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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Law Enforcement Is the Fattest Profession, Study Finds

Along with firefighters and security guards
Police officers, firefighters and security guards have the highest rates of obesity of all professions, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

According to the Journal, 40.7% of police, firefighters and security guards are obese. Other jobs with high obesity rates include clergy, engineers and truckers.

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5 comments:

Queensgirl52 said...

I couldn't help but notice that some of the officers in the Eric Garner arrest video were real blimps.

Anonymous said...

All those donuts with their coffee!

Anonymous said...

Some of them may be obese which is a health problem for them and their families. But any policer officer who gets out there today with weapons of more power held by young thugs and criminals, and never know what their up against, I can over look the fat and their all heroes they come in many colors, shapes, sex and yes sizes.

Anonymous said...

Have you seen the Salisbury Fire chief and many of their paid firemen?

Anonymous said...

Just because it happened in N.Y. doesn't mean your comment is any smarter. I enjoy reading your idiocies.