Most Obese States

[madguy30]

This is something I definitely believe.

The availability of affordable healthy food in urban areas is a lot higher.

So are bike trails, walkable spaces, etc.

There are studies I've seen that show that when an area gets things like bike/walking trails etc. there is an uptick in fitness participation.

WI definitely has plenty of obesity; it also has lots of cross country ski trails, hiking/biking trails etc. and that's fairly state wide.

Diet is a huge part of limiting weight gain but I'm amazed when I go back to my ruralish home town and hardly anyone walks or runs for the benefits. Several summers ago I was at the local bar which is just over a mile of mainly gravel road from my house and people looked at me like I was crazy for walking home.

 

[madguy30]

In my experience and observation of others weight is about 70% tied to what someone eats/drinks and about 30% activity level/exercise. As a culture we like to focus on taking strong active solutions to things, in this case working out frequently or going on a very specific diet. Which leads to the lifestyle changes not being sustainable or the results not coming consistently enough to feel 'worth it.' But for most its about reducing or eliminating some of the habitual things they drink and eat (added sugar, fat, alcohol, and food additives mostly) and being less sedentary on a daily basis and getting their heart rate up at least a couple times a week.

We want instant gratification so we go to a special type of diet instead of changing our diet or viewing food as medicine instead of gratifying to eat.

Everything in moderation that's not so good but if the habits are changed, we can get to a place where we actually crave food that's better. It can take a loong time though.

 

[carvers4math]

That's becoming next to impossible.

I am 62 and have never been on them. The doctor took my 64 year old husband off them about six months after I greatly limited the processed foods in the house.

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

FACT check: if it’s a vape then the exhaled byproduct is not smoke. That’s the whole point of it.

Of course it's not smoke. It doesn't stop the fact that it looks silly.

 

[carvers4math]

So are bike trails, walkable spaces, etc.

There are studies I've seen that show that when an area gets things like bike/walking trails etc. there is an uptick in fitness participation.

WI definitely has plenty of obesity; it also has lots of cross country ski trails, hiking/biking trails etc. and that's fairly state wide.

Diet is a huge part of limiting weight gain but I'm amazed when I go back to my ruralish home town and hardly anyone walks or runs for the benefits. Several summers ago I was at the local bar which is just over a mile of mainly gravel road from my house and people looked at me like I was crazy for walking home.

We have plenty of overweight people in our small town. We also have lots of walkers. They greatly increased during the heart of Covid too. We have a lengthy trail and large park that are well used. I walk the dog once or twice a day so I see them.

We also have people in the bars every night. Multiple blessing boxes that are empty within an hour of filling them. And the kind of things that will stay good in a blessing box are not necessarily the best for people. Same with food pantry donations. I just started taking them toiletries and cash they can use to buy fresh produce and meat for the pantry.

I think poverty is a driving force with many people and their weight issues.

 

[Al_4_State]

So are bike trails, walkable spaces, etc.

There are studies I've seen that show that when an area gets things like bike/walking trails etc. there is an uptick in fitness participation.

WI definitely has plenty of obesity; it also has lots of cross country ski trails, hiking/biking trails etc. and that's fairly state wide.

Diet is a huge part of limiting weight gain but I'm amazed when I go back to my ruralish home town and hardly anyone walks or runs for the benefits. Several summers ago I was at the local bar which is just over a mile of mainly gravel road from my house and people looked at me like I was crazy for walking home.

There are quite a few bike and walking trails in Iowa too, for a rural red state

 

[Gunnerclone]

Of course it's not smoke. It doesn't stop the fact that it looks silly.

I don’t think people choosing to save their own lives looks silly.

 

[CascadeClone]

I think 80% of it is "mindset".

Most of the people I know that are obese THINK they are too busy to eat better and be active. As Americans we have this compulsion to "be busy" and be stressed out, even when we are not and/or don't have to be. It's like we feel peer pressure to be "busy" and then to prove it we do dumb things because of it. Like eat fast food too often, or not cook at home, or not exercise.

In more active states (eg Utah) I think there is more peer pressure (or expectation maybe is better word) to be outside and be active. Which drives that behavior more.

Just a theory.

 

[CychiatricWard]

If you're working out that much and still need to loose, the diet should be an easy fix. Well, in theory anyway.

Oh, I 100% know it’s diet, but I am a social person and when someone says let’s go get drinks or get some food, I’m usually in. My problem is that I am in pretty good shape, but I’ve always wanted to try and go that last like 15% to have the look. I just get suckered in to a good time and for the most part I am okay with that. I don’t think I could ever be a health nut to maintain a physique that you see on tv and whatnot. The idea sounds great though!

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

I don’t think people choosing to save their own lives looks silly.

I do. If u are dumb enough to get addicted to nicotine then u have the high possibility of looking "silly" while vaping, even though it is better for you .

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Europeans walk everywhere. Big reason they're thin.

 

[3TrueFans]

Oh, I 100% know it’s diet, but I am a social person and when someone says let’s go get drinks or get some food, I’m usually in. My problem is that I am in pretty good shape, but I’ve always wanted to try and go that last like 15% to have the look. I just get suckered in to a good time and for the most part I am okay with that. I don’t think I could ever be a health nut to maintain a physique that you see on tv and whatnot. The idea sounds great though!

The physique you see on TV is almost certainly aided by various PEDs though, important to remember that.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

Europeans walk everywhere. Big reason they're thin.

AND CIGS

 

[CychiatricWard]

Europeans walk everywhere. Big reason they're thin.

Also, much more accessible cities to walk and not use your car as much. Is Americans have horribly designed cities for this.

Doesn’t mean people can’t be healthy but it does seem to help.

 

[CychiatricWard]

The physique you see on TV is almost certainly aided by various PEDs though, important to remember that.

Absolutely, which is why I don’t care to ever try, but want to keep trending that way as much as I can while still enjoying drinks, and ****** delicious food occasionally. I have pretty good body dysmorphia, which I’m sure a lot of people do. As I have focused on lifting weights more and gaining muscle I either see a guy who is still small, or a guy that is too fat. Does not help my mindset sometimes when my vice can be food sometimes.

I am 6’2 ish and weigh around 220, which would put me severely obese in Iowa I’m guessing based on the assumed bmi these studies use.

 

[davegilbertson]

I thought Iowa would make the top 10. I am not skinny.

https://wallethub.com/edu/fattest-states/16585

2022’s Most Overweight & Obese States in America

wallethub.com

I thought Iowa always used to be #2/3 behind Wisconsin. Times have changed.

 

[davegilbertson]

Lean me is doing my part in placing Minnesota at #46 in the fat parade. FTW.

I struggle to believe that one on Minnesota, but it's been awhile since I've been up that way.

 

[davegilbertson]

As someone who travels to Wisconsin frequently, I'm going to call BS on their ranking of 28. People in that state are FAT! You can't drink 24/7 and eat German food (and fast food-Culvers) all day long without putting on the lbs.

Does South have more people in the moo-moos and hover-round level?

 

[davegilbertson]

We overeat and we overconsume simple sugars. I'm in awe the lack of awareness that people have of what is in their food, including myself when I first cut 60 pounds. The amount of added sugars to everything is unreal. The problem is we're trying to satisfy our taste buds rather than satisfy the rest of our body.

anything you used to get on your journey?

 

[houjix]

I struggle to believe that one on Minnesota, but it's been awhile since I've been up that way.

I've seen a site that ranks Minn as 32nd most obese, but they have the lowest premature death rate because of one of the lowest inactivity rates and one of the best health care systems in the country.