Average human weighs 137lb - world's fattest countries

BerryH

From the Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9345086/The-worlds-fattest-countries-how-do-you-compare.html

The world's fattest countries: how do you compare?

The average weight of an adult human is 137 pounds (62 kg) according to a league table of the world's 'fattest' nations from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Find out how you compare to other adults using our interactive graphic.

The pacific island nations of Micronesia and Tonga are at the top of the league table, followed closely by the United States where the average adult weighs 180.62 pounds (81.93 kg).

The United Kingdom is the tenth fattest country in the world, where an average adult weighs 167.1 pounds (75.8 kg).

The study, published in the journal BMC Public Health and launched on Monday at the United Nations conference Rio+20, highlights the problem of obesity in relation to the environment.

Excess consumption shortens people's lives and accelerates the destruction of the environment, and is concentrated in richer countries.

While the average body mass globally was 62 kg, North Americans weigh in at 81.9 kg.

And while the US makes up only five per cent of the world's population, it accounts for almost a third of the world’s weight due to obesity.

In comparison, Asia has 61 per cent of the world’s people but only 13 per cent of the world’s weight.

BerryH

My weight falls between Samoa and Kuwait :blushing:

thebigcb

Ever watch "supersize me". Scary stuff

hellosara08

I'm between Slovenia and Russia. Moving on down lol

nas061

In comparison, Asia has 61 per cent of the world’s people but only 13 per cent of the world’s weight.

I think it is 13% of the World's excess weight, not total weight

Dead_Darling

Mine falls between Grenada and Panama, ooo err :embarassed:

invisibubble

I'm the weight of an average person from Kazakhstan.

MrsWilsoncroft

I am exactly 137lbs at the moment so I am pretty average then lol!

This is an interesting thread though

BerryH

I think it is 13% of the World's excess weight, not total weight

No, I believe it does mean total weight, same as the US stat.

Laoch_Cailin

I'm the same weight as the average person in Iran

tadpole242

At my heaviest (two+ years ago) I was 23 stone which was 322lb, or heaver than the heaviest average nation of Micronesia, now I weigh 245lb with is…..
Guess what
Still heaver than the average nation of Micronesia.

Barkley87

I'm between Zambia and Cambodia. Lovely.

GaryRussell123456

I'm the average weight for a UK adult but I'm not fat.

Gyoza11

I'm between Pakistan and Japan. That's really surprising cause I've never met a Japanese person (I'm a Japanese major so I meet a lot) that wasn't seriously tiny. Perhaps it's cause they don't have separate charts for men and women?

DonttrythatwithME

im between USA an Tonga ?

Oishii

I'm between Chad and Niger. I imagine I'm still very heavy compared to the women there, though!

nsimportant

Between Mongolia and Mexico :P

amortize20

between Samoa and the US and i'm at my goal weight!

NocturnalGirl

Oh my gosh, Bangladesh is the lightest out of all the countries in the whole world? That's my background haha.

I'm around Mali though

Meg_78

Bumping to save for later :happy:

MrsSWW

I'm in Armenia territory... I'm almost tempted to eat a bag of chips so I can move to St Lucia next door

My ultimate goal is Madagascar

htmlgirl

"You are roughly the same weight as the average adult in Bangladesh" "You're lighter than the average adult in 177 countries", "You're heavier than the average adult in 0 countries"

Well that certainly adds some perspective

lillydlc

I am the average weight of a person in the UK - how very humdrum. Must change that! :sad:

HeidiMightyRawr

I'm between Botswana and Kyrgyzstan

wholenewme03

Vietnam/ Bhutan....Where is that? Guess this will prompt me to study geography :P

Oishii

I'm between Pakistan and Japan. That's really surprising cause I've never met a Japanese person (I'm a Japanese major so I meet a lot) that wasn't seriously tiny. Perhaps it's cause they don't have separate charts for men and women?

Remember, sumo wrestlers are included （＾∇＾）

militarydreams

The average weight of an adult human is 137 pounds (62 kg) according to a league table of the world's 'fattest' nations from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Find out how you compare to other adults using our interactive graphic.

Oddly enough, If you weigh under 60 kg then you can't even apply to the British military

Oishii

The average weight of an adult human is 137 pounds (62 kg) according to a league table of the world's 'fattest' nations from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Find out how you compare to other adults using our interactive graphic.

Oddly enough, If you weigh under 60 kg then you can't even apply to the British military

Is that male and female?

MrsSWW

I'm between Pakistan and Japan. That's really surprising cause I've never met a Japanese person (I'm a Japanese major so I meet a lot) that wasn't seriously tiny. Perhaps it's cause they don't have separate charts for men and women?

Remember, sumo wrestlers are included （＾∇＾）

:laugh: I thought exactly the same!

plummersmate

Thanks for this bit of fun, I fall between Saint Lucia and Guatemala but aiming for between Equatorial Guinea and Estonia!

Bobby_Clerici

America the FAT!
We are a nation of fatties...lol I use the word "fat." F.A.T.
F is for "Fatal"
A is for "Awful"
T is for "Terrible"
I use that word because that's what people are: they're fat. They're not bulky; they're not large, chunky, hefty or plump. And they're not big-boned. Dinosaurs were big-boned. These people are not overweight: this term somehow implies there is some correct weight... There is no correct weight. Heavy is also a misleading term. An aircraft carrier is heavy; it's not fat.
Only people are fat, and that's what fat people are!
They're fat!