Is Your State Making You Fat???

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  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    I think I found the real culprit.

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    Look at that map. It's obvious that people with STDs are sad because they can't bareback strangers as much anymore, so they appease their feelings by eating more food.
  • ShanR77
    ShanR77 Posts: 287 Member
    I'd more say the town i live in. There is fast food everywhere around me. Makes it hard to eat right when i'm on the run
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    Sure it's been said lots of times but I'll say it again: CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION.

    Come on people, did you never take a science class?

    I see this phrase get thrown around quite a bit. It's almost as if the presenter of this phrase does not wish to dispute the argument or put any effort into disproving the hypothesis. They hope that by merely repeating the phrase that they will soundly win the debate by saying the magic words like a figure in a children's story book. There's a big trend for people to say this instead of actually backing anything up. It's pretty sad when everyone is phoning it in. How can we hear both sides of a discussion if one side refuses to even show up and be accountable?

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  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.

    People aren't mean, they just get frustrated at faulty logic and poor data analysis skills. Especially when the flaw in their logic gets pointed out repeatedly, and is repeatedly ignored.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I think I found the real culprit.

    gono-std.gif

    Look at that map. It's obvious that people with STDs are sad because they can't bareback strangers as much anymore, so they appease their feelings by eating more food.

    OH MY GOD


    STDs cause pollution!!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    Of course I saw the maps. CORRELATION DOES NOT IMPLY CAUSATION! How many times must we repeat that!! And even the correlation is extremely weak, as someone already noted.

    Well, that's not really true. Correlation does not prove causation, but it can imply it. The more correlation there is, the more causation seems likely. And the OP asked a question. She didn't state that it was without a doubt a cause.

    Chill out.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    It looks like it's Republicans that make you fat. Or are fat. Or something. It's probably because they go to church more and church ladies are always making delicious things with cool whip.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    How much is that scientist in the window?
  • KombuchaCat
    KombuchaCat Posts: 834 Member
    This makes total sense to me. I grew up in PA and now live in NH. I notice far fewer overweight people here in NH.
  • LAMAnRLA91909
    LAMAnRLA91909 Posts: 40
    I don't believe where a person lives makes them fat. I live in NC and have friends and relatives who are skinny, in shape, and overweight. I grew up eating such things as fried chicken, biscuits, gravy, etc. I could put the blame on my granny, mom, and aunts for all the good food they cooked, but as an adult it is up to me to lose this weight, I have no one or no place to blame but myself. I would not move away from NC just to lose weight. NC is my home from birth and will always be my home.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    I think I found the real culprit.

    gono-std.gif

    Look at that map. It's obvious that people with STDs are sad because they can't bareback strangers as much anymore, so they appease their feelings by eating more food.

    OH MY GOD


    STDs cause pollution!!

    It's because people with STDs have to drive to the doctor more frequently and all that driving creates pollution.

    Also, it's quite possible that everyone who is fat IS fat because they have an STD. *looks in mirror* except me...
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Concretegirl you deserve some kind of reward for how long you have managed to keep this going.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    Concretegirl you deserve some kind of reward for how long you have managed to keep this going.

    you suck for trying to ruin it.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.
    uh, obviously. I already proved that the real link is STDs
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Concretegirl you deserve some kind of reward for how long you have managed to keep this going.

    you suck for trying to ruin it.

    I hurts my heart
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Concretegirl you deserve some kind of reward for how long you have managed to keep this going.

    you suck for trying to ruin it.

    Thanks for defending me, WiseCat! :flowerforyou:

    Other person, I don't know what you're trying to imply, but yes, I always put effort into my threads.

    I don't want to be that OP who posts something and just disappears.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Yes, but that's just because of all the In and Out burgers.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    But I would like to add, that by looking at the graph, the SEC appears to be the most at fault for this disturbing obesity trend.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    I think I found the real culprit.

    gono-std.gif

    Look at that map. It's obvious that people with STDs are sad because they can't bareback strangers as much anymore, so they appease their feelings by eating more food.

    OH MY GOD


    STDs cause pollution!!

    This actually doesn't surprise me one bit. If you look at the latest research the majority of people with STD's are also smokers. Smoking is a major cause of pollution.

    'Cigarette smoking and other health risk behaviors are more prevalent among adolescents in an STD clinic than among adolescents in a community health center. STD clinics are potential sites for cigarette, alcohol, and drug use interventions among "hard to reach" adolescents.'

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9922060
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.

    Excuse me if this sounds a little condescending, but that's what science is.

    Proving something based on data that other people wouldn't necessarily put together.
  • dedicated2014
    dedicated2014 Posts: 36 Member
    I don't believe where a person lives makes them fat. I live in NC and have friends and relatives who are skinny, in shape, and overweight. I grew up eating such things as fried chicken, biscuits, gravy, etc. I could put the blame on my granny, mom, and aunts for all the good food they cooked, but as an adult it is up to me to lose this weight, I have no one or no place to blame but myself. I would not move away from NC just to lose weight. NC is my home from birth and will always be my home.

    You mean we can't blame it on the BBQ? :love:
  • ShreddedTweet
    ShreddedTweet Posts: 1,326 Member
    It looks like it's Republicans that make you fat. Or are fat. Or something. It's probably because they go to church more and church ladies are always making delicious things with cool whip.

    :) Why are you saying it like that, it's Cool Whip, Cool...W-H-I-P!...
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I am currently in MO but just moved there from KS!
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.

    Excuse me if this sounds a little condescending, but that's what science is.

    Proving something based on data that other people wouldn't necessarily put together.

    I thought science was for giving monkeys prolonged erections?
  • dedicated2014
    dedicated2014 Posts: 36 Member
    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.

    People aren't mean, they just get frustrated at faulty logic and poor data analysis skills. Especially when the flaw in their logic gets pointed out repeatedly, and is repeatedly ignored.

    Yep. But no one is going to listen to that here.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.

    Excuse me if this sounds a little condescending, but that's what science is.

    Proving something based on data that other people wouldn't necessarily put together.

    I thought science was for giving monkeys prolonged erections?

    No, that is misuse of a federally regulated pharmaceutical
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.

    Excuse me if this sounds a little condescending, but that's what science is.

    Proving something based on data that other people wouldn't necessarily put together.

    I thought science was for giving monkeys prolonged erections?

    No, that is misuse of a federally regulated pharmaceutical

    So you not only hate people with STDs, but monkeys too?
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I thought science was for giving monkeys prolonged erections?

    No, that is misuse of a federally regulated pharmaceutical

    So you not only hate people with STDs, but monkeys too?

    Excuse me, but I never said that I hate people with STDs. I just realize a logical link when I see one, ie STDs >>> pollution >>> obesity.

    Also, I am all for protecting monkeys. the FDA should keep a better eye on Viagra distribution.

    But this is straying from the actual topic, which is obesity/pollution link and now whether smoking and or STDs really play a role.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    I mean, maybe you should have less fat in your diet if you live in a more polluted state, just because the pollution can already skew your body toward fat.

    Again, there is no evidence to support this. NONE. At all. Not even a little.

    Did you not see the map?

    It's on page one.

    First post of the thread.

    THANK YOU.

    I can't believe so many people are jumping down my throat just for sharing some simple research.

    I'm starting to think there are a lot of mean people here.
    Wait, what? Your research was overlapping a map of pollution vs obesity, how does this equal pollution influences obesity? That's the research I want to see. A map of two independant studies doesn't mean that. Maybe I'm missing some concrete scientific research that was linked in that post, if so I apologize, otherwise your research is completely inconclusive, it's a hypothesis.
    uh, obviously. I already proved that the real link is STDs
    I also busted out laughing at work. I applaud your scientific research.

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