There is a new trend in the NFL, slimming down those plump players. After years of super-sizing lineman with each team stocking a dozen 300 pound players, speed and agility is starting to get wins. The stars in the NFL last year were at much healthier weights in the mid-200 pound range. Players with a …
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The latest Gallup poll on weight is scary. In the last twenty years our standards for weight have changed. We actually believe we need to be larger. Of course, this could be due to us all getting taller, moving away from skinny as ideal, or the obvious obesity epidemic. The latter is most likely true. If …
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The latest Gallup poll on weight is scary. In the last twenty years our standards for weight have changed. We actually believe we need to be larger. Of course, this could be due to us all getting taller, moving away from skinny as ideal, or the obvious obesity epidemic. The latter is most likely true. If …
Continue reading “What’s your ideal weight? I bet in 1991 it was 10 pounds less (chart)”
The 2011 obesity report from the Trust for America’s Health just came out and the news is as bad as ever. Every state has a minimum obesity rate of 20% and not one saw a decrease, while 16 saw an increase. “Twenty years ago, no state had an obesity rate above 15 percent. Today, more …