Waistlines Continue to Grow in U.S.

AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/29/06 | Kevin Freking - ap

[NormsRevenge]

The only state that experienced a decrease in the percentage of obese adults last year was Nevada.

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Nevada?

Go figure.. with all the buffets...

[BipolarBob]

Okay, now who do I sue over this outrage?

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Come to think of it, I've never seen a fat Ronald McDonald.

[A_perfect_lady]

Ah yes. "The government should... the government should... the government should..." Thomas Jefferson must be spinning in his grave.

[npg]

well at least our poor are no longer starving

(although I hear it's euphoric)

[RebelBanker]

Here is the CDC's Body Mass Index calculator:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm

Of course, any trend information is meaningless if you change the yardstick every couple of years...

[oxcart]

Your article just made it on Rushes show.

[Issaquahking]

Rush reading this now.

[gogeo]

Wow...they take an admittedly flawed measuring stick, apply it indiscriminately, and find a crisis.

Undoubtedly it's time we made changes, eh? /sarc

[wideawake]

You're not going to find too many Nevada residents going to Las Vegas buffets for dinner.

The reason why obesity is down in NV is because so many 20-somethings have been moving into the LV area - it's just a thinner age demographic.

[Toby06]

I still fit into the uniform tailored for me in Basic Training from 20+ years ago.

[NormsRevenge]

speaking of Big Macs. ;-)

I favor the little hot apple pie thingys myself.

A man sits on a bench outside a branch of McDonalds on the Beirut coastline, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. A ceasefire after the 34-day Israeli-Hezbollah conflict has been in effect since Aug.14, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

[linda_22003]

"Obesity now exceeds 25 percent in 13 states, which should sound some serious alarm bells"

...which apparently will be mistaken for dinner bells.

[LZ_Bayonet]

Not a problem:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1691832/posts

[TheDon]

And, even better...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=fat+stem&q=quick&m=any&o=score&SX=44f479aee9df9128363fee241d75645047f56a6d

[synbad600]

First it states what the employers should do, and then it states what the governments should do, and then it states what the individual should do. The only one who doesn't have to fork out the dough is the one who has the most responsibility.

[ShadowDancer]

make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train

Where can I buy a ticket?

[Chi-townChief]

Give it a few more years.