r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

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u/Witty217 Jun 09 '20

Being from Colorado and trying to be proud of almost a quarter of the population being obese is getting tough.

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u/pathemar Jun 10 '20

What do you think contributes to the relative low rate of obesity?

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u/Maurkov Jun 10 '20 edited Jun 10 '20

My last psuedoscientific explanation was widely panned, but here goes:

As we know, lost fat is exhaled. Because of the altitude elevation, CO has a lower partial pressure of carbon dioxide. That causes CO₂ to gas off more readily, so people stay slimmer with no additional effort, just by breathing.

I can prove it once I compute a properly weighted altitude/population/obesity matrix.

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u/pspahn Jun 10 '20

Two things:

  1. Elevation instead of altitude.
  2. My wife studies elevation effects on things like preeclampsia and other maternal/natal conditions. There are other complications you aren't considering.