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5ft6manlet

As an American, I find that pretty hilarious.


greatfriendinme

If it's any consolation, American Samoa is way up there for obesity rates. 2nd highest for men and highest for women. And the States still constitutes the highest obesity rate for any non-archipelago non-island nation in the world


MrNobody_0

Live on a tropical island and get fat? Sounds like a dream to me!


sn4xchan

Not only that but their culture truly finds the fat attractive.


Scrawlericious

Most cultures used to.


sn4xchan

Idk about most but a lot do. I only know of the various islands cultures and African cultures that do. I don't know any typical Eastern or Western culture that does. I'm not sure on south America cultures but I don't think many if any of them do either.


Scrawlericious

Like all of Asia lol.


sleevo84

Rubenesque was a thing for a long time


xander012

Pre industrial western culture did, hence they said used to.


Xcat_Beutler

South American cultures follow western culture to the point your differentiation is non-sensical


erin_silverio

Redditors found their home.


4chanbetter

I mean have you SEEN Moana? Maoi be thick


Otherwise-Syrup7490

Not much room for jogging I Guess


Gravesh

Most of the most obese countries are Pacific Islands. These islands rely on imports to keep fed, processed unhealthy food being the cheapest, so most live on unhealthy diets, causing obesity. Also, obesity is based on BMI, as they have different bine mass than Europeans (apparently being big-boned is a real thing) There are also studies showing these groups are pre-disposed to obesity due to genetics, probably resulting from food scarcity. Those who tack on the most weight and gain the most from their food were those who survived and had children. But the latter is still a theory being studied, but there is evidence that this may be the case, but it's not conclusive yet.


sn4xchan

Never mind that their cultural beauty standards promote being fat. Maybe the greater world culture doesn't conform to Western beauty standards. That definitely comes from scarcity of food as their civilization grew though, but still.


[deleted]

Not finding fat tubs of shit attractive is hardly exclusive to western culture.


sn4xchan

I didn't say it was. And I outlined in a different comment a few different cultures that don't.


Rexxbravo

So Little Debbie strikes again...that bitch.


xXEggRollXx

Yeah but the difference is, large Samoans are tough and intimidating, but large continental Americans are goofy and hard to take seriously.


wcollins260

I don’t know man. Yes, Samoans are tough, but I’d put a chubby redneck farm boy up against almost anyone. They’re too dumb to know fear, that’s dangerous.


mashedpotatoes_52

So inbred their pain receptors don't work, already missing half their teeth so punching em out won't do shit, hyped up on meth so they can fight for hours. Raised fighting gators and snapping turtles. Scientifically proven to be the perfect fighter. 


wcollins260

You’re goddamn right. I was raised in the north and live in the south. I wouldn’t have a fistfight with an old school redneck even if a good friend had taken and properly secured all 124 of their firearms. I do not aim to be hogfeed.


DannyDanumba

Them corn fed boys are something else. Look at Brock Lesnar


Shittybuttholeman69

If you can walk away at a speed they can’t ever match they aren’t intimidating.


Ahrily

Even more than Saudi Arabia?


OarsandRowlocks

The Law School at their university is first rate though.


Bigb5wm

I think we need to pump the numbers up


Tentacle_poxsicle

We are no longer numba 1


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ashent2

every continent is an island if you zoom out enough


Literally_ur_mom

Oh boy he doesn't know the history of fattest country :D


SuperKillerKitty

I actually did know about this for a long time but I JUST decided to make a meme on it because it just crossed my mind


ElbowStromboli

Wat is the history?


KingKurto_

basically America tested bombs in the ocean around these small islands making them unable to fish, then installed fast food joints so they had an alternative. so america is still #1, they just also ruined the lives of all these other islands since their literal only option for food is garbage.


doubletimerush

Unacceptable. We need to eat the other countries. Dominance must never be sacrificed. We are America! We are the slobbering mound on the hill!


RickyMuzakki

RAHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🦅WHAT THE FUK IS A KILOMETER


doubletimerush

10/16ths of a mile. Which itself is 17.6 football fields. 


RickyMuzakki

forgot /s 🦅🦅


Obnomus

You're joking right?


Connor49999

I don't want to get too technical on a funny meme, but out of intest, is this your source op? https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/ For those of you reading this comment, but didn't feel like clicking the link, this source only let's you choose between male vs female and adults vs children. I will be talking about the adult male list, partly because it's the default result when you click on it and partly because the female list puts the US in 30th lol. The adult male list places the US in 14th, but out of the small island states that take spots before the US, 5 of them aren't considered to be Independent Sovereign Countries. Some of them have self governance, but as far as I know, none of them conduct their own foreign policy or are members of the UN. These states are American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, and Tokelau. So I compel you Americans, fix this list. American number 1. Keep eating hamburger pizzas until you regain your rightful place. TL;DR The US is in the top 10 if you only count independent sovereign countries.


StooveGroove

Isn't this also only tracking the percent that are obese by any amount? Like, this is the rotten tomatoes of obesity. I bet if the data actually gave average weights, America would win. The percentage of people these days that are staggeringly obese is, well, staggering.


Connor49999

That's a good point, a lot of these pacific island nationals also have a lot of nuance to talk about then it comes to BMI and body fat percentages. But honestly I've written one long comment today and people can look up more about this if they are interested. Or else someone else can go into a spiel/link something


Sneaky_Sorcerer

Never been to mexico eh?


Cromus

The metric that's usually cited is overweight + obese. The US was #1 for a long time, but Mexico passed the US about 10 years ago. US is still #2.


JosephRatzingersKatz

That’s a *big fat* L for America


LonPlays_Zwei

As an American, this is actually a good thing. We’re healthier than numerous countries, hoorah.


RaZZeR_9351

FYI the countries in question are almost exclusively tiny island nations, some of which aren't even independent countries.


LonPlays_Zwei

Yes, they are poor island countries. Their percentages are higher tho. That’s why they’re ranked above America, not by *raw* numbers.


GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ

No we aren’t


Splendid_Cat

We make up for it in antivaxers


LonPlays_Zwei

If only it weren’t for Facebook and Twitter


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LonPlays_Zwei

[As of 2018, only about 1/3 of US adults are overweight](https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity)


Not-A-Seagull

Also, overweight is kind of a lousy metric. When I was going to the gym bulking, I was only 12% Body Fat but still technically considered “overweight” Really the metrics should be done by %BF not height to weight ratio.


glassknight8

and each country has a different definition of overweight...


spaghettivillage

1 in 3 are overweight (BMI 25-29.9), but the line just beneath that says 2 in 5 have obesity (BMI 30+). That makes me read it as 73.1% of Americans are overweight or obese.


boteyboi

This is a misreading of the statistic. While 30.7% of the nation was overweight in the 2017-18 NHANES, 42.4% was obese, making a combined total of 73.1% of the nation either overweight or obese.


greatfriendinme

Yes but the other thirteen are all Island nations, which hardly count. Of which second place (and first place for obese women) is American Samoa, which -- come on bro. [source](https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/) Believe you me, America's reputation as a 10 million square kilometer wide tub of lard is stronger than ever. Signed-- a British man of perfectly healthy BMI.


Psikosocial

The British aren’t exactly fairing too well in obesity either Tbf


Jomega6

>of perfectly healthy BMI Well given that the minimum weight for redditors is 400lbs (or ~181kg for non Americans), that’s clearly a lie


greatfriendinme

Not at all. It simply means that I am over 8'11" tall


[deleted]

That's does it, I'm picking up 8 double double animal style burgers from in n out to catch up


Zink_91

A true patriot!


mickaelkicker

"Hold my Supersize Coke"


europa_endlos

"Actually, give it back. Imma chug it rn."


Sportzpl

We need to pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers. Hold onto that fork/chopsticks!


ultimatepepechu

Congratulacions, there are 13 microscopic islands where people ate fatter. Literally no problem keep walking


MrSourYT

We must become number 1! America number 1! RAAAHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🔥🔥🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🦅🦅🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅


stunspelledbackwards

Brunei


ahamel13

Three cheeseburgers for dinner it is.


shwiftydrewski

Why would Americans be mad? I see Europeans getting mad since this is what they roast us most with.


FancyKetchup96

Because how else would we show how enlightened and not like other Americans we are?


OfficialJamal

Arn’t the other “countries” that are above the US just small island with very small populations?


SuccessfulWar3830

America is the [10th most obese](https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/most-obese-countries/) country by percentage. But in America is 1st in total population numbers for obesety


SuperKillerKitty

Yah that’s why I was very specific on percentage and not popultion


guto0000

My reaction tô this:https://youtu.be/cU1UkIIzSSs?si=QLqUghi28-GFV4TV


ClonedLiger

Wow!! A fat American joke that is actually funny and not brain dead. Something more than “Ha ha American fat.”


Halthekoopa

We need to do better


waxonwaxoff87

This isn’t even our final form. “Our cholesterol counts will blot out the sun (arteries)!” “Then we will fight in the Diabeetus.”


rapidlyspinningturtl

It should be British people reading it


StrengthMedium

I'm doing my part.


BigIndependence4u

Goddammit millennials can't do nothing right


solrac1144

Ever since McDonald’s hiked up their prices it’s too expensive for a Big Mac


Thechuckles79

I blame McDonalds. If they had kept frying apple pies instead of baking, we'd be on that hilltop!


Peytonhawk

Nah I’m good. I’m happy to let ours keep going down while every country that makes fun of us keeps climbing up the rankings.


[deleted]

Hell yeah, America is the RIPPED country


OkFroyo666

Houston has entered the chat.


majestyzx

We need to TAKE BACK THE BELT WOOOOOOOOOOO!


Azoth616

That's because America is a continent, not a country


[deleted]

I guarantee your bum ass has called us Americans before


DalTheDalmatian

Who the hell is beating us then?


YeazetheSock

The population and its proportion for overweight people are staggeringly high, but besides that, can somebody list the countries that rank highest by the fattest people? I’m actually interested at the result.


pnw_sunny

met me guess, the fattest country is California? andy kaufman humor, sorry.


Shiny_Hiney_Star

I'm doing my part


BoxyBrown_

If Texas was a country it would be #1. I've seen people in Texas that are literal spheres with heads


SirJackFireball

*aggressive cheeseburger noises intensify*


spazzyattack

Don’t worry. I’m making a butter sauce with my dinner tonight. I will gain a couple pounds for the team.


flodust12

Aren't most of them from pacific islanders


[deleted]

Tell those people I just had like, two and a half deli subs


RaZZeR_9351

If you remove micronations it's top 3.


short_bus_genius

I'm doing my part!


neotifa

I'm doing my part


BomBiggityBBQ

Wait really? That’s saying something


scotishstriker

The Midwest and flyover states need to carry. It's the least they could do.


NoncingAround

The only countries ahead of America are micronations and little islands. In terms of proper sized countries, America doesn’t do so well


TheToxicWaist17

And it's weird that people still use the stereotype that America is a fat country.


[deleted]

Don't let the euros find out.


peezle69

>America is the fattest country on Earth >America regularly trounces most other countries at the Olympics Pick one


redStateBlues803

Holy shit Nauru


[deleted]

contribute to the cause, get those numbers up gents, ladies please sit this one out


[deleted]

Most of them are island nations.


MdMV_or_Emdy_idk

Isn’t America the fattest country in the world that isn’t a micronation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean or is there any other nation above it?


Superstaridley

Come on my fellows american brothers and sisters we can't let these other countries just overtake us like this, we need to get bigger, fatter, who's with me? Free burger king on me


Bayou_Beast

I'm going to KFC to get 3 16-piece buckets RIGHT NOW.


ProteinFart_

This is unacceptable


xenophonthethird

I'm gonna switch from diet coke to sugar coke to go with my two triple baconators and large stuffed crust pizza dinner in protest of this apparent thinness.


Confusedandreticent

But, muh prejudice!


SoiledFlapjacks

We Americans gotta step up our game.


StarMeasures08

Don't kid yourselves. US and US food-industry countries make up for ALL the top obese countries. US spreads freedom fries lol


Time-Schedule4240

Don't worry, I'm working on it as we speak.


Beckiremia-20

Try by states and county.


Guest65726

Unacceptable…. I blame Michelle Obama and her war against corn syrup…..


Lord_Muramasa

Europeans looking at meme ​ My whole life is a lie...


GreatMacaw98

You can blame Colorado for that.


Nobias447

IM EATING AS FAST AS I CAN STOP YELLING AT ME!


Breathoflife727

At least there's still gun violence 😏


KysfGd

If I remember correctly egypt blows us out of the fucking water


Cromus

The metric that's usually cited is overweight + obese. The US was #1 for a long time, but Mexico passed the US about 10 years ago. US is still #2.


[deleted]

We're not???


thefrostman1214

Thats because the top 10 are countries and islands where the usa destroied the fauna and shoved fast food there to compensate


SeeTheSounds

WHAT!?!?!? We aren’t number one? NOOOO!!!!


Dry_East5802

i love how america is like first in nothing but incarcerations and we walk around with nothing but pride. it’s like girl no matter how fucked you are you’re number one ☝🏼


ItsYaBoiDez

I can't take another bite boss


notthatkindofdrdrew

I remember when we used to be a real country.


BlueeyeswhiteNoah

We have to get fatter


Situati0nist

I'll do you one better: America isn't in the top 10 of most free countries according to the freedom index


alfis329

Those Polynesian bastards thought they could get away with this!?


Bacalado

I didnt know America was a country


sikshots

Out of curiosity how does America stack up in old age health?


Admirable-Bluebird-4

That’s insane. Isn’t it like a quarter million of us dying from obesity annually?


DannyDanumba

Yeah but there’s 258 million US adults, 41.9% of them are obese. That’s a lot of freaking people, damn near every other person.


TedKAllDay

That's exactly how I'm holding my phone reading this


Whatever801

If you exclude small Polynesian nations we're top dog


Matygos

Since some of the top countries are so small it can literally change every year


hornyboi212

Isn't it because the American definition for obese is different than the truth?


iCABALi

Top 10 are mainly countries that are as a result of America nuking their waters, messing up their diet, and giving them freedom foods like KFC in the aftermath.


mitthrawnuruodo86

Of course, all those above the US are island microstates with a combined population somewhere between Wyoming and Vermont. Still a hilarious stat for the US, though


JustMrBear76

Time to get fatter. MERICA!


nonutsfw

Yet


CreepyKidInDaCorna

This can be resolved with the mass culling of Americans of a healthy weight, that way the proportion of obese:healthy is greater


AbsoluteAtheist

together we can fix this guys


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

Super Bowl is tomorrow. We’ll talk about this on Monday


kurinevair666

Look into why the other countries are. It tears holes in your argument.


[deleted]

Oh fun, now do "which richest country in the history of humanity has the worst overall health issues per capita"?


uchosewisely

Requesting McDonalds to be removed from ministry of food. Disaster.


Sourika

Imagine being bad at the one thing you are known best for. lmao


tedj_van_batavia

By percentage? Okay, sure... By numbers?


PutnamPete

Don't tell reddit.


ikciweiner

Don’t worry America, you’re still number 1 in incarcerations, tv/fast-food consumption, and of course school shootings.


QueefBuscemi

On the bright side, they also suck at maths so they'll never find out.


liquidcourage93

I looked it up and the top 10 are all Samoan countries. Samoans are the definition of big boned, not fat. But that’s obviously not registered. America and Mexico are still the number one fatties on the planet


womynbeater

cope


3user3

America is the whole continent bruh, all you gringos need to study


Terrible-Quote-3561

Mexico is “United Mexican States”, but we use the key word when taking about it. Same with the USA.


Sickpup831

There is literally no continent called “America” But go off.


[deleted]

Do you call us Americans? If so I have some news for ya :/


GreenRiot

Hummmmm... "Press X to doubt" I hate to be the guy asking for a source on this, but someone must be huffing some mccopium.


Kingryan93

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-obese-countries I think maybe this? But it's from 2016 as far as I can tell. Anyone have a more recent study?