God. There is a large body of empirical evidence of that. If you want to sit on it please, do.

Maternal mortality, not infant mortality.And yes, obese people are more likely to have cardiovascular diseases, it doesn’t mean that we should shame them.

A lot of European countries are as religious. And the negative correlation between income and religion is a fact, not a judgment.

Again, a form of insurance against insecurity.

No, but that it is the same everywhere. And yet, people in the US marry twice as much as in Europe. I can’t help but think that it is because of a greater risk in face of adverse events.

NO. Talking about obesity is not fat shaming. It’s a clear health issue, and it doesn’t mean that people are morally corrupt for being overweight or that it is their fault, or that they are ugly. It’s a different thing.

You aren’t the only country with that either....

Yep. I was thinking about what I’d do if I had kid now, but I’d probably tell them about the world, and the fact that some are not treated equal.

So, according the WHO, in 2014, for female, BMI >=30 (standard errors between brackets)

But is it worse than in 2005 ?

The US still have a good 5-10 % on the UK. It would be cool to have numbers on health care access, because I somehow doubt it’s worst than before 2000.

No, me neither. She may be having exactly the same day as me ;))

I can get that. But food education is clearly getting lost as well: food subsidies makes it really complicated to have access to good veggies in the US, so shitty meat and refined carbs are the go to, neither of which is really good for your health. Food is really shitty overall in this country.

Those includes elements from the 90's so likely to be overvalued, and has a projection method where the US are at 14, so not agreeing with the researchers’ findings.

God, I can’t read anymore.

I’m sure. But I feel that, especially for the poorest, a major primary health issue is around obesity and the access to good food. It’s easier to go along without advanced care when you are in overall good shape.

Plus, you actually have 13 % more of the women obese in the US compared to Canada, which is a big difference.

Oh, I’m sure. But I kind of doubt the access to health care has changed that much for the poorest. The number of visits to obgyn is quite same on the overall country than for 1990-2000 according to the CDC. Either the system has gotten worse for the poorest, masked by national stats, or their is something else at play.

Isn’t it a side effect of the obesity crisis, especially in light of the reduction in smoking in the US?

And that’s a scandal, actually. Why not having a civil partnership, or something along those lines?