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Anon goes on a double date (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago

About 40% of Americans (which I assume OOP is) are obese, so yeah, most people get fat.

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Wouldn’t most need to be over 50%?

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"obese" doesn't include the ones who are only overweight. If you add those up, it's over 70%

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What's crazy to me is that most people think I'm "skinny," but until a few months ago, I was actually a few pounds overweight, and I could still stand to lose a few pounds because I'm right at the border between normal and overweight for most BMI calculators at 24.5-ish (haven't done an actual medical BMI/body fat calculation though). I'm tall w/ a 34" waist, which is near the lower end of the pants sizes when I go to the store.

So when you go out looking at people, just understand that the "normal" ones may also be overweight.

[-] M137@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago

Just because OOP is American doesn't mean that "most people" are Americans... The US is about 4% of the global population. "Most people" is always global since you're referring to everyone on the planet, you could say "most people there get fat" though.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

I don't think there's a lot of, say, people in India posting this about a woman named Ashley. I think assuming someone called Ashley is American is a pretty safe bet. Not a guarantee, but a safe bet.

And its not like most European countries aren't getting fatter, just not as fast as the US.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Yup, it could be the UK, but statistically, the US would be the better bet, just based on population differences.

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