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60 stone doesn't sound as bad.

Any ~800 lb person is a medical emergency!

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Any ~800 lb person is a medical emergency!

Heck, any 300 lb person is a medical emergency. This emergency got called way too late.

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Poor kid.

300lb? Perhaps, perhaps not. I mean a 300lb round couch potato, yes, a problem. 300lb lineman for the NY Giants, probably not a problem.

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300lb? Perhaps, perhaps not. I mean a 300lb round couch potato, yes, a problem. 300lb lineman for the NY Giants, probably not a problem.

That would depend on what he did or took to get to that weight, wouldn't it?

60 stone = 840lb.

Let me say that again.

60 stone = 840lb.

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60 stone = 840lb.

Let me say that again.

60 stone = 840lb.

which explains the "+" in the "800+ lb" subject

what is the world record, did anyone reach 1000 lb?

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what is the world record, did anyone reach 1000 lb?

Here ya go! 1400 lbs which works out to a gazillion Big Macs & Fries (Supersize):

[en.wikipedia.org]

D & C

all those people are from US, except #2 which is form Mexico. What is the real reason for that? fast food? junk food? genetically modified crops? food too affordable? too much processed food?

I think the reason isn't the food choices, it's the way too many Americans view themselves and the world that often leads to these sad situations.

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60 stone = 840lb.

Let me say that again.

60 stone = 840lb.

and probably just another day at the office for someone who raises cattle ...

what struck me was 18/19 and probably not seeing 20
and likely much beyond a window for the last few years

it's the world that's supposed to be huge at 19 .....

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300lb? Perhaps, perhaps not. I mean a 300lb round couch potato, yes, a problem. 300lb lineman for the NY Giants, probably not a problem.

But a 300lb lineman for the NY Giants is a problem for his opponents.

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all those people are from US, except #2 which is form Mexico. What is the real reason for that? fast food? junk food? genetically modified crops? food too affordable? too much processed food?

Personal choice.

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I find this map interesting. Note that India and China have the same rate of diabetes as we do, and that Mexico's rate is even worse than ours.





[www.dbresearch.com]

I would also add lifestyle, driving everywhere, etc. OTOH I am now working downtown, and take the bus home. I see plenty of heftier types getting on the bus, getting out of breath walking from stop to bus.

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-- Edmund Burke
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Theodore Roosevelt (1918)

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I find this map interesting. Note that India and China have the same rate of diabetes as we do, and that Mexico's rate is even worse than ours.





[www.dbresearch.com]

That map feels backwards with the lighter colors being a higher incidence of diabetes. I think it should be the other way around.

Anyway, what is the deal with Saudi Arabia having the highest incidence of diabetes (along with Malaysia)?

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