American women are getting sexier

Look, I get it, my girls might have the biggest assets, BUT WHAT’S THE POINT IF THEY’RE JUST SITTING THERE—ON A FLAT REAR END—it’s all about the proportions, people!🙏

alexxx said:I simply cannot wrap my head around this. Even if we assume they actually bothered to measure women outside of the usual modeling agencies, how is such a figure even possible?

That average of 62 strikes me as utterly preposterous as well; frankly, it casts a shadow of doubt over the entire statistical dataset.

Your waistline tells the whole story
So, apparently, experts have decided that your waist circumference is basically a ticking time bomb for heart disease once it hits over 31 inches for women or 37 inches for men. If you’re a woman sitting between 32 and 34 inches, or a guy between 37 and 40, you probably really need to take a hard look at what you’re shoving in your face. Anything beyond those numbers is basically a massive red flag from your body saying you need to act fast before things go south.

Just dropping 5 to 10% of your body weight could mean:
• A 20% lower chance of dying way too early
• Dropping your blood pressure by more than 10 points
• Cutting those high blood sugar levels by half
• Seeing a 30% dip in triglycerides
• A 30% reduction in high cholesterol

The math behind obesity
• In developed countries, one in five adults doesn't bother exercising at all, and in America, it feels like barely anyone actually stays active—maybe only one out of every sixteen people does anything even remotely recreational. Plus, about one in three people move less than 20 minutes a day.
• On average, we’re staring at the TV for 26 hours a week now (back in the '60s, it was only about 13 hours).
• Fewer than one in five adults even goes for a long walk once a month, mostly because everyone just drives everywhere now.
• Your average person ends up gaining about 10% more weight over a 20-year span.
• Like, 90 to 95% of people who try to starve themselves into losing weight end up right back where they started.
• Every second woman, every second man, and every sixth kid globally is dealing with weight issues.
• Right here in the States, roughly 97 million adults are struggling with being overweight.
• In America, about 50% of the population deals with being overweight—that's like 2 million people if you're looking at specific local clusters.

It’s honestly pretty depressing how this trend keeps getting worse, and I guess most of us are just passing these terrible habits down to our kids. The way things are going, people spend their later years just trying to manage stuff like arthritis, diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure, liver issues, sleep apnea, heart disease, metabolic chaos, and all that good stuff, instead of doing what they should have done earlier to prevent it. Modern healthcare seems more focused on patching up sick people rather than actually keeping them healthy in the first place. The World Health Organization (WHO) actually labeled obesity as a disease way back in 1948, and lately, they've been calling it the biggest chronic health crisis in the world.

Some weird facts...
...every single hour, a billion new cells swap out the old ones.
...we get about 200 billion new red blood cells every day.
...over a lifetime, we shed about 42 pounds of dead skin cells.
...your fingernails will grow about 92 feet total over your life.
...hair grows about 3,100 feet on average.
...nose hair can grow over 6 feet.
...our bones completely renew themselves every 10 years.
...we essentially get a fresh supply of blood every 3 months.
...we technically grow new organs every year...

Most of the real trouble with weight comes down to sugar; it's been proven that sugar is addictive, and it turns out being overweight isn't really about fat intake, but specifically about the sugar.

Back in 1880, the average sugar consumption per person in America was only about 17 pounds a year, but by 2000, it hit a crazy record of 138 pounds, while in Germany it was around 108 pounds. (I wouldn't be surprised if the numbers in other places are just as bad) .. 😢

Are you just copying those "a thousand reasons why, a thousand reasons why" tropes from somewhere else? 😁

Megan Morales5 said:Are you just copying stuff from those "top ten reasons why" listicles?😁

Man, maybe try actually writing something interesting for once if you're gonna post... I mean, if there's nothing original to say or nothing smart to contribute, what's even the point of showing up? Is it just so people know you exist? 😉 😁

ps: The whole idea of this forum is basically just swapping thoughts, info, and real-life experiences. We pick up facts from whatever we see or hear, and then we build our own opinions and perspectives based on all that data—whether it's our own life or what someone else tells us... so, yeah, it’s about having an actual conversation instead of just tearing people down, you feel me? 😉

Man, why don't you try writing something actually worth reading for once?

Oh, please... I'm always interesting to read—people seem to enjoy my posts, and I haven't even managed to get into a real argument with anyone yet 🙂 though apparently, you've tried your best to make that happen, multiple times, in just about 50 posts or so 😁
Could someone just explain what the point of this forum even is? Please... I somehow missed that memo somewhere in the last six months 🙂

Megan Morales5 said:I haven't really gotten into a fight with anyone yet🙂 so I guess what's it to you

Look, this whole thing doesn't even have anything to do with how good the debate is or using common sense. If I just sat here nodding my head at every single thing being said on this board, I wouldn't be getting into any arguments either... but then again, what's the actual point here? Is the goal to actually state an opinion—one based on real facts instead of just mindless chatter and those same old tired cliches—only to have the self-proclaimed "geniuses" around here just tear you down for it? 😕

The reason I don't fit in with certain people goes way back, I guess. Anyone who actually uses their own brain is always going to be seen as a nuisance, a target, or even a threat to the people in charge. And honestly, there are a few characters here who basically act like they own this entire forum, and whenever someone pops up who doesn't think exactly like them, they just start spitting on them... well, feel free to jump on their side if you think that's the right move, it's your call and your choice, I suppose.. 😉 🙂

ps: Around here, it seems like dogs won't bark until someone else starts first; they just don't have the guts when they're standing alone, or maybe it's something else entirely, I wonder.. 😁

Oh, I’m definitely voicing my opinion—I can tell it’s getting under your skin 😁—but I usually try to phrase things so I don't offend anyone or just look like an idiot...

Wow, you’ve really managed to map out this entire forum in the tiny amount of time you've actually spent here 😉. I’ve been around much longer, and honestly, I haven't seen anyone actually running the show. But of course, it's always someone else's fault, isn't it? 😁

Since you seem to be analyzing everything so closely, you probably realized by now that I don't belong to any specific clique or little group—which just means I'm capable of thinking for myself 🙂
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I mean, seriously, how much courage does it take to state an opinion on some random internet forum?

If I were to say what I'm actually thinking, well... I'd need a level of rudeness that I just don't possess. Anyway, take care 🙂
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P.S. It’s honestly a miracle you managed to get so worked up over one sarcastic sentence. Most people would have reacted the exact opposite way—maybe you're just low on vitamins and feeling cranky 😁

Look, I don't have a problem with anyone personally, I just can't stand people who try to tear down any opinion that doesn't perfectly align with their own.

I've been hanging around here long enough to dig through the old threads, and I've noticed all the back-and-forth with MacGregor—including yours and a few others too. Since I actually know my stuff regarding what he was talking about here, I tried to step in and lay out the facts in a pretty decent, civilized way, maybe offering a different perspective or some extra context, you know? But then I ended up getting jumped on just like he did, and I guess it’s only natural that after a while, you start reacting, which eventually leads to this kind of conversation.... 😢

If that little "joke" you threw in there was supposed to be your actual opinion, then honestly, my bad. 🙂

The reaction to your "joke" is partly due to other things going on too, and if I hurt your feelings, I'm sorry (again), but if the whole point here is just to mess with people, believe me, I'm a total pro at that (if I really get going), but I don't see the point in it, so I figure it's probably not worth the effort.. 😉