http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Planet crushed under weight of drivers? en Sun, 31 May 2026 23:10:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7168#post-74893 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:37:03 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 74893@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I love the fact that in Eritrea they know there are <em>12</em> obese people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7168#post-74882 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:35:11 +0000 Min 74882@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rather bizarre study here <a href="Here">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18462985</a> measuring average weight of nations (doesn't seem to take height into account) and concluding that overweight accounts for the equivalent of 1 billion extra people on the planet. But there is a very interesting point near the end.</p> <p><em>Prof Roberts says that the high number of Arab countries is due to the impact of the automobile.</p> <p>"One of the most important determinants of average body mass index is motor vehicle gas consumption per capita. So, it is no surprise to see many of the Arab countries in the list - people eat but they move very little because they drive everywhere."</em> </p>