Average human weighs 137lb - world's fattest countries
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Luxembourg ME Libya0
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This is interesting but would be more interesting and provide better information if it was based on BMI and not weight.0
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Really? They're not going to make ANY distinction between males and females...??
One of many flaws from this "study".
I would like to see it adjusted for poverty. In countries where the average daily income is less than $2 I would expect them to weigh less, and not in an enviable way.
^^ This is what I was thinking.0 -
Americans are also taller than many of the countries which scored lower, so this study is absolute garbage. Even my own doctor says I could never safely get below 170 or so lbs.0
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GREAT JOB AT LOSING SO MUCH WEIGHT! HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET TO YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT AND WHAT'S YOUR SECRET?0
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WOW.... I AM THE BIGGEST. AFTER LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT I'M STILL HUGE? NO THANKS SCIENCE. I WILL TRUST MYSELF ON THIS ONE0
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OMG... that's not the kind of downer I needed on a Friday. Do I laugh or cry? lol...it's motivation...
You are heavier than the average adult in Micronesia
You're lighter than the average adult in 0 countries You're heavier than the average adult in 177 countries0 -
between Ghana and Gabon0
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Yeah, what percentage of those weights are unhealthy though? I'd say anything under 55kg is definitely under-nourished!0
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I am in line with Libya...0
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Shoot...I am at 137 exactly (was up to 175-180 years ago). I would LOVE to at least get down to 130 but maybe that is still fat based on this survey??? Actually, I would love to get to 125 but worried I will have no boobs left at all by the time I got to that..haha :laugh:0
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My weight falls between Samoa and Kuwait :blushing:
Don't be too embarrassed. When I started I was 50% heavier than the average person in Micronesia (#1 on the list). I'm still 25% heavier. SW 297lbs, CW 250lbs. Crap! Now I'm embarrassed! :blushing:0 -
WOW.... I AM THE BIGGEST. AFTER LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT I'M STILL HUGE? NO THANKS SCIENCE. I WILL TRUST MYSELF ON THIS ONE
Good idea!!!! You have done, and ARE doing awesome, incredible, amazing!!!0 -
Before:
I was lighter than none and heavier than the average adult in 177 countries.
After:
I'm an average adult in Morocco.
Lighter than the average adult in 109 countries.
Heavier than the average adult in 68 countries.
Yeah, eating right and exercising was totally worth it!0 -
Yeah, what percentage of those weights are unhealthy though? I'd say anything under 55kg is definitely under-nourished!
I know. That's what I was thinking. If the average worldwide is only 137lbs, there must be FAR more people who are undernourished than overweight in order to bring the average down that low.0 -
Fun, but will not base anything on it asI still need to lose weight since Im only 4'11"
"You are roughly the same weight as the average adult in Malaysia
You're lighter than the average adult in 125 countries
You're heavier than the average adult in 52 countries"0 -
I am between Brazil and Kazakhstan0
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The study isn't about healthy weight for specific genders, heights and builds, it's actually about food security, where the average weight of an adult indicates overall energy requirement. The media merely tagged the obesity angle on because of the league table.
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/tacking_population_weight_crucial_for_food_security.html0 -
Between Jamaica and Italy.0
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I'm BARELY under the US average. Without the genders, heights, and builds, though, it's almost pointless to release the study…unless, of course, the study was simply meant to further the insecurities of people who are self-conscious about their weight. There's way too much emphasis on the number on the scale, alone, these days.0
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