+MigBuster Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Something we are good at finally: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15901351 UK women are 'fattest in Europe' Statisticians looked at the 19 European states data was available for The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures. Data agency Eurostat, which looked at 19 countries, found nearly a quarter of UK women - 23.9% - were recorded as being obese in the year 2008 to 2009. Just over 22% of UK men were classed as obese, coming second only to Malta. A person is defined as obese if their body mass index (BMI), the result of a calculation involving weight and height, is above a certain level. The BMI correlates fairly well with body fat. Statisticians found the share of overweight and obese people increases with age in all of the 19 member states that data was available for. The data come from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) and was published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Its figures for the UK were based on data from England, although surveys suggest the percentage of obese adults in Wales and Northern Ireland is similar and Scotland's latest health report put the figure at 28%. After the UK, the countries with the highest levels of female obesity were Malta, with 21.1%, and Latvia, where 20.9% fulfilled that criteria. Meanwhile, after Malta and the UK, the countries with the highest instances of male obesity were Hungary - where 21.4% fall into that category - and the Czech Republic, where 18.4% are classed as such. The UK's high levels of obesity are in stark contrast to those in countries such as Romania, where just 8% of women were classed as obese along with 7.6% of men. Obesity levels were also found to be low in Italy, Bulgaria and France. In Italy, 9.3% of women were found to be obese and 11.3% men. Meanwhile, in Bulgaria levels of obesity for women and men were found to be 11.3% and 11.6%, with levels of France identified as being 12.7% and 11.7% respectively. The figures suggested that the proportion of women who are obese or overweight falls as the educational level rises. Last month, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley launched a bid to reduce obesity levels in England by 2020. The minister said people need to be honest with themselves about how much they eat and drink. He said that, overall, Britons should be eating five billion fewer calories a day than at present. Quote
+Gr.Viper Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 How well is that extra weight distributed? Quote
fallenphoenix1986 Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 In other news Lord Nelson has died and the Soviet Union broke up... Don't know about outside the UK but I'd bet this is hardly a shock to anyone living here. Craig Quote
+column5 Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go 'round. 1 Quote
+Gepard Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Will we hope that the british island will not sink if the british girl become more and more volume. Quote
zpatmanaintdead Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 How are fat girls like mopeds? Their both fun to ride but you don't want your friends catching you out on em 1 Quote
Capitaine Vengeur Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 In other news Lord Nelson has died and the Soviet Union broke up... Don't know about outside the UK but I'd bet this is hardly a shock to anyone living here. Craig Hey, many people down here still have the Victorian cliché of English women as scrawny flat poles, Kate Moss style. How disappointing! And how annoying too, when travelling on the Tube! Quote
+Muesli Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go 'round. Sung by a man who loved men...... Quote
Derk Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Sung by a man who loved men...... At Facebook I would have hit the "I like" button..... ....and now I understand what Twiggy was good for: to bring down the average........ . Clarifies too what the real reason was why the Lancaster in WW II was made suitable to carry the Grand Slam............. Edited November 28, 2011 by Derk 1 Quote
+column5 Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Sung by a man who loved men...... Flaming, yes, but also the greatest rock vocalist to ever live, for what thats worth. ;) Quote
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