dont confuse idiotic celebrities with rich people.
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HEY GUYS CAN I PLAY TOO
>> Anonymous
>>208477

The paradox of agriculture. Farming has never been easier, cheaper, or as efficient than at anytime in history as now. Everyone can afford to eat high carbohydrate, refined grain derivatives; they can eat a lot of it and for outstanding prices. Thus, the economically disadvantaged can only afford to eat these high carb, nutrionally devoid foods, while in converse to this, fresh produce, fruits, and lean cuts of meat are out of reach. Only the middle class and the rich can afford to eat healthy now (but that doesn't mean that all of them do).
>> Anonymous
>>208483
no GTFO.

that just goes to show that our electoral college system of "51% wins and winner takes all" is just retarded, we have the technology now, we should just use the popular vote system.
>> Anonymous
>>208496
Lern2FarmBill

corn growers get the most subsidies. those individually wrapped fried corn chips in the foil bags dont reallly cost 99 cents, think about how much processing costs went into making those.
>> Anonymous
I live in the south, that little northwest corner of SC that has a relatively low percentage of blacks, but there's still a battalion of obese people every place I go.

Lower income buys the cheapest (highest fat content) packages of meat, loads of starchy foods. They go to these "all you can eat" buffets, get a baked potato with butter, an ass load of sour cream, 3 tablespoons of bacon, & at least a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. That's in addition to the 2 pork chops, mashed potatoes & gravy, a piece of fried chicken, and either a mega large Pepsi or usually (very) sweet tea.

And then there's the "southern" style of cooking. Everything has to be seasoned with pork drippings, butter, & salt. All the veggies contain pork. Green beans seasoned with pork. Pinto beans with fatback. Corn with bacon & butter. Leafy greens all have chunks of fat.

If you point out to them that all that stuff is making them obese, you get the same answer....but it taste soooo good.
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Originally from Houston, now I live in Austin. I'm vegan and fairly skinny so I think that your little stereotype is proven wrong.

Also a large majority of Austin is vegetarian/vegan so eat that up.
>> Anonymous
>>208566
This. My dad was raised in New Orleans, and even though he was relatively average when he was younger, he puts butter on EVERYTHING he eats. Rice, any vegetable, bread, meat, pancakes, you name it he puts butter on it most likely. We still live in the south, so...

I'm the complete opposite though. I get a sick feeling when I eat greasy/buttery food.
>> Anonymous
Poor people don't have to eat unhealthily. Yeah being poor might give you less options but you can still choose to make healthy choices and exercise.
>> Anonymous
I agree with OP. Their fat asses also brings world opinion of the US down.
>> Anonymous
I'm from Houston, and there are a lot of fat people here, but most of the obese population is in the lower-middle and underclass. If you go out to the white collar suburbs and wealthy enclaves in the city you'll see there are a ton of fit and healthy people also (in fact I think Sugarland was rated the fittest city in America or something, but those studies are probably BS). It's just like any other city in that regard. I hate to sound elitist but that seems to be the trend all over the country.
>> Anonymous
Hey op, I'm from Georgia, I'm 19 and I run at least 55 miles a week, all of it at 6:20 pace or faster, I can run under 1:50 for half a mile and my family makes a combined 200k a year. I drive an audi that I paid for with money I earned. Compared to me you are hideously out of shape, and the odds say you are less well off financially. How does you arrogant, fat northern ass feel about that?
>> Anonymous
>>208590

Also I think poorer people are perfectly capable of eating healthy.
>> Anonymous
EXERCISE MOAR!!!
>> Tildy
< Representing Montana
lol
>> Anonymous
Protip: 23% isn't as bad as 27% BUT IT'S STILL A LOT YOU FAT IDIOTS. All americans are fat.
>> Anonymous
Lets consider the range here.

The skinniest state in the country is Colorado, at 18.4%.

No other state is below 20%.

So, for every 5 people in the country at least one is obese.

Why are we arguing over which state has more fat people and not arguing over why we are so fat and lazy in the first place? (YES, the two DO go hand in hand.)

Before you respond, know that I am 5'10", 160#, run (and exercise in general) at least four-five days a week, am a college student (no ridiculous income, but I eat healthy enough), and am a lapsed Catholic, so no bible-thumpin' here.

I come from the great state of Ohio. I'm originally from farm country, live in a lower-middle-class neighborhood mostly populated by students. I'm absolutely disgusted by the amount of fat people in the US. It boggles the mind.
>> Anonymous
>>208582

Yes, but that's not what we're talking about.
>> Anonymous
Fuck yes, CT on the low end. More proof that rich people don't get fat.
>> Anonymous
>>208596

Maybe you should become poorer to see if what you think is correct?
>> Anonymous
>>208337
18.4% is not lean. Colorado should be red, and Mississippi should be ultraviolet.
>> Anonymous
I work at grocery store in the south and have become very good at stereotyping people by what I see them buy.

Low-income blacks - lots of fried chicken (not even trying to be racist), instant rice, milk, sugary cereals, and generally things with no nutritional value.

Middle-aged white women - this group actually thinks they're being healthy when they buy diet Coke. They buy mostly fattening processed foods, meat, and dairy. Or they'll take something healthy and make it unhealthy by frying it or whatever. Theses women always crack me up by buying a Women's World magazine every week. The magazine that has a picture of a cake next to a smiling woman saying "how I lost so and so lbs by eating whatever I want." No self discipline.

Elderly white folk - They are literally dying from diabetes but it doesn't stop them form getting their ice cream, cakes, cookies, and sweet tea