VBAer EJ sent this article over earlier today and it has taken me all day to get around to reading it. Please check it out and then decide if we are responsible or if somehow someone else is to blame. http://healthyamericans.org/newsroom/releases/?releaseid=182
As many of you know by now RCVman is a highly competitive individual. Most of the time he can control it, but as it is hard-wired in his DNA, there are things that, well, just set him off. Like the following list of states with their respective obesity percentages. We (Bow down to Washington) come in at number 33, tied with those Okie cowboys who stole our basketball team, with 29.5 of us being clinically obese (30 lbs or a BMI of 30 or above). This is unacceptable fellow Evergreeners. And I want it changed by the time the next tabulation is compiled. THAT, my friends IS A DIRECT ORDER. Here is the list culled from the article:
1. Mississippi* (44.4%); 2. Arkansas (37.5%); 3. Georgia (37.3%); 4. Kentucky (37.1%) 5. Tennessee (36.5%) 6. Alabama (36.1%); 7. Louisiana (35.9%); 8. West Virginia (35.5%); 9. District of Columbia (35.4%); 10. Illinois (34.9%); 11. Nevada* (34.2%); 12. Alaska (33.9%); 13. South Carolina (33.7%); 14. North Carolina (33.5%); 15. Ohio (33.3%); 16. Delaware (33.2%); 17. Florida (33.1%); 18. New York (32.9%); 19. New Mexico (32.7%) 20. Texas (32.2%) 21. Nebraska (31.5%); 22. Kansas (31.1%); 23. (tie) Missouri (31.0%) and New Jersey (31.0%) and Virginia (31.0%); 26. (tie) Arizona (30.6%) and Michigan (30.6%); 28. California (30.5%); 29. Rhode Island (30.1%); 30. Massachusetts (30.0%) 31. Indiana (29.9%) 32. Pennsylvania (29.7%); 33. (tie) Oklahoma (29.5%) and Washington (29.5%); 35. New Hampshire (29.4%); 36. Maryland (28.8%); 37. Hawaii (28.5%); 38. South Dakota (28.4%); 39. Maine (28.2%); 40. Wisconsin (27.9%); 41. Idaho (27.5%); 42. Colorado (27.2%); 43. Vermont (26.7%); 44. Iowa (26.5%); 45. (tie) Connecticut (25.7%) and North Dakota (25.7%) and Wyoming (25.7%); 48. Montana (25.6%); 49. Oregon (24.3%); 50. (tie) Minnesota (23.1%) and Utah (23.1%)
At least we beat California.
6 comments:
As a 30-year resident of Minnesota, I sure love that state, but I don't get how they got 50th place! There are a lot of 'well-nourished' people there (a favorite physician term for 'really fat'.) When I was a recreation director at a large MN resort, I was routinely assailed by the staff for seemingly excluding overweight staff from volleyball games when I wanted to trounce the guests during weekly 'staff vs. guests' volleyball games. That was absurd, however, as I would never discriminate based on weight especially given my current poundage! Fat or 'well-developed' can be good! That is why I am sadly disappointed by Minnesota finishing last in the fatness survey (a rating I believe is suspect in my opinion).
The last shall be first! (when the meek inherit the earth). I think we need to stand on our heads when analyzing this list. Fact remains: We can (and need to) do better as a collective society. We shall start tomorrow at 0815 sharp! Now put that ice cream away.
I also have to get this in (because I do whenever I can): MN has produced the three greatest U.S. female ski racers of all time - Cindy Nelson, Kristina Koznik and Lindsey Vonn. So, take that CA and CO, and UT, etc.
I already had a large bowl of caramel vanilla walnut ice cream with chocolate sauce and extra peanuts. But, I might make the 8:15 to work that off.
And then run?
Does Al Franken ski?
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