Disturbing News

blue25 · **on:** January 19, 2008, 05:00:43 pm

I found something that everybody will be alarmed about.
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html

Blue Sky Mine · **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2008, 06:39:20 pm

Germany is behind Belarus :shock:

seafly4fun · **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:09:12 pm

WOW! I was sure the US was going to be number 1. But nevertheless number 9 isn't anything to be proud about.

jameswyhk · **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:12:05 pm

Where's Australia? I remember that an obese female staff picked me up at the gate in Sydney.

zkvac · **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:11:38 am

Quote from: "jameswyhk"

Where's Australia? I remember that an obese female staff picked me up at the gate in Sydney.

That doesn't necessarily mean that Australia would be high on that list- even though it is

NZ didn't do too well, at least I'm not fat

Unsurprisingly Japan wasn't even on the list- I want to live there so bad!

Vamerica · **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:27:54 am

I thought Japan would, with all the sushi and fish they eat.

Seattle · **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:29:21 am

Quote from: "Vamerica"

I thought Japan would, with all the sushi and fish they eat.

which makes them thin. fish has very little fat and it has beneficial omega three faty acids, which are good. (moms a doctor)

Bobandirus · **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2008, 06:57:03 am

Quote from: "Seattle"

Quote from: "Vamerica"
I thought Japan would, with all the sushi and fish they eat.

which makes them thin. fish has very little fat and it has beneficial omega three faty acids, which are good. (moms a doctor)

Test time! What exactly do omega 3 fatty acids do?

Seattle · **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2008, 02:45:41 pm

There good for your immune system, and some words that I cant type

EXTspotter · **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2008, 06:50:28 pm

Omega 3 fatty acids have many different benefits, depending on the age and condition of a person. The main benefits are:

Increases in brain activity, especially benefitial to Memory.

Increases the brakedown rate of Fibrin (a blood clotting agent), therefore helping people at high risk levels of stoke and heart attacks through lowering blood pressure, going in hand with other heart conditions like Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmia and Tachycardia.

Its great to have a health-problem filled family to learn about these kind of things. It will go well with trying to get a degree in Medicine. just hope that I don't get all the same heart problems as ancestors on both sides (We all know that we will probably get CHD, but its just a fact of life and we have to make the most!)

Hampo · **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2008, 07:31:00 pm

Britain is up there, pffft, they must of got the results wrong.

All these healthy meals we eat

SATA · **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2008, 08:04:04 pm

I agree with you hampo i eat loads of healthy meals and im as thin as a stick

Seattle · **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2008, 11:16:41 pm

Quote from: "SATA"

I agree with you hampo i eat loads of healthy meals and im as thin as a stick

sarcastic, or not? :?

blue25 · **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2008, 11:20:32 pm

Quote from: "Seattle"

Quote from: "SATA"
I agree with you hampo i eat loads of healthy meals and im as thin as a stick

sarcastic, or not? :?

I think that most of the problem in the US is from Seattle-Tacoma area

Seattle · **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2008, 11:40:10 pm

Seattle was rated by Forbes in 2005 and 2007 as the fittest city for Men, 2nd for women and has one of the lowest obesity/overweight problems in the whole country :wink: