I’ve lived in Colorado for a long time and I don’t think anywhere near 1 in 4 there are obese. Perhaps I have a fundamental misunderstanding of what that means but it seems way off.
Obesity is about 200lb for men and about 180lb for women, on average. Keep in mind it doesn’t distinguish between muscle and fat, so John Cena is classified as obese.
The medical definition has stayed the same while society shifted.
If you can see any weight on someone they are medical overweight. If someone looks ‘chunky’ they are obese. Nearly any kind of visible potbelly is obese.
Even though they are the lowest, 25% still seems way too high to me.
I’ve lived in Colorado for a long time and I don’t think anywhere near 1 in 4 there are obese. Perhaps I have a fundamental misunderstanding of what that means but it seems way off.
Eastern Colorado is probably skewing the data.
Obesity is about 200lb for men and about 180lb for women, on average. Keep in mind it doesn’t distinguish between muscle and fat, so John Cena is classified as obese.
The medical definition has stayed the same while society shifted.
If you can see any weight on someone they are medical overweight. If someone looks ‘chunky’ they are obese. Nearly any kind of visible potbelly is obese.