MSN Obesity Map
Posted in Health by George
MSN recently released an animated map of the US that shows, over the years, which states got fatter (read: had higher BMIs) and when. Check it out. It’s interesting to see where obesity became a problem early in terms of both states and regions.
July 13th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Interestingly, I never see charts that tell you what weights make you obese. Just calculators…
Here’s a chart.
http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm
So for my height 5′10″ = 70 inches
132 - 174 is normal (19-25 BMI)
174 - 202 is “overweight (25-29 BMI)
207+ is “obese” (30+ BMI).
What I consider normal size 160-170 is almost straddling the overweight section.
July 13th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
you’d probably see a increase through the years with regard to eating disorders…
July 14th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
Good link.