Post: #1

Average obese woman gets just 1 hour of exercise a year

Damn. I would have guessed 5 hours.

Cue the denials and butthurt from the fat apologists.

Post: #2

They get a lot of exercise for the hamster, though. "I've got a glandular disorder that makes me gain weight!"

Post: #3

The mysterious fat gland!

Post: #4

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It really is disgusting to see fat women claim low thryroid/metabolism etc as an excuse for being fat. BS. My mother over a period of 3 yrs gained over 40 pounds despite her usual exercise and diet routine. She went to the doctor to get checked out. Endocrinologist told her that she had low thyroid and put her on Cytomel. In little over a year she had lost all of the weight. So that just goes to show that even if you do legitimately have low thyroid--it is highly treatable by modern medicine.

Post: #5

LOL. Love it.

But seriously ... Did you really think Lindy West does anything more than "move from chair to chair" as one of the researchers so colorfully put it?

Post: #6

In all honesty, Im surprised obesity doesn't reduce life expectancy by more/ life expectancy isn't lower in countries like the US/ Uk. You'd expect someone who only gets 1 hour of vigorous exercise per year to be on their last legs pretty quickly.

Post: #7

(02-20-2014 04:49 PM)Cyr Wrote:  In all honesty, Im surprised obesity doesn't reduce life expectancy by more/ life expectancy isn't lower in countries like the US/ Uk. You'd expect someone who only gets 1 hour of vigorous exercise per year to be on their last legs pretty quickly.

I think it's the quality of medicine these days. Kind of makes you wonder where our life expectancy would be if we dropped carbs and lifted a finger at exercise.

Post: #8

(02-20-2014 04:24 PM)Humanist Wrote:  LOL. Love it.

But seriously ... Did you really think Lindy West does anything more than "move from chair to chair" as one of the researchers so colorfully put it?

Eh, I spend the majority of my time in a chair and I'm in great shape. The secret ingredient? I don't eat like a pig

Post: #9

I get more exercise in one day than these hippos get in an entire year.

Post: #10

(02-20-2014 03:59 PM)Flavius Aetius Wrote:  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It really is disgusting to see fat women claim low thryroid/metabolism etc as an excuse for being fat. BS. My mother over a period of 3 yrs gained over 40 pounds despite her usual exercise and diet routine. She went to the doctor to get checked out. Endocrinologist told her that she had low thyroid and put her on Cytomel. In little over a year she had lost all of the weight. So that just goes to show that even if you do legitimately have low thyroid--it is highly treatable by modern medicine.

Absolutely. All of the people shouting "thyroid condition" from the mountaintops are doing well to actually desensitize the issue at hand. Also:

Source

Quote:Prevalence and Impact of Thyroid Disease

More than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime.

An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease.

Up to 60 percent of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition.

Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems.

One woman in eight will develop a thyroid disorder during her lifetime.

Most thyroid cancers respond to treatment, although a small percentage can be very aggressive.

The causes of thyroid problems are largely unknown.

Undiagnosed thyroid disease may put patients at risk for certain serious conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and infertility.

Pregnant women with undiagnosed or inadequately treated hypothyroidism have an increased risk of miscarriage, preterm delivery, and severe developmental problems in their children.

Most thyroid diseases are life-long conditions that can be managed with medical attention

Now compare that with the CDC:

Quote:Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are obese: 35.9% (2009-2010)

Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are overweight, including obesity: 69.2% (2009-2010)

Now, I'm not a mathematician by any stretch of the imagination, but those numbers/percentages don't add up.

Post: #11

(02-20-2014 03:59 PM)Flavius Aetius Wrote:  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It really is disgusting to see fat women claim low thryroid/metabolism etc as an excuse for being fat. BS. My mother over a period of 3 yrs gained over 40 pounds despite her usual exercise and diet routine. She went to the doctor to get checked out. Endocrinologist told her that she had low thyroid and put her on Cytomel. In little over a year she had lost all of the weight. So that just goes to show that even if you do legitimately have low thyroid--it is highly treatable by modern medicine.

Good, now I have some ammo. When fat girls make up stuff I'll ask them what kinda doctor they went to and if they are prescribed with cytomel!

Post: #12

And it says 12 percent develop a "thyroid condition" that could mean they are hypothyroid(the one that makes you overweight) but they could also be hyperthyroid. Also other thyroid conditions don't effect weight at all (euthyroid conditions).

Basically the amount of women who have a thyroid condition where they can't lose weight is very very low and as has been stated- it is easily treated. There is no excuse to be overweight in 2014

Post: #13

The study is Archer, E., et al. (2013). "Validation of a Novel Protocol for Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements and Average Daily Physical Activity Ratio for the U.S. Population: 2005-2006": Mayo Clinic Proceedings 88(12): 1398-1407. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.08.019) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290113) (PDF)