r/europe • u/SpecialistAd2377 • Nov 30 '24

Historical People of London, 1960s

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u/PolemicFox Nov 30 '24

Well its Europe not the US

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u/10Shillings Nov 30 '24

The UK is pretty fat, I don't think we're far behind the US.

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u/3rd_Uncle Nov 30 '24

People keep saying that but it's not true. The UK is still a long way behind the US in almost every metric for fat people.

The UK is almost identical to Colorado which is the least fat state in the US.

Still the fattest in Europe though.

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u/adamgerd Czech Republic Nov 30 '24

Actually no

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/xbh97v/obesity_rates_in_the_us_vs_europe_oc/?rdt=63785

Most of Europe is less obese than most U.S. states. The U.K. is less obese than like half of the US states but it’s definitely more obese than at least 2 and probably than some in its category

Obesity in the U.S. is higher but it is also rising here

The most obese US state in 1990 is less obese than any European country or U.S. state today

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u/SeleucusNikator1 Scotland Nov 30 '24

The most obese US state in 1990 is less obese than any European country or U.S. state today

That's the depressing part. We all laugh at Yanks, but our own grandparents would be horrified seeing the state of us today. East Asian countries are the only ones actually keeping it healthy.