"Paolo Pizzi" > wrote in
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> Ron Hunter wrote:
>
>> Quite true. ON my visit to Europe, I saw quite as many
>> obese, often grossly obese, people as I see here in the US.
>
> Judging by your blatant lies, I'd say you are a Republican.
>
> For anyone else, here's some SCIENTIFIC facts, from a
> reputable US source:
>
> "The study authors discovered this country had the highest rates of
> obese (24 percent) and very obese (13 percent) people and the lowest
> rates of normal (22 percent) people. Asia had the highest rate of
> normal-weight individuals (58 percent), Western Europe came next (31
> percent), followed by Eastern Europe (29 percent), Latin America (28
> percent), Australia/New Zealand (26 percent), and Canada (23 percent).
> Australia/New Zealand and Canada tied for second place in the "very
> obese" category (7 percent each), followed by Latin America (6
> percent), Eastern and Western Europe (4 percent each), and Asia (1
> percent)."
>
> http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/new...p?docID=512510
>
> Bottom line: there are OVER THREE TIMES more "severely obese"
> people in the US (13%) than in Europe (4%.)
>
>

Except the original poster was not citing any studies; merely reporting
what he saw. Who are you to argue against what he saw? You may be correct
that more people in the U.S. are obese compared to anywhere in the world
(most certainly correct) but you can't argue against what the guy claimed
he SAW because you weren't there.

And why do you have to be so mean? I thought liberals were nice and
inclusive people.