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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

About 40% of Americans (which I assume OOP is) are obese, so yeah, most people get fat.

[–] M137@lemmy.world -2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Just because OOP is American doesn't mean that "most people" are Americans... The US is about 4% of the global population. "Most people" is always global since you're referring to everyone on the planet, you could say "most people there get fat" though.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I don't think there's a lot of, say, people in India posting this about a woman named Ashley. I think assuming someone called Ashley is American is a pretty safe bet. Not a guarantee, but a safe bet.

And its not like most European countries aren't getting fatter, just not as fast as the US.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 55 minutes ago

Yup, it could be the UK, but statistically, the US would be the better bet, just based on population differences.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t most need to be over 50%?

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 22 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

"obese" doesn't include the ones who are only overweight. If you add those up, it's over 70%

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 53 minutes ago* (last edited 52 minutes ago)

What's crazy to me is that most people think I'm "skinny," but until a few months ago, I was actually a few pounds overweight, and I could still stand to lose a few pounds because I'm right at the border between normal and overweight for most BMI calculators at 24.5-ish (haven't done an actual medical BMI/body fat calculation though). I'm tall w/ a 34" waist, which is near the lower end of the pants sizes when I go to the store.

So when you go out looking at people, just understand that the "normal" ones may also be overweight.