America is now home to the fattest people in the western world and being overweight is now considered the "norm". That being the case, why is Hollywood et al still portraying their stars and models as stick insects?
The US has the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) for men and women among high-income countries, with average scores of more than 28. Under World Health Organisation guidelines, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered ‘healthy’, 25 to 29.9 is overweight and 30 or above is clinically obese. The country has also seen the fastest rise in BMI among wealthy nations in the last three decades- an increase of one point per ten years.
For British men, the average BMI was 27.4, matched by Cyprus and Luxembourg in western Europe, which was up from 24.7 in 1980. Among the rest of the world, other high-scoring countries included Russia (27.2), Israel (27.3) and Malta (27). Japan has the lowest BMI (22 for women and 24 for men), followed by Singapore.
America- XL on attitude, size and pie holes.
The US has the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) for men and women among high-income countries, with average scores of more than 28. Under World Health Organisation guidelines, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered ‘healthy’, 25 to 29.9 is overweight and 30 or above is clinically obese. The country has also seen the fastest rise in BMI among wealthy nations in the last three decades- an increase of one point per ten years.
For British men, the average BMI was 27.4, matched by Cyprus and Luxembourg in western Europe, which was up from 24.7 in 1980. Among the rest of the world, other high-scoring countries included Russia (27.2), Israel (27.3) and Malta (27). Japan has the lowest BMI (22 for women and 24 for men), followed by Singapore.
America- XL on attitude, size and pie holes.
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