I think this is a pretty valid observation. I do know that Nevada (especially Las Vegas), is one of the most transent cities in the nation. (I imagine New York, especially the more urban areas, is too). I wonder if that contributes much to the death rate?
Plus, Nevada and New York are both very industrial and urban (at least, the largely populated parts of them are). It's much more likely you'll be killed doing day-to-day things in New York city or Las Vegas than you will doing a similar type thing in Hawai'i. While some of this theory is probably true, I have to believe there are more factors than stress. I think you're just more likely to die in New York than you are in Hawai'i, no matter what size you are. (I mean, if you're shot in the head you're going to die, it's just more likely you'll be shot in the head in New York than in Hawai'i.) You could certainly say that stress causes people to shoot other people, and thus the unstressful Hawai'ians might not feel that urge, etc., but it doesn't necessarily relate to obsesity.
It would, however, be interesting to see/compare deaths from complications of obsesity in all three states. I think that might yeild better and more accurate statistics.
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Date: 2006-11-09 02:25 am (UTC)Plus, Nevada and New York are both very industrial and urban (at least, the largely populated parts of them are). It's much more likely you'll be killed doing day-to-day things in New York city or Las Vegas than you will doing a similar type thing in Hawai'i. While some of this theory is probably true, I have to believe there are more factors than stress. I think you're just more likely to die in New York than you are in Hawai'i, no matter what size you are. (I mean, if you're shot in the head you're going to die, it's just more likely you'll be shot in the head in New York than in Hawai'i.) You could certainly say that stress causes people to shoot other people, and thus the unstressful Hawai'ians might not feel that urge, etc., but it doesn't necessarily relate to obsesity.
It would, however, be interesting to see/compare deaths from complications of obsesity in all three states. I think that might yeild better and more accurate statistics.