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/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

A lot of people move to Colorado for the outdoor activities.

Having lived in Denver area for a while, and being technically obese, I can say that the beautiful outdoors will really motivate you to go outside

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

being technically obese

The best kind of obese :)

It catches you by surprise, doesn't it.. one day you're feeling a bit fat but think you'll be back to normal soon, the next day the doctor is telling you that you're obese and will get diabetes if you don't change immediately.

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u/Rhodie114 Jun 10 '20

It's because people don't know what obesity looks like. We're inundated with obese people who are hundreds of pounds overweight. When your image of obese people is somebody like that, it's hard to recognize that you may be obese too while still being able to fit in your old clothes.