Yes, most of the women in those statistics are over 50. Now if you were to change those to exclude grandmas you would see 10% at most. Btw this is America's fault due to it's secret weapon, McDonalds. Compare the numbers to 10 years ago.

only 20%? that's pretty big... still, you make a good point

You'd better change that profile picture and take a look at the way you write before you continue to make a fool of yourself, #33

2/3? so you're saying two hundred million out of the three hundred million people that live here are overweight? do some reserarch before you pull some random BS numbers out of your ass dude

Actually, the National Center for Heath Studies posted the numbers at exactly that - about 66% of Americans are overweight. So do your own research before attempting to debunk others.

Percent of noninstitutionalized adults age 20 years and over who are obese: 34% obesity is the problem here. I agree, it is a problem. Being considered "overweight" by American standards is having a body mass index of 30+, where a healthy BMI can be as high as 29.9%. You can be at a 30 and not be fat. That is where the other 32% of your 66 comes from. it's a big number, I agree, but overweightness and obesity are two different things, and these stupid health organizations combine them to scare us into getting healthier

to sum it all up, we love our twinkies and cupcakes, so stfu

You're right Matt, which is why I said overweight, and not obese. :) Either way, it's a number that is going up. 10 years ago, the number was about 10% lower then it is now. So even though a person who is technically overweight might not be fat, you can't deny that Americans are slowly getting fatter. Another scary statistic - for the first time in history, the younger generation has a shorter life expectancy then their parents, because of obesity.

Fellow American, please use your socialist access to public education and libraries to learn exactly how wrong you are. Jingoism is not a virtue!

only an incredibly naive person would believe that

ha then have to pay hostipal bills for having liposuction & all that shit cuz the fats weighing down ur heart yeah, big advantage. you have a goodnight & think about that for a while (:

Wow, I never considered the ramifications of my high-calorie lifestyle! Thanks, internet stranger! I'd keep talking but I have to go exercise now!

I can afford to eat 'whatever the **** I want' but it doesn't mean I do just that.

Australians come in outta no where too?! oh well I still agree, australia is still pretty damn cool ;D