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Buckeye_Democrat

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16. Yeah, I think you're correct that much of it...

Reply to Sky Jewels (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 9, 2023, 05:01 PM

Apr 2023

... is cultural. (Or traditions passed down from ancestors.)

Earlier Americans who ate big meals also tended to be much more physically active than today, working as farmers and such. And it wasn't the very mechanized farming of today, obviously.

Yet when I've seen old paintings of "landed gentry" from early America, who presumably didn't need to be as physically active, many of them looked quite obese in their elder years.

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Which states are the most and least obese? [View all] BigmanPigman Apr 2023 OP

I am from the Midwest but have mostly lived on the coasts Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #1

Note how many Southern states. You know Southern cooking uses lots of fats and lots ratchiweenie Apr 2023 #2

Umm, #3 least obese, Colorado, a costal state? hlthe2b Apr 2023 #3

Some edibles will get you just high enough... ret5hd Apr 2023 #7

And what about Vermont? thucythucy Apr 2023 #8

Unhealthy gut flora are affecting their brains... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2023 #10

Colorado was always considered having a healthy life style. Skiing? question everything Apr 2023 #14

I'm not a Foodie. multigraincracker Apr 2023 #4

DU name checks out. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #12

Try red vs blue rather than coastalness. Redneck vs Volvo liberal lifestyles. Think Meal Team 6. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #5

Another difference between red and blue states... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2023 #6

Hello Buckeye: thucythucy Apr 2023 #9

Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2023 #11

This political divide on obesity is so interesting to me. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #13

Yeah, I think you're correct that much of it... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2023 #16

Yes, being "portly" was considered desirable then. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #18

Weather might have something to do with it Warpy Apr 2023 #15

At least researchers are finally exploring physiological causes. NH Ethylene Apr 2023 #17

Yeah, instead of the body shaming and victim blaming that worked SO well Warpy Apr 2023 #19