Southerners still most obese, TOP 10 OBESE STATES

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 17, 2008 5:38 pm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/wei ... ates_N.htm Good story!!!

These are the 10 states with the highest levels of adult obesity, according to a 2007 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. Mississippi: 32%
2. Alabama: 30.3%
3. Tennessee: 30.1%
4. Louisiana: 29.8%
5. West Virginia: 29.5%
6. Arkansas: 28.7%
7. South Carolina: 28.4%
8. Georgia: 28.2%
9. Oklahoma: 28.1%
10. Texas: 28.1%

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » July 17, 2008 5:41 pm

ummmmm......I wonder about how they came up with their results. I used that little calculator thing they had on the page and it said my BMI was 30, which put me in the obese category. Now, I know I'd like to lose a few pounds, but I'm pretty confident in saying I'm hardly obese.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » July 17, 2008 5:42 pm

proof that fried food will cause weight gain

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » July 17, 2008 5:48 pm

Everything's bigger in Texas...

(You should see the portion sizes at restaurants!

)
I put my height/weight in the calculator and was surprised to see that my BMI was in the Healthy range. IMHO, I need to lose about 20 lbs.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 17, 2008 5:50 pm

GOOD eats!!!!!!!!!!

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » July 17, 2008 7:23 pm

Arkansas...where the state motto is still, "Thank God for Mississippi."

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » July 17, 2008 7:33 pm

Dezdmona wrote:Everything's bigger in Texas... (You should see the portion sizes at restaurants! )
I put my height/weight in the calculator and was surprised to see that my BMI was in the Healthy range. IMHO, I need to lose about 20 lbs.

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND DEEP FRIED RIBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » July 17, 2008 7:40 pm

flipflopgirl wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:Everything's bigger in Texas... (You should see the portion sizes at restaurants! )
I put my height/weight in the calculator and was surprised to see that my BMI was in the Healthy range. IMHO, I need to lose about 20 lbs.

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND DEEP FRIED RIBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!

Excellent BBQ and Mexican food!!!

Guess what? You know it- I miss Texas.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » July 17, 2008 7:44 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Arkansas...where the state motto is still, "Thank God for Mississippi."

last time I made a joke here about Arkansas I got in trouble Apologizing and explaining that 1/2 my family lives there.didn't help either

flyboy55 · Post by **flyboy55** » July 17, 2008 8:30 pm

popcornjack wrote:ummmmm......I wonder about how they came up with their results. I used that little calculator thing they had on the page and it said my BMI was 30, which put me in the obese category. Now, I know I'd like to lose a few pounds, but I'm pretty confident in saying I'm hardly obese.

Uh . . . you're either big boned or well muscled.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 17, 2008 8:36 pm

Hell, put 6'4'' 240 in the says I am almost a Big Boy!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » July 17, 2008 8:38 pm

ph4ever wrote:
flipflopgirl wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:Everything's bigger in Texas... (You should see the portion sizes at restaurants! )
I put my height/weight in the calculator and was surprised to see that my BMI was in the Healthy range. IMHO, I need to lose about 20 lbs.

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND DEEP FRIED RIBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!
Excellent BBQ and Mexican food!!!

Guess what? You know it- I miss Texas.

oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i would weigh 400 pounds if i lived there!

i'd be having dinner at Mama's Daughter's Diner every night!!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 17, 2008 11:48 pm

I am almost morbidly Obese..

good luck keeping up with me over the course of the day..

mason · Post by **mason** » July 18, 2008 2:19 am

ph4ever wrote:
TropicalTroubador wrote:Arkansas...where the state motto is still, "Thank God for Mississippi."
last time I made a joke here about Arkansas I got in trouble Apologizing and explaining that 1/2 my family lives there.didn't help either

my parents were born and raised in arkansas, between the tenn. and mo. borders. i am not familiar as to why missisippi comes into play.

member of the parrothead nation

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » July 18, 2008 3:03 am

flyboy55 wrote:
popcornjack wrote:ummmmm......I wonder about how they came up with their results. I used that little calculator thing they had on the page and it said my BMI was 30, which put me in the obese category. Now, I know I'd like to lose a few pounds, but I'm pretty confident in saying I'm hardly obese.
Uh . . . you're either big boned or well muscled.

it ain't the second.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » July 18, 2008 5:01 am

I guess I should move to Mississippi. I'd feel right at home.

My wife was from there, and step daughter still lives there.
I did live in Georgia and Tennessee for a total of 8 years, and yes, one thing I learned is those people KNOW how to eat, they're not shy about eating, and, God Bless them, if they don't know anything else, they know healthy people die eventually too. (Probably from malnutrician).
During my eight years living in the south, I never once was fed that Quiche crap, Endive, Arugala (or whatever the hell they call that sh*t), and never was expected to eat pizza or fried chicken with a G.D. fork! (HOW ridiculouls can a person get).

They can make fun of the south and southerners all they want, but these geeks, yuppies, and frat-brats up here better hope to hell there's never ever another civil war, because if there ever is, unlike the 1860's, the south will kick our a$$es to hell and back.

DIXIE-a.k.a. REAL AMERICA!

C-Dawg · Post by **C-Dawg** » July 18, 2008 6:19 am

Billy Ray, it's all that damb good food you keep preparing....my waist is glad we aren't neighbors or the 50 lbs I've lost since Xmas would be a weight gain

That said, I'll be over to the Critterville Country Club for some of those tasty concoctions you make later today

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » July 18, 2008 7:44 am

How did Ohio not make the cut?

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » July 18, 2008 7:52 am

C-Dawg wrote:Billy Ray, it's all that damb good food you keep preparing....my waist is glad we aren't neighbors or the 50 lbs I've lost since Xmas would be a weight gain
That said, I'll be over to the Critterville Country Club for some of those tasty concoctions you make later today

I guess us southern white trash good ole boys from Arkansas cooking is what does it, oh well lets pass the fried chicken, taters, collard greens and sweet potatoe pie! We will see you at the club ITS FRIED foods Friday! Damn what about we throw in a deep fried Turkey!!! I'm getting hungry now!

HAVE a great Friday you all!

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » July 18, 2008 8:13 am

Dezdmona wrote:Everything's bigger in Texas... (You should see the portion sizes at restaurants! )
I put my height/weight in the calculator and was surprised to see that my BMI was in the Healthy range. IMHO, I need to lose about 20 lbs.

Dez...umm.....WHERE??? Seriously chicka, if you think you have to lose 20 pounds then we need to check your vision!!!!

Funny thing is I consider myself obese but when I put my height and weight in, it says I'm healthy and normal......

And I really do need to lose 20 pounds