Yeah, yeah, Americans are fat. Tell us something we don’t know. I did object to something in that article though: “…three out of four people in the country will have a body mass index of more than 25, the benchmark of corpulence.” Corpulence? It’s the benchmark for being overweight, but I hardly think that qualifies you for CORPULENCE. I’m currently at 26.7 and I wouldn’t say I’m “excessively fat.” Pudgy, yes. But not friggin’ corpulent. Sheesh. (Also note the graphic of fattest states down there at the bottom. Indiana made the list!)
hank
December 20, 2005 — 2:19 pm
I agree, on average, Americans tend to be overweight but BMI > 25 = Corpulent? WTF??
By the way, everyone knows you look great, so stop with all the health already. You’re making Australians look fat now…
Kris
December 20, 2005 — 3:05 pm
Ha! Awww, thanks. I hate getting too DietBlog around here all the time, but it helps me to have some public accountability…
Max
December 20, 2005 — 11:05 pm
yay Alabama–it’s good to be near the TOP of a list every now and then!
Oh, wait…
Susan
December 21, 2005 — 12:37 pm
I have a very overweight friend who just returned from a USA holiday. She wants to go back – but only because over there she felt like Twiggy.