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Why Are Southerners So Fat?
Time ^ | 7/9/2009 | Claire Suddath

Posted on 07/09/2009 9:07:36 AM PDT by freed0misntfree

People from Mississippi are fat. With an adult obesity rate of 33%, Mississippi gobbled its way to the "chubbiest state" crown for the fifth year in a row, according to a new joint report by Trust For America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Alabama, West Virginia, and Tennessee aren't far behind, with obesity rates over 30%. In fact, eight out of the 10 fattest states are in the South. The region famous for its biscuits, barbecue and pecan pies has been struggling with its weight for years — but then again, so has the rest of the country. Wisconsin loves cheese, New Yorkers scarf pizza, and New Englanders have been known to enjoy a crab cake or two. So why is the South so portly?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: dixie; fatties; food; ghettovalues; illegalaliens; obesity; poverty; soulfood; south
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To: freed0misntfree

Because the last time the Yankees came through, the skinny ones starved.


22 posted on 07/09/2009 9:15:27 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: ryan71
Well, yeah, you ever walk from Atlanta to Augusta?

no, but i walk to my mailbox... i bet aomw drive to their mailboxes... i saw a documentary on some overweight city in the US... mothers were driving their kids to bus stops that were just halfway down the block...

23 posted on 07/09/2009 9:15:46 AM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: Sloth

Lived in GA for 24 yrs and gained weight. The cooking is not as pure—has lots of additions like eggs, mayo, sour cream, butter, lard, sauces. Good food—tasty. Hard to go back to baked item, rice and fresh veggies-—healthier though. Lost the weight. Paula Deen exemplifies this southern cooking. Her new hubby is on Jenny Craig!


24 posted on 07/09/2009 9:16:28 AM PDT by Achilles Heel
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To: freed0misntfree
Mississippi is not only the fattest state in the nation but also the poorest, with 21% of its residents living below the poverty line according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

What a country ... instead of poverty causing starvation, it causes obesity

25 posted on 07/09/2009 9:16:35 AM PDT by tx_eggman (Clinton was our first black President ... Obama is our first French President.)
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To: BeerLover NYC
Southern Motto: If it ain't fried, it ain't food!
26 posted on 07/09/2009 9:16:48 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Hatred has found its host organism in liberals)
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To: freed0misntfree

Why are Time writers so stoopit?


27 posted on 07/09/2009 9:17:07 AM PDT by petitfour (Are you a Dead Fish American?)
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To: freed0misntfree

For me, it’s one too many Texas-sized Chicken Fried Steaks smothered with white gravy


28 posted on 07/09/2009 9:17:14 AM PDT by Unlikely Hero ("Time is a wonderful teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its pupils." --Berlioz)
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To: F15Eagle
on mashed ‘taters ... probably not the healthiest though ... haha

not the healthiest to have often, but from time to time--it's worth it... i am finding that just about everything in life is a balance...

29 posted on 07/09/2009 9:17:29 AM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: freed0misntfree

Ya ever been to Wisconsin?


30 posted on 07/09/2009 9:17:41 AM PDT by myself6 (.)
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To: freed0misntfree
The South will rise again! ....after they lose 200 pounds.

Are you saying it's hard to carry out a revolt when your are wheezing from walking up the stairs? :-)

Gimme a good home cooked southern meal, any day of the week. We'll just soldier through the high cholesterol and heart palpitations when the time comes!

31 posted on 07/09/2009 9:17:53 AM PDT by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
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To: Loud Mime
Southern Motto: If it ain't fried, it ain't food!

i like it! fried food tastes sooo good...

32 posted on 07/09/2009 9:18:14 AM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: freed0misntfree

The South has the best food, and the best cooks.

Now I think I’ll have that second slice of peach pie.


33 posted on 07/09/2009 9:18:24 AM PDT by mojito
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To: freed0misntfree

Sounds like Claire at “Time” is a racist. Look at the demographics. It’s obvious.


34 posted on 07/09/2009 9:19:13 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Why are Northerers so rude?

Why are they so rude and arrogant? I find generally friendlier people in the South and Western/Midwestern regions than I have found in the Northeast. Just my personal experience.

35 posted on 07/09/2009 9:19:27 AM PDT by Jagdgewehr (Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

What states have the highest incidences of AIDs per capita?


36 posted on 07/09/2009 9:19:53 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: freed0misntfree

I see Time magazine is trying to steal readers from the National Enquirer


37 posted on 07/09/2009 9:20:10 AM PDT by kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
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To: freed0misntfree
...but then again, so has the rest of the country. Wisconsin loves cheese, New Yorkers scarf pizza, and New Englanders have been known to enjoy a crab cake or two.

Uhhhhh...no. Maryland, not New England, is known for crab cakes. New England is known for clam chowder and steamed lobsters. Stupid TIME...go put another picture of Obummer on your cover and just leave the rest of your pages blank.

38 posted on 07/09/2009 9:20:19 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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To: Sloth

Southern food is the best. There is nothing like home grown tomatoes, boiled okra, turnip greens, black eyed peas and cornbread. We love our fried chicken, catfish and chicken fried steak. We invented TEX MEX that Northerners have recently discovered.

What do Northerners eat? Beats me. If y’all come down here I will treat you to a TEXAS green bean (jalepeno pepper).


39 posted on 07/09/2009 9:20:24 AM PDT by lone star annie
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To: freed0misntfree

I’d like to see the demographic breakdown of the fatties in the south.


40 posted on 07/09/2009 9:20:28 AM PDT by ExpatGator (Extending logic since 1961.)
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