Is obesity 'normal' where you live, or 'abnormal'?

Toronto.. thankfully most are not as obese here as most are in the US. People still have ---t diets though

i live in Houston, Tx. one of the fattest cities..

obesity is normal for both adults and children... i think pets too.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Obesity is not funny but I had to lol at the pets

Middle of the ground. I live in an affluent area surrounded by "country".

Fairly normal here in the Fresno/central valley area of California. Did a quick google search and found my city ranked 30th (out of 100) with a D+ on a list of fattest cities. I don't see it all the time, but went to the zoo last week with my family, it was pretty busy that day, and I was struck by the number of obese people I saw, both adults and kids.

I don't see it a lot, but do notice it more when I'm shopping on the weekends, like at Costco or someplace like that, or in crowded places like the county fair, etc. Seeing the really overweight kids really makes me sad.

Abnormal here in Ottawa - there are a lot of really health-conscious people and fitness junkies with all our beautiful river paths and nearby provincial park that attracts bikers, skiers, hikers and marathoners.

I'm in college, so it depends on where you are in my college town. On campus? Someone who is obese will REALLY stand out next to the mostly thin college students (especially the girls). But around town, I'd say it's probably about average for America.

Just wondering if obesity is 'normal' in the where you live or 'abnormal'?

Sometimes I forget that the US is about 70% overweight or obese, living in the area I live in. But of course when I go on vacation to other parts of the US or drive a few hundred miles away, I realize it. But where I live (a wealthy suburb of NYC) you really don't see a lot of overweight or obese people here in this area. The area where I live spends a lot of money on high quality food (tons of health shops around here) and fitness is a part of every day life around here.

What I've noticed is that places that are "wealthy" (monetarily) do not have the obesity issues that poorer areas do.

I live in Ken and Barbieville - no joke. So there is NO PRESSURE to be as fit and healthy as I can be. 40 lbs from even being in that class of fit ready and 4% BF away from my target.

I live in NYC which is of course thinner than most of the rest of the country. But even here you can see the differences by neighborhood--usually connected to income levels. It's a mixture of education, marketing, time, and money. Yes, obesity is related to income. But there are plenty of other factors at work.

The worst part is the myth that you need to spend a lot of money to eat well. Also, while junkfood and fast food seem cheap, they are very expensive when you take into account eventual medical costs associated with eating these foods, not to mention environmental costs, etc.

So very normal here in the midwest. Unless your into cold weather sports, apparently the only other choice is to eat like a bear all year and hibernate in the winter. Except they eat while they hibernate too...

Half and half. Limited job opportunities where I live leaves lots of lower income folks who spend their limited budgets on convenience items. We also have one of the highest rates in the nation of per capita folks with two jobs, so that doesn't leave a lot of time. However, there is also a focus on outdoor recreation, but then again, it's cold a lot of the year and not everyone can afford to ski. People do exercise outside for fun. It's not really completely pedestrian-friendly from a shopping/living/working perspective, but a lot of people walk for fun and exercise. We don't have a regional culture of delicious yet unhealthy food items, but many don't feel (or truly can't) fit a gym membership into their budget, and they don't understand how to make their budgets go far enough to feed their families enough fruits, veggies, and lean proteins. And in the more rural areas, food selections are much more limited and you have to stick to the basics like apples, bananas, and salad mixes instead of things like quinoa, fresh fish, and edamame.

Very abnormal in my country

Where I live weight is a problem. It has always been an agriculture based area with hard winters. That leads to people eating a lot of things to bulk up for winter and cheap cards. People are not a active as their grandparents were, but continue to eat the same way. After living in the SW for awhile I can see the difference here in my home state. Especially the kids that only do screen time of some sort.

I live in a part of Kentucky where the majority of people are overweight or obese and they look at someone who is trying to improve their health as negative. They think we are trying to be something we are not. I am at the high end of my "normal"view weight range, and get comments all the time about how I am too thin, I must be starving myself. I beg to differ, the rolls of flab on my stomach and hips tell me that I am not too thin.

I live in a pretty rural area and I have for the past few years, and it's mostly skinny people around here, and there are only a few obese people.
The nearest city, obesity is pretty normal. There was one lady who couldn't get through one of the doors in McDonalds, so they had to open both of them for her. No-one made a comment or said anything negative.