I beat Mississippi's BMI. How are you doing?
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1 Mississippi 34.90%
2 Louisiana 33.40%
3 West Virginia 32.40%
4 Alabama 32%
5 Michigan 31.30%
6 Oklahoma 31.10%
7 Arkansas 30.90%
8 Indiana and South Carolina 30.80%
10 Kentucky and Texas 30.40%
11 Missouri 30.30%
12 Kansas and Ohio 29.60%
13 Tennessee and Virginia 29.20%
14 North Carolina 29.10%
15 Iowa 29%
16 Delaware 28.80%
17 Pennsylvania 28.60%
18 Nebraska 28.40%
19 Maryland 28.30%
20 South Dakota 28.10%
21 Georgia 28%
22 Maine and North Dakota 27.80%
23 Wisconsin 27.70%
24 Alaska 27.40%
25 Illinois 27.10%
26 Idaho 27%
27 Oregon 26.70%
28 Florida 26.60%
29 Washington 26.50%
30 New Mexico 26.30%
31 New Hampshire 26.20%
32 Minnesota 25.70%
33 Rhode Island and Vermont 25.40%
34 Wyoming 25%
35 Arizona 24.70%
36 Montana 24.60%
37 Connecticut, Nevada and New York 24.50%
38 Utah 24.40%
39 California 23.80%
40 District of Columbia and New Jersey 23.70%
41 Massachusetts 22.70%
42 Hawaii 21.80%
43 Colorado 20.70%
2 Louisiana 33.40%
3 West Virginia 32.40%
4 Alabama 32%
5 Michigan 31.30%
6 Oklahoma 31.10%
7 Arkansas 30.90%
8 Indiana and South Carolina 30.80%
10 Kentucky and Texas 30.40%
11 Missouri 30.30%
12 Kansas and Ohio 29.60%
13 Tennessee and Virginia 29.20%
14 North Carolina 29.10%
15 Iowa 29%
16 Delaware 28.80%
17 Pennsylvania 28.60%
18 Nebraska 28.40%
19 Maryland 28.30%
20 South Dakota 28.10%
21 Georgia 28%
22 Maine and North Dakota 27.80%
23 Wisconsin 27.70%
24 Alaska 27.40%
25 Illinois 27.10%
26 Idaho 27%
27 Oregon 26.70%
28 Florida 26.60%
29 Washington 26.50%
30 New Mexico 26.30%
31 New Hampshire 26.20%
32 Minnesota 25.70%
33 Rhode Island and Vermont 25.40%
34 Wyoming 25%
35 Arizona 24.70%
36 Montana 24.60%
37 Connecticut, Nevada and New York 24.50%
38 Utah 24.40%
39 California 23.80%
40 District of Columbia and New Jersey 23.70%
41 Massachusetts 22.70%
42 Hawaii 21.80%
43 Colorado 20.70%
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Wow, finally beat something.1 Mississippi 34.90%
2 Louisiana 33.40%
3 West Virginia 32.40%
4 Alabama 32%
5 Michigan 31.30%
6 Oklahoma 31.10%
7 Arkansas 30.90%
8 Indiana and South Carolina 30.80%
10 Kentucky and Texas 30.40%
11 Missouri 30.30%
12 Kansas and Ohio 29.60%
13 Tennessee and Virginia 29.20%
14 North Carolina 29.10%
15 Iowa 29%
16 Delaware 28.80%
17 Pennsylvania 28.60%
18 Nebraska 28.40%
19 Maryland 28.30%
20 South Dakota 28.10%
21 Georgia 28%
22 Maine and North Dakota 27.80%
23 Wisconsin 27.70%
24 Alaska 27.40%
25 Illinois 27.10%
26 Idaho 27%
27 Oregon 26.70%
28 Florida 26.60%
29 Washington 26.50%
30 New Mexico 26.30%
31 New Hampshire 26.20%
32 Minnesota 25.70%
33 Rhode Island and Vermont 25.40%
34 Wyoming 25%
35 Arizona 24.70%
36 Montana 24.60%
37 Connecticut, Nevada and New York 24.50%
38 Utah 24.40%
39 California 23.80%
40 District of Columbia and New Jersey 23.70%
41 Massachusetts 22.70%
42 Hawaii 21.80%
43 Colorado 20.70% 0 -
People in Colorado have their work cut out for them to beat or even meet the BMI%0
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I'm Montana ! I'm Montana !
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What calculation are you all doing? Those numbers aren't the average BMI of the state, they are the percentage of the state's residents whose BMIs are in the obese ranges.2
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nevermind.......0
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What calculation are you all doing? Those numbers aren't the average BMI of the state, they are the percentage of the state's residents whose BMIs are in the obese ranges.
Thanks for clarifying. I thought the % sign was strange but still rushed to compare my BMI (24.6) with the list.0 -
What calculation are you all doing? Those numbers aren't the average BMI of the state, they are the percentage of the state's residents whose BMIs are in the obese ranges.
Whew! I had a hard time believing the average BMI of Colorado was 20%!2 -
I found this one that shows the BMI rather than percentages. http://www.insureme.com/insurance/bmi-index-state
I beat all of them. Every state except Utah is in the overweight range.0 -
Kansas...I beat it by 2%
^Good to know.What calculation are you all doing? Those numbers aren't the average BMI of the state, they are the percentage of the state's residents whose BMIs are in the obese ranges.0 -
From ElizabethRoad's link:The Deep South and Midwest took most of the top positions for body mass index. Note that the thinnest state in the union, Utah, with an average BMI of 24.68, is the only state the union that doesn't fall into the overweight category (though it's dangerously close).
Louisiana (27.1)
Arkansas (27.09)
Mississippi (26.99)
Michigan (26.97)
Maryland (26.96)
District of Colombia (26.96)
Georgia (26.96)
Kentucky (26.89)
Ohio (26.89)
North Carolina (26.88)
Alabama (26.85)
Delaware (26.8)
Illinois (26.8)
Pennsylvania (26.79)
Tennessee (26.77)
South Dakota (26.76)
Connecticut (26.75)
South Carolina (26.74)
West Virginia (26.66)
Missouri (26.65)
Wisconsin (26.62)
Indiana (26.57)
Texas (26.56)
Virginia (26.54)
Nebraska (26.42)
Washington (26.31)
California (26.31)
New Jersey (26.31)
Oregon (26.31)
Iowa (26.3)
Florida (26.3)
North Dakota (26.29)
Oklahoma (26.24)
Kansas (26.23)
New Hampshire (26.22)
Maine (26.19)
Arizona (26.19)
Nevada (26.09)
Minnesota (26.08)
Massachusetts (26.04)
New York (25.95)
Rhode Island (25.92)
Hawaii (25.9)
Colorado (25.89)
Montana (25.85)
New Mexico (25.81)
Idaho (25.6)
Wyoming (25.55)
Alaska (25.54)
Vermont (25.13)
Utah (24.68)
My 24.6 BMI just barely beat Utah!2 -
From ElizabethRoad's link:The Deep South and Midwest took most of the top positions for body mass index. Note that the thinnest state in the union, Utah, with an average BMI of 24.68, is the only state the union that doesn't fall into the overweight category (though it's dangerously close).
Louisiana (27.1)
Arkansas (27.09)
Mississippi (26.99)
Michigan (26.97)
Maryland (26.96)
District of Colombia (26.96)
Georgia (26.96)
Kentucky (26.89)
Ohio (26.89)
North Carolina (26.88)
Alabama (26.85)
Delaware (26.8)
Illinois (26.8)
Pennsylvania (26.79)
Tennessee (26.77)
South Dakota (26.76)
Connecticut (26.75)
South Carolina (26.74)
West Virginia (26.66)
Missouri (26.65)
Wisconsin (26.62)
Indiana (26.57)
Texas (26.56)
Virginia (26.54)
Nebraska (26.42)
Washington (26.31)
California (26.31)
New Jersey (26.31)
Oregon (26.31)
Iowa (26.3)
Florida (26.3)
North Dakota (26.29)
Oklahoma (26.24)
Kansas (26.23)
New Hampshire (26.22)
Maine (26.19)
Arizona (26.19)
Nevada (26.09)
Minnesota (26.08)
Massachusetts (26.04)
New York (25.95)
Rhode Island (25.92)
Hawaii (25.9)
Colorado (25.89)
Montana (25.85)
New Mexico (25.81)
Idaho (25.6)
Wyoming (25.55)
Alaska (25.54)
Vermont (25.13)
Utah (24.68)
My 24.6 BMI just barely beat Utah!
I wonder what the modes are...quartiles would help too...0 -
According to this scale I'm Alabama. Thankfully BMI is a worthless measurement.0
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Thanks, ElizabethRoad! Too bad the insurme site doesn't show what year…0
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And the list is directly correlated to where food is actually good...0
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From ElizabethRoad's link:The Deep South and Midwest took most of the top positions for body mass index. Note that the thinnest state in the union, Utah, with an average BMI of 24.68, is the only state the union that doesn't fall into the overweight category (though it's dangerously close).
Louisiana (27.1)
Arkansas (27.09)
Mississippi (26.99)
Michigan (26.97)
Maryland (26.96)
District of Colombia (26.96)
Georgia (26.96)
Kentucky (26.89)
Ohio (26.89)
North Carolina (26.88)
Alabama (26.85)
Delaware (26.8)
Illinois (26.8)
Pennsylvania (26.79)
Tennessee (26.77)
South Dakota (26.76)
Connecticut (26.75)
South Carolina (26.74)
West Virginia (26.66)
Missouri (26.65)
Wisconsin (26.62)
Indiana (26.57)
Texas (26.56)
Virginia (26.54)
Nebraska (26.42)
Washington (26.31)
California (26.31)
New Jersey (26.31)
Oregon (26.31)
Iowa (26.3)
Florida (26.3)
North Dakota (26.29)
Oklahoma (26.24)
Kansas (26.23)
New Hampshire (26.22)
Maine (26.19)
Arizona (26.19)
Nevada (26.09)
Minnesota (26.08)
Massachusetts (26.04)
New York (25.95)
Rhode Island (25.92)
Hawaii (25.9)
Colorado (25.89)
Montana (25.85)
New Mexico (25.81)
Idaho (25.6)
Wyoming (25.55)
Alaska (25.54)
Vermont (25.13)
Utah (24.68)
I beat them all at 22.7. Whether it's the BMI or the % that are overweight, this is a very serious statement about the health of this country.0 -
This one is definitely BMI and not just percent obese— but global:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-187703280 -
BMI is a useless calculation. It is over 100 years old and just isn't a practical way of measuring. The best way is BF %'s
Given example of why it is useless. I was 200-205 in the Army with a BF of 15-17% If you use my height of 5'7" and calculate my BMI it would put me in the obesity range.
Just saying Please don't hurt me :bigsmile: 3 -
BMI is a useless calculation. It is over 100 years old and just isn't a practical way of measuring. The best way is BF %'s
Given example of why it is useless. I was 200-205 in the Army with a BF of 15-17% If you use my height of 5'7" and calculate my BMI it would put me in the obesity range.
Just saying Please don't hurt me :bigsmile:
SO true. I don't get this chart at all what are the percentages?? I'm lost on the "beat" them idea.0 -
Beat Florida's for sure.
And since I'm moving to Utah...I also barely beat theirs!
Yay me!0 -
Never mind, I can't read.0
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Some lines have more than one state. There are 50 states and the District of Columbia, even though there are only 40 some lines.0
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Here's a graphical representation of the state obesity percentage data.
http://blog.noupsi.de/post/28896819324/why-are-americans-so1 -
1 Mississippi 34.90%
2 Louisiana 33.40%
3 West Virginia 32.40%
4 Alabama 32%
5 Michigan 31.30%
6 Oklahoma 31.10%
7 Arkansas 30.90%
8 Indiana and South Carolina 30.80%
10 Kentucky and Texas 30.40%
11 Missouri 30.30%
12 Kansas and Ohio 29.60%
13 Tennessee and Virginia 29.20%
14 North Carolina 29.10%
15 Iowa 29%
16 Delaware 28.80%
17 Pennsylvania 28.60%
18 Nebraska 28.40%
19 Maryland 28.30%
20 South Dakota 28.10% :glasses:
21 Georgia 28%
22 Maine and North Dakota 27.80%
23 Wisconsin 27.70%
24 Alaska 27.40%
25 Illinois 27.10%
26 Idaho 27%
27 Oregon 26.70%
28 Florida 26.60%
29 Washington 26.50%
30 New Mexico 26.30%
31 New Hampshire 26.20%
32 Minnesota 25.70%
33 Rhode Island and Vermont 25.40%
34 Wyoming 25%
35 Arizona 24.70%
36 Montana 24.60%
37 Connecticut, Nevada and New York 24.50%
38 Utah 24.40%
39 California 23.80%
40 District of Columbia and New Jersey 23.70%
41 Massachusetts 22.70%
42 Hawaii 21.80%
43 Colorado 20.70%
I am exactly with South Dakota.0 -
BMI is a useless calculation. It is over 100 years old and just isn't a practical way of measuring. The best way is BF %'s
Given example of why it is useless. I was 200-205 in the Army with a BF of 15-17% If you use my height of 5'7" and calculate my BMI it would put me in the obesity range.
Just saying Please don't hurt me :bigsmile:
And I agree.1 -
Ha clever0
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I'm 25.92 like Rhode Island now; that's where my dad was born lolThe Deep South and Midwest took most of the top positions for body mass index. Note that the thinnest state in the union, Utah, with an average BMI of 24.68, is the only state the union that doesn't fall into the overweight category (though it's dangerously close).
Louisiana (27.1)
Arkansas (27.09)
Mississippi (26.99)
Michigan (26.97)
Maryland (26.96)
District of Colombia (26.96)
Georgia (26.96)
Kentucky (26.89)
Ohio (26.89)
North Carolina (26.88)
Alabama (26.85)
Delaware (26.8)
Illinois (26.8)
Pennsylvania (26.79)
Tennessee (26.77)
South Dakota (26.76)
Connecticut (26.75)
South Carolina (26.74)
West Virginia (26.66)
Missouri (26.65)
Wisconsin (26.62)
Indiana (26.57)
Texas (26.56)
Virginia (26.54)
Nebraska (26.42)
Washington (26.31)
California (26.31)
New Jersey (26.31)
Oregon (26.31)
Iowa (26.3)
Florida (26.3)
North Dakota (26.29)
Oklahoma (26.24)
Kansas (26.23)
New Hampshire (26.22)
Maine (26.19)
Arizona (26.19)
Nevada (26.09)
Minnesota (26.08)
Massachusetts (26.04)
New York (25.95)
Rhode Island (25.92)
Hawaii (25.9)
Colorado (25.89)
Montana (25.85)
New Mexico (25.81)
Idaho (25.6)
Wyoming (25.55)
Alaska (25.54)
Vermont (25.13)
Utah (24.68)
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Both are 100% important; BMI even more so as it can more or less detect your chances of getting a fever i.e
Just saying Please don't hurt me :bigsmile:
And I agree.
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This one is my favorite
BBC: Where are you on the global fat scale?0 -
This one is my favorite
BBC: Where are you on the global fat scale?
Oh my God that site is so savage...Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 107,607,721 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population.
Calm down BBC! :P2 -
kristikitter wrote: »This one is my favorite
BBC: Where are you on the global fat scale?
Oh my God that site is so savage...Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 107,607,721 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population.
Calm down BBC! :P
I thought that!
calmly closed site and moved back from the computer haha1
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