hsrob on 22 April 2009
| mrstickball said: ..... For example, our obesity rates are 3 times higher than France (30.6% vs. 93.%). Do you think a lack of socalized healthcare causes this? If not, then we're not in the same boat, as obesity causes all kinds of issues and woes for the HC system. ..... |
I'm not disputing the fact that the rate of obesity is probably much higher in the USA than France, but i wonder where that figure of 93.4% came from. Possibly it could be the rate of people overweight and obese but even then it's higher than any statistic i've ever seen before.
Assuming an average height of 6 feet (for males), this would mean than 93.4 percent of the population weighed 220lbs or above.
