Janet Collins
Billy M' Face it - You're FAT! ' say experts
December 13th 2006 12:43
And obesity used to be funny...
The saddistic study shows that as much as 65% of the island's population may be overweight, based on a sample size of 1500 adults. They were asked to estimate their height and weight that followed up with their actual, clinic-accurate measurements.
The results show that people tend to underestimate their weight by about 2kg and overestimate their height by roughly 1.4cm. That makes for a big difference when calculating the average person's BMI. In fact, it can take an overweight person into the healthy weight range and give a false reading on their wellbeing.
It's a well known fact that people tend to estimate their weight - and studies have shown that people who don't weigh themselves regularly lose less weight than those who are conscious of it. When you consider the results across the board, as much as 3000kgs were unaccounted for and 70 feet of height that never existed. That's approximately 11 6-foot people in false height and 37.5 average-weight (80kg) adults in body tissue that many don't think they have.
And those are just the figures for roughly 0.02% of the country's population. Perhaps the issue is as much psychological as it is physical.
The Herald Sun has the full story
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Comment by pegasus
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Unfortunately, Canada is getting fatter too. But I did notice that city folk are a lot slimmer than our country friends.
Perhaps because city people are more into health, fitness, fashion since it is all around them and easily accessible.
While the countryside is more isolated, fewer opportunities (for example, small towns are not going to have too many gyms, if any), and pretty much everyone they see is obese.
Comment by AnthonyB
It's sad that Canada is following suit. With all that water, you guys should be super slim. All that natural fluid is supposed to help with muscle development and weight loss. The world is certainly becoming more aware of their health, but it's very difficult to shed the extra kilos when what you really need is a lifestyle change.
I thought country folk would be thinner because of their hard labour - farming, gardening, etc. I think city people need to be getting to the gym when there's a fast food joint on every corner and a Gym every third block. It's getting beter though.
How have you been, Peg ?
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My friend, there are many a new development in my life these last days. I sold a duplex I own for a nice profit, I just got a new job I will begin next week & I have a great party to go to for New Year's!
Things were looking not so great a couple months ago but its all worked out now, as life tends to.
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How can you afford to work a new job and run three blogs? That's a lot of effort. I'm proud of you my Maple Syrupy friend !
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0.25% that calculation sounds a bit high to me.
katyzzz... I don't KNOW my height and weight, so if there are others like me they seem to be pretty good guesses. And they probably don't understand the difficulties in getting it wrong. I'm all FOR my fellow human beings.
katyzzz... LOved the piggy pics
Comment by AnthonyB
Yeah I know what you mean. Most of my friends don't know their height and weight, so when they work it out they tend to be very kind to themselves. Everyone I know underestimates their weight.
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There's nothing like having a country of self appointed optimists.
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