What I find Ironic about the US weight problem

Yes I will agree that we are one of the fattest nations out there but I find it very funny that even with us being so obese that we still manage to kick almost everyones ass during the olympics. Here is the link to the table of the 2008 olympics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_medal_table We are 2nd when it comes to having the most gold medals but we received more overall

Because it's the obese people that are participating in the olympics...:roll:

My point is that yes we are an obese nation but at the same time it seems as if we tend to be more athletic

My point is that yes we are an obese nation but at the same time it seems as if we tend to be more athletic

killblade37

My point is that yes we are an obese nation but at the same time it seems as if we tend to be more athletic

killblade37

My point is that yes we are an obese nation but at the same time it seems as if we tend to be more athletic

killblade37

Statistically, an American is more likely to be obese, but our athletes aren't a standard representation, they're the 'best of the best'.

That's not irony.

A handful of people are good at sports - let's throw all our health concerns out the window.

Where's the irony exactly?

what does the olympics have to do with America being obese?CondorCalabasas

I agree. One Olympic-caliber athlete should cancel out at least four, if not five, obese citizens because these things work that way and have a correlation.dodgerblue13

What I find weirder is that Jamaica has won about 55 medals since 1948, with a population less than three million. Zonno

Must be the weed.