US survey shows southern counties most obese - That's Palin country, fat and stupid
Johnny Asia
US survey shows southern counties most obese
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA � The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past
studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and
Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more
than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes
Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research
from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The same problem was seen in about 75 percent of counties in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina.
The five counties with the highest rates were Greene and Dallas
counties in Alabama and Holmes, Humphreys and Jefferson counties in
Mississippi. All are small, rural counties in the west central areas
of each state, and each reported obesity rates of around 44 or 43
percent. The national adult obesity rate is roughly 26 percent.
There are a range of possible explanations for counties in the South
and Appalachia have the highest rates of obesity and diabetes, experts
said. A culture that embraces fatty, unhealthy foods and shuns
exercise may be one. Genetics may be another. Income and education
probably have a lot to do with it, too � people living in poor
communities may not have the money to eat healthier, more expensive
foods or may not have access to gyms or safe jogging trails, they
said.
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Phlip
Not anymore. She now tours wherever she can find a crowd of rednecks
and a campaign to upset...
palin@tsniffsniff.net Chuckles McCheney
"Phlip" <phli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Southern counties Palin country? She lives in ALASKA - not Alabama!
Not anymore. She now tours wherever she can find a crowd of rednecks
and a campaign to upset...
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Awww... get an investigative journalist to expose her;
1) Lying for her underaged preggy daughter.
2) Quitting after 2 years as part time Gov.
3) Blowing Alaska taxes on family trips to Disneyland.
4) Crooked deals with Exxon.
5) Smelling like Sulphur.
RichTravsky
> interruptions" don't you ? :-)
He means "most likely to get get caught waddling away and then eaten".
Dänk 1010011010
> US survey shows southern counties most obese
>
> By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
>
> ATLANTA – The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past
> studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and
> Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more
> than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes
> Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research
> from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
I thought 'progressives' were advocates for the rights of oppressed
minority groups, including the gravitationally-challenged, yet here
they are using obesity as some kind of slur, and implying that fat
people are less intelligent than others, and that their political
preferences should be ridiculed.
> The five counties with the highest rates were Greene and Dallas
> counties in Alabama and Holmes, Humphreys and Jefferson counties in
> Mississippi. All are small, rural counties in the west central areas
> of each state, and each reported obesity rates of around 44 or 43
> percent. The national adult obesity rate is roughly 26 percent.
Let's see how these particular 'Palin Country' counties voted in the
2008 presidential election. Data is from the New York Times and U.S.
Census 2000:
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Alabama Counties:
[2000 Racial Demographics]
Greene: White 19.09%, Black 80.34%
Dallas: White 35.58%, Black 63.26%
[2008 Electoral Results]
Greene: Obama 83%, McCain 17%
Dallas: Obama 67%, McCain 33%
Mississippi Counties:
[2000 Racial Demographics]
Holmes: White 28.47%, Black 78.66%
Humphreys: White 27.17%, Black 71.51%
Jefferson: White 13.06%, Black 86.49%
[2008 Electoral Results]
Holmes: Obama 82%, McCain 18%
Humpreys: Obama 71%, McCain 28%
Jefferson: Obama 87%, McCain 12%
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As the statistics above indicate, these 'fat and stupid' Southern
counties are predominantly African-American, and voted overwhelmingly
for Barack Obama.
Are progressives saying that African-Americans who vote for Barack
Obama are fat and stupid?
RichTravsky
>
> Irregular food supplies always favor the fatties. They'll
> soon become the new 'fit' crowd.
Sorry, the waddling fatties will be food for the fit.