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Only 1 in 3 Koreans in Good Health

 
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Real Reality



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:11 am    Post subject: Only 1 in 3 Koreans in Good Health Reply with quote

Only 1 in 3 Koreans in Good Health
Only one out of three Koreans are in good health, according to a report released on Monday. The report showed that 34.89 percent of those who took the medical checkup were in good health...
The average height of men among the medical checkup takers was 169.77 cm, while that of women was estimated at 156.54 cm. Men's average weight was 63.94kg and with women at 55.87kg.
By Kim Cheong-won, Korea Times (December 12, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200512/kt2005121217153410220.htm
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Yo!Chingo



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea

PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No doubt! Have you seen the number of men who smoke here and the drinking! I've been amazed by the amount of alcohol individuals consume on a daily basis. I can't remember 1 time that I've gotten on the subway and not smelled alcohol on someone.
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ChimpumCallao



Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom

PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats actually quite shocking. so much for big fat unhealthy westeners.
i guess more cushin' for the pushin' doesn't quite measure up to drinking 32787342472 bottles of soju a day.

good thing they have ginseng and kimchi!

btw, old people really bring the height average down, eh?
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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old people really bring the height average down, eh?


Don't they, though. I'm taller than the average given and I'm still the shortest one around. Ten years ago I had a class of middle-age guys. I was the tallest in the room, a major new experience for me.

I'd like to see the heights broken down into age ranges. These young guys are tall by my standards.
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Swiss James



Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh that's what doctor's always say

"Blah blah if you keep drinking like this you'll die, blah blah yellow eyes not a good sign, blah blah pee shouldn't be red"
etc.
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Return Jones



Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places

PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Swiss James wrote:
oh that's what doctor's always say

"Blah blah if you keep drinking like this you'll die, blah blah yellow eyes not a good sign, blah blah pee shouldn't be red"
etc.


I think you should lay off the sauce, yourself!
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Swiss James



Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Return Jones wrote:
Swiss James wrote:
oh that's what doctor's always say

"Blah blah if you keep drinking like this you'll die, blah blah yellow eyes not a good sign, blah blah pee shouldn't be red"
etc.


I think you should lay off the sauce, yourself!


what are you, a doctor?!
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