Obesity trends in US

I also read this on the CDC website so be careful with the map. "Changes to the CDC’s BRFSS and to exclusion criteria result in a new baseline for estimated state adult obesity prevalence starting with the 2011 data. Because of these changes, estimates of obesity prevalence from 2011 forward cannot be compared to estimates from previous years." They also noted "Shifts in estimates from previous years may be the results of the new methods, rather than measurable changes in the percentages. The direction and magnitude of changes in each state varies. These variations may depend on the characteristics of the population."
in other words, they changed their baseline measurements so even though they keep comparing this year's report wiht last year's report scientifically they use different methods to capture the data.

I also thought this tidbit was interesting. "There is no significant relationship between obesity and education among men. Among women, however, there is a trend—those with college degrees are less likely to be obese compared with less educated women." So even those the prevalence of being overweight seems to have increased across the board, being an overwieght male seems to make less of am impact on men then it does on women.

I also wished they had addressd the aging population. Both of my parents are thin, actually they both were once underweight. Now that they hit their midsixties my mom went up to normal weight but not overweight and even though my dad gained 10 pounds he is still a low weight for his height. I wish someone would do a study that looks at the weight of the population going up in relation to the aging of our population. My parents are early boomers and with so many boomber gaining pounds in their 60s and 70s after retirement, what is their effect on the numerical caluclation of obesity in this county. Especially since boomers make up the largest part of this population.

fittocycle-Yes I have seen a few pics from that era. Something else also stuck out in my mind from that era. My dad has stated many times that although they could not afford to buy food they would go to a lake or pond and fish. If someone had a gun they would find and kill other food. There was no worry that their food was going to be full of hormones and other perservatives because they often killed it themselves or knew someone that are fruits or vegetables. Since I have been battling a hormonal disorder I often think about where my food is coming from. I know so many people say that there is no effect on people from consuming animals that were given hormones to grow faster and bigger but I definitely don't think it is better than they way food was once delivered from farm to table.