Wednesday, 12 September 2012

I challenge ANYONE to be thin in Green Bay, WI

It is IMPOSSIBLE!

We went up for a Packer game on Sunday.  (packers lost - more reason to eat)  The food choices are amazing.  Like amazingly bad if you are on a diet and amazingly good if you don't care.

GO PACK GO!!!!
I had saved my calories so that I could have a brat at the game, but...I also had cheese curds!  HEAVEN!  Then on the way home, had a cheeseburger and fries.

I am going to go for a run right now.  I feel a little dirty.

Just out of interest, I found the information below.  Looking at all States, it is mentioned - the state with the lowest adult obesity rate would have had the highest rate in 1995.

Wisconsin was named the 25th most obese state in the country, according to the eighth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011, a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Wisconsin's adult obesity rate is 27.4 percent.
Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state. Twelve states now have obesity rates over 30 percent. Four years ago, only one state was above 30 percent. Obesity rates exceed 25 percent in more than two-thirds of states (38 states)
This year, for the first time, report examined how the obesity epidemic has grown over the past two decades:
  • Over the past 15 years, seven states have doubled their rate of obesity. Another 10 states nearly doubled their obesity rate, with increased of at least 90 percent, and 22 more states saw obesity rates increase by at least 80 percent
  • Fifteen years ago, Wisconsin had an obesity rate of 16.4 percent and was ranked 10th most obese state in the nation. The obesity rate in Wisconsin increased by 67 percent over the last 15 years.
  • Since 1995, obesity rates have grown the fastest in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee, and have grown the slowest in Washington, D.C., Colorado, and Connecticut.
  • Ten years ago, no state had an obesity rate above 24 percent, and now 43 states have higher obesity rates than the state that was the highest in 2000.
"Today, the state with the lowest adult obesity rate would have had the highest rate in 1995," said Jeff Levi, Ph.D., executive director of TFAH. "There was a clear tipping point in our national weight gain over the last twenty years, and we can't afford to ignore the impact obesity has on our health and corresponding health care spending."
In addition, for many states, their combined rates for overweight and obesity, and rates of chronic health problems, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, have increased dramatically over the past two decades. For Wisconsin, long-term trends in rates include:
  • Fifteen years ago, Wisconsin had a combined obesity and overweight rate of 52.9 percent. Ten years ago, it was 56.6 percent. Now, the combined rate is 64.3 percent.
  • Diabetes rates have doubled in ten states in the past 15 years. In 1995, Wisconsin had a diabetes rate of 4.4 percent. Now the diabetes rate is 7.5 percent.
  • Fifteen years ago, Wisconsin had a hypertension rate of 22.1 percent. Now, the rate is 26.4 percent.

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