Not so poor pt 2

[jerrym3]

I think if you search a bit you'll find that is a stereotype and not really true.

Sure, they might be less obese than we are, but "very rare" is prolly exaggerated a bit.

I don't think it's that much of an exaggeration

My town is 22% Asian. Other local North Bergen County, NJ, are way over 22 %.

Of the 5 houses that abut mine, two are Asian, one Indian, and two caucasion. Riding up my block, many other houses are owned by Asians and Indians.

One house next to mine is a rental, and since the owner is Asian, she only rents to Asian families. They frequently have other Asian families over their house for a "kid's playtime".

Never saw one of the mothers overweight.

The Asian father next door must do a lot of business travel, because he's out of town frequently.

To see this very slim Asian mother out there with a shovel this past winter looking at 24-36" of driveway snow was sad, but since I still shovel at 68 years old, I'm sorry to say I couldn't help her.

At our local stores, I haven't taken any scientific poll, but if memory serves me, not many overweight Asians.

 

[duhtroll]

As long as we are already off topic...

BMI is being misused for telling people who are healthy that they are obese. I am guessing it is one of the reasons diet and drug companies make so much on the fear of being fat these days.

BMI was developed for population studies and not intended for individual diagnosis.

If you are muscular, according to BMI you are overweight or even obese. Thin people who are healthy at their proper weight are told to gain weight for purely aesthetic reasons. Tall people automatically have higher BMI due to how it is calculated.

I informed a "know it all" Indian doctor of this when he told me how overweight I was. (I am 6'3" and 240#) I said "my resting heart rate is 48, my resting BP is 107 over 60, and you just misdiagnosed me as having hepatitis, according to the hematologist at Mayo. Maybe you oughta worry about yourself."

BMI is a scam.

Yep! This thread has run way off topic?

And by the way what's your BMI?

Now if anyone wants to try and look me in eye and tell me "your too fat" well they better be able to outrun me:lol:

 

[duhtroll]

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2010/868573/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/sep/06/health.healthandwellbeing

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)69703-1/fulltext

Took just a few secs. There's lots more.

I don't think it's that much of an exaggeration

My town is 22% Asian. Other local North Bergen County, NJ, are way over 22 %.

Of the 5 houses that abut mine, two are Asian, one Indian, and two caucasion. Riding up my block, many other houses are owned by Asians and Indians.

One house next to mine is a rental, and since the owner is Asian, she only rents to Asian families. They frequently have other Asian families over their house for a "kid's playtime".

Never saw one of the mothers overweight.

The Asian father next door must do a lot of business travel, because he's out of town frequently.

To see this very slim Asian mother out there with a shovel this past winter looking at 24-36" of driveway snow was sad, but since I still shovel at 68 years old, I'm sorry to say I couldn't help her.

At our local stores, I haven't taken any scientific poll, but if memory serves me, not many overweight Asians.

 

[jerrym3]

Well, looks like they're following us into "pudgy world".

 

[Bigdogjim]

As fast food becomes more available to the "Asian" Americans they too shall grow

 

[PonyUP]

And kudos to that man, for sure. :beer:

Thanks Blu, it's still a long road to hoe, but life keepos getting better day after day :beer:

 

[Spectragod]

Careful there. You should see the T-Shirt order form for a Marauderville event and count the 2X, 3X, 4X and 5X orders

XXX isn't just a size, it's a lifestyle.......

 

[Bigdogjim]

Oh yeah!

XXX isn't just a size, it's a lifestyle.......

Just so you know I go through 3X guys just to get to the buffet:lol:

:laugh:

 

[Haggis]

Just so you know I go through 3X guys just to get to the buffet:lol:

:laugh:

Yea, I can use one of your shirts like a tent.

 

[Marauderman]

First off--WOW! What a heck of a thread--very, very interesting reading! And everyone is pretty much civil and a lot of points of interest being brought out.

Secondly, and I am sorry for being off topic, but oh well, Paul, regarding your comment below--

....... more reason why I want out of this state. :shake:

Well Come on Down!!!--You liked it last fall here--!! We'd love to have ya'll as we say it here!!

:awe: Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!?!!!!

...and yes, he did say it!!!! .and you liked it here too if I remember!!!



OK --Back on topic--- Everyone seems to be right on target--carry on!