Current Events > Obesity continues to skyrocket across the world. Sedentary lifestyle big cause.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/weight-loss-market-size-reach-140000375.html

Obesity in children and adults is becoming more common around the world as a result of factors such as a lack of physical activity and poor eating habits. It is extremely rare for childhood obesity to be caused by hormonal issues. The total number of inactive hours among children is increasing as they spend more time in front of the television and playing computer games.

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Are obese people negatively contributing to climate change and health insurance prices?

BignutzisBack posted...

Are obese people negatively contributing to climate change and health insurance prices?

You know the answer to that.

Fatties are actually carbon storage, somehow.
https://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html

The researchers showed that during weight loss, 84 percent of the fat that is lost turns into carbon dioxide and leaves the body through the lungs, whereas the remaining 16 percent becomes water, according to the study published today (Dec. 16) in a special Christmas issue of the medical journal BMJ.

I'm barely in the obesity range. down from being super morbidly obese 4 years ago tho

Time to put COVID away and make everyone go to war. That'll shed some pounds.

Its kind of interesting to see a good amount of people having gained a lot since Covid you can tell on zoom. I know I gained a ton too and Im working on losing it. But I think Covid made things much more difficult. Like the world collectively gained 15-20 lbs at least.

Maybe I like being sedimentary.

I LOST 10% of my body weight during the pandemic.

And I was not fat(or muscular)in the slightest.

man, i'm so glad i decided a few years back to finally wise up and give a shit about what i put in my body, and start a regularly routine of physical activity. i'm so much better off physically and mentally because of it than i would have been otherwise. a lot of people really underestimate how much better it will make them feel if they actually take care of their body. i know i did.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Fatties are actually carbon storage, somehow.
https://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html

wow great article, that was a trip to read lol

No, I've kept my trim physique for years. I eat right, exercise and all that but I remember it was back when I was a college undergrad that I decided not to be yet another statistic for this obesity epidemic. I basically weigh the same as I did in HS and that was 18 years ago.

Entertainment like video games should have more obese characters so the audience can relate more to someone who looks like them. Clothing size has been adjusted to fit the increase sized of the average overweight person so media representation should follow suit.

At 5'9" 188lbs I supposedly need to drop 19lbs to be normal weight.

I guess I'm not supposed to have any muscle mass.

I keep up with my body, in fact I think I lost more because the pandemic forced me to buy exercise equipments at home and eat at home more often. But yeah I've done zoom/discord calls and a lot of my friends definitely gained weight to the point where it even shows at the face.

ZannoL posted...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/weight-loss-market-size-reach-140000375.html

Obesity in children and adults is becoming more common around the world as a result of factors such as a lack of physical activity and poor eating habits. It is extremely rare for childhood obesity to be caused by hormonal issues. The total number of inactive hours among children is increasing as they spend more time in front of the television and playing computer games.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/2/AAaB-xAAC_I2.jpg

I cannot believe how much fatphobia and fat shaming is going on in that article, everyone knows calories are a myth and people don't have much control over their weight!

Questionmarktarius posted...

Fatties are actually carbon storage, somehow.
https://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html

Didn't read the article. I don't see how fatties are carbon storage. You have to be fat to lose weight, so fat people are potentiated fat loss. That means during weight loss periods they will be breathing harder during exercise and expelling more CO2. They might expel more anyway because of course their body needs more oxygen to operate. So they will be expelling more CO2 because more oxygen will be inhaled.

So I don't really think you can count them as CO2 storage like you can trees. Fat people contribute to climate change just like regular people, and just like cows. I don't think trees expel CO2. More accurate to consider trees storage for CO2.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Fatties are actually carbon storage, somehow.
https://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html

Wouldn't they just release it all later instead when they die? It's not like fat people violate thermodynamics

ThyCorndog posted...

Wouldn't they just release it all later instead when they die? It's not like fat people violate thermodynamics

The body is continually creating and expelling carbon dioxide so whatever finite amount of CO2 is left over when they die is negligible compared to the carbon footprint of a living person. Dead people don't eat food. No food = no energy = no CO2.

televigilante posted...

The body is continually creating and expelling carbon dioxide so whatever finite amount of CO2 is left over when they die is negligible compared to the carbon footprint of a living person. Dead people don't eat food. No food = no energy = no CO2.

Yeah but the more you eat, the more CO2 you contribute to as well

Just having a hard time doing the math as to how fat people contribute less CO2

Disturbing lack of recognition in this topic that increasingly worse LCD food choices and plummeting qualities of life have pretty drastic effects on weight gain across the population.

But you know, hey, recognizing that means I can't feel smug and superior to others so you know whatever. Same sort of thing with putting the onus on individuals to solve climate change.

Who gives a fuck that its literally corporate propaganda when you have people to shame? Right?

my dog motivates me to give her a walk. its keeping me alive.
gotta keep her happy, dog gives back with reduced stress.

had to also buy her a new collar. the ring broke.

Reminder that a large majority of Western countries do not meet half of the daily recommended levels of dietary fiber, which is a strong indicator of having a decreased risk of obesity and overall mortality.

CommonJoe posted...

Disturbing lack of recognition in this topic that increasingly worse LCD food choices and plummeting qualities of life have pretty drastic effects on weight gain across the population.

But you know, hey, recognizing that means I can't feel smug and superior to others so you know whatever. Same sort of thing with putting the onus on individuals to solve climate change.

Who gives a fuck that its literally corporate propaganda when you have people to shame? Right?

And instead of shaming, we should be encouraging people to live and eat healthier (more moving, less sitting, more plants, less meat). And it doesn't have to be expensive.

CanuckCowboy posted...

At 5'9" 188lbs I supposedly need to drop 19lbs to be normal weight.

I guess I'm not supposed to have any muscle mass.

Body fat % is a lot better metric than BMI, but unless you have taken steroids I highly doubt it is muscle mass that is pushing you to 190 lbs at 5' 9". you could lose 20 lbs and still retain all your muscle.

CommonJoe posted...

Disturbing lack of recognition in this topic that increasingly worse LCD food choices and plummeting qualities of life have pretty drastic effects on weight gain across the population.

Who the hell is eating liquid crystal displays?

I'm sure CE is overweight but my BMI is smack in the middle for normal

CommonJoe posted...

Disturbing lack of recognition in this topic that increasingly worse LCD food choices and plummeting qualities of life have pretty drastic effects on weight gain across the population.

But you know, hey, recognizing that means I can't feel smug and superior to others so you know whatever. Same sort of thing with putting the onus on individuals to solve climate change.

Who gives a fuck that its literally corporate propaganda when you have people to shame? Right?

This.

Xenozoa425 posted...

Reminder that a large majority of Western countries do not meet half of the daily recommended levels of dietary fiber, which is a strong indicator of having a decreased risk of obesity and overall mortality.

Correct.

Nope, Im at almost a perfect weight, imo.

Over the past year I've went from 375 to 290. Huzzah!

Xenozoa425 posted...

And instead of shaming, we should be encouraging people to live and eat healthier (more moving, less sitting, more plants, less meat). And it doesn't have to be expensive.

Meat is a red herring. Even disregarding the substantive waste and overproduction that has nothing to do with actual individual consumer demand, the simple fact of the matter is is that where people get their food from don't have enough diverse choices that actually compete with the worst options.

If all you have access to is Walmart Ground beef or McDonald's, you either cobble together what non-beef meal you can or you get whats actually available.

This is why food deserts and culinary education are such big problems, because for a lot of people, even in the most well off parts of the first world, their choices are already picked for them before they get to the store, and if they dont have the means to pick the more laborious option (that 99% of the time is the better nutritional choice), then they don't actually have choices.

Blessed are the swole, for they shall inherit the earth.

CommonJoe posted...

Meat is a red herring. Even disregarding the substantive waste and overproduction that has nothing to do with actual individual consumer demand, the simple fact of the matter is is that where people get their food from don't have enough diverse choices that actually compete with the worst options.

If all you have access to is Walmart Ground beef or McDonald's, you either cobble together what non-beef meal you can or you get whats actually available.

This is why food deserts and culinary education are such big problems, because for a lot of people, even in the most well off parts of the first world, their choices are already picked for them before they get to the store, and if they dont have the means to pick the more laborious option (that 99% of the time is the better nutritional choice), then they don't actually have choices.

You can absolutely only shop at Walmart and still have a healthy diet, wtf is this post lol

I lost like 10 pounds because of not going to the gym and maintaining whatever muscle I had gained.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Body fat % is a lot better metric than BMI, but unless you have taken steroids I highly doubt it is muscle mass that is pushing you to 190 lbs at 5' 9". you could lose 20 lbs and still retain all your muscle.

190 is not particularly big. I used to be almost 200lbs at sub 10%bf.

I could definitely lose a decent bit of weight before I lost any muscle mass, but by 20lbs Id definitely be cutting into muscle mass unless I was at some absurd bf% like 5% or something which cant even safely be maintained.

CanuckCowboy posted...

190 is not particularly big. I used to be almost 200lbs at sub 10%bf.

I could definitely lose a decent bit of weight before I lost any muscle mass, but by 20lbs Id definitely be cutting into muscle mass unless I was at some absurd bf% like 5% or something which cant even safely be maintained.

200 lbs, sub 10% body fat at 5' 9" without steroids is world class natural Olympia size. Even with a ton of PED's this would be hard to achieve lol

Strictly by BMI I'm overweight, but I've got a lot of muscle.

I stayed pretty much the same throughout the pandemic, but since this past October, Ive kind of let myself go. I must have gone from 140 to 160, but Im making dietary changes and already seeing results. Im afraid to get on the scale until my clothes start fitting better.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

You can absolutely only shop at Walmart and still have a healthy diet, wtf is this post lol

You didn't understand what I even said.

Hint: its not that.

I used to be borderline obese at 210lbs. Down to 165 for the past 8 years. And it's a good thing I did. My brother is 8 years older than me and nearly died from a heart attack. Plus my mom and dad have all had heart attacks.

Son Of Spam posted...

My brother is 8 years older than me and nearly died from a heart attack.

Thats scary

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

200 lbs, sub 10% body fat at 5' 9" without steroids is world class natural Olympia size. Even with a ton of PED's this would be hard to achieve lol

I never managed to hit 200. It was nearly impossible to maintain anything above 195 no matter how much I ate. ALso I was training 5 times a week with my buddy who was a former bodybuilder and strength coach and may or may not have done a few rounds of test. lol.

Also thats definitely not mr olympia size. Unless youre telling me yoel romero, paulo costa, rousimar palhares, etc etc could compete at mr olympia. Hell Sidney Crosby is 200lbs at 5'11" and he doesnt even look remotely big at all aside from his legs.

CanuckCowboy posted...

I never managed to hit 200. It was nearly impossible to maintain anything above 195 no matter how much I ate. ALso I was training 5 times a week with my buddy who was a former bodybuilder and strength coach and may or may not have done a few rounds of test. lol.

Also thats definitely not mr olympia size. Unless youre telling me yoel romero, paulo costa, rousimar palhares, etc etc could compete at mr olympia. Hell Sidney Crosby is 200lbs at 5'11" and he doesnt even look remotely big at all aside from his legs.

I was talking about the Natural Mr. Olympia, who are way smaller than the regular Olympia folks who take PEDs who can get all the way to 280 lbs w/ 4 or 5% bodyfat.

This guy just won Mens Physique at the natural Olympia in 2021 for example, and he is 5' 10" 162 lbs in these photos when he competed:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/9/AANRQlAAC_Lx.jpg

Granted he is probably 4% bodyfat there, extremely low. In the off season though I bet he is still under 190 lbs at 10% bf

Compare that however to Chris Bumstead who won the same category at the regular Mr. Olympia, he is 6' 1" and 235 lbs at the same bf%, just an absolute house of a human.

Meanwhile im in the best shape of my adult life. Thank you muay thai swimming and yoga.

ZannoL posted...

Thats scary

Yeah, it really sucked. Not only almost losing my brother but also realizing my own mortality. But he also used to weigh over 300lbs (we're both about 5'8") so he likely had long-term artery damage from that.Luckily he had dropped down to about 180lbs a few years ago. If he was still 300lbs there's no way he would have made it.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

I was talking about the Natural Mr. Olympia, who are way smaller than the regular Olympia folks who take PEDs who can get all the way to 280 lbs w/ 4 or 5% bodyfat.

This guy just won Mens Physique at the natural Olympia in 2021 for example, and he is 5' 10" 162 lbs in these photos when he competed:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/9/AANRQlAAC_Lx.jpg

Granted he is probably 4% bodyfat there, extremely low. In the off season though I bet he is still under 190 lbs at 10% bf

Compare that however to Chris Bumstead who won the same category at the regular Mr. Olympia, he is 6' 1" and 235 lbs at the same bf%, just an absolute house of a human.

That guy is natural? I take it if you compete in the natural division you have to prove it right

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

I was talking about the Natural Mr. Olympia, who are way smaller than the regular Olympia folks who take PEDs who can get all the way to 280 lbs w/ 4 or 5% bodyfat.

This guy just won Mens Physique at the natural Olympia in 2021 for example, and he is 5' 10" 162 lbs in these photos when he competed:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/9/AANRQlAAC_Lx.jpg

Granted he is probably 4% bodyfat there, extremely low. In the off season though I bet he is still under 190 lbs at 10% bf

Compare that however to Chris Bumstead who won the same category at the regular Mr. Olympia, he is 6' 1" and 235 lbs at the same bf%, just an absolute house of a human.

I mean he clearly won for aesthetics, definition, etc.... size isnt really relevant to this imo.

Also even at my leanest I had at least double that bf%. I definitely never got below 8% and it was typically closer to or a little above 10.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Maybe I like being sedimentary.

I too like to cultivate mass for my rock hard physique.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

You can absolutely only shop at Walmart and still have a healthy diet, wtf is this post lol

Yeah it's not very sound logic at all.

You can shop at dollar stores and still eat healthy. Canned beans, chickpeas and lentils, bags of rice, pasta, tomato sauce, tortillas, breads, canned fruits, even frozen vegetables like broccoli, carrots, onions and bell peppers. It costs mere dollars to make multiple portions of these meals. All it takes is a bit of prep time, which some people don't manage their time well.

Money is not a barrier for healthy food like some people are lead to believe. Meat has always been a luxury for the wealthy. Knowledge is always more important when it comes to making good food choices. And virtually all scientific evidence, past and present, says that plants are way more beneficial for our anatomy, and more studies in the future continue to support this.

CanuckCowboy posted...

I mean he clearly won for aesthetics, definition, etc.... size isnt really relevant to this imo.

Also even at my leanest I had at least double that bf%. I definitely never got below 8% and it was typically closer to or a little above 10.

190 lbs a little over 10% bf is still really impressive, I am jealous. 5'9" also, I was the heaviest I have ever been last fall at 186 lbs and I was like 18% bf. I am gonna start prepping for a show in April and I'm barely 165 at 11% bf now. It is men's physique tho, so size isn't nearly as important as proportions/definition