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UAB study suggests that obesity rates are not highest in the South
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:06 am
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:06 am
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"What we found is the West North Central region has about 41 percent obesity compared to 31 percent obesity in the southern region that includes Alabama and Mississippi," said George Howard, professor in the Department of Biostatics at UAB. "By the way, 31 percent is not a good thing -- but it's not at the bottom." How did Southerners get such a fat reputation? Apparently because they are more truthful.
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Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:11 am to Yellerhammer5
There's also more black people in the South.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:11 am to Yellerhammer5
So they're saying yankees are a bunch of big fat liars?
This is news to someone?
This is news to someone?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:17 am to Yellerhammer5
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The study analyzed the weights in the nine geographic regions used by the U.S. Census Bureau.
It found that the West North Central region, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and North and South Dakota, ranked fourth in obesity by the telephone survey results. But when actually weighed in the REGARDS study, people from that region ranked first in the nation for obesity.
In the telephone survey results, the East South Central region, which includes Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, ranked highest. But when weighed, that southern region ranked fifth.
Suck it Mizzou Y'all be the fattest now.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:55 am to Yellerhammer5
It goes further North than there.. Go to Wisconsin and look for an OT 5. #goodfrickingluck
Posted on 4/12/13 at 10:03 am to Yellerhammer5
Had a boss standing in my office one day with two other people telling us about an e-mail from his brother about this - how obesity follows the poverty line, through the southeast. Well, only 25% of the people present were neither obese or from the north. Doink!
Posted on 4/12/13 at 11:06 am to Yellerhammer5
Is Houston still the country's fattest city?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 11:19 am to Yellerhammer5
Another BS study based on BMI. Show me this again when the study is based on % Body Fat.
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