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I read in a sociology book that we eat bigger servings of food than they do in other foreign countries, and that is why we are overweight or out of shape. What do you people think?
partly, cause you have to schedule some time to stay in shape
for most of us, if we work, commute, plus other stuff, it doesnt leave much time in a day for exercise. plus, all the snacks they bring in to the office, eating on the run, the hassle of going to the gym...
Its not just about the larger servings. The garbage americans eat also contributes. Refined grains,lack of fruits and vegetables,less excercise.Americans dont walk anymore. In most other countries,people walk an average of 7 miles a day. Some Americans dont do that in a week or even a month.
Part of has to do with parents feeding their children fast food because its cheap and readily available, then sit their kids in front of the tv all day instead of getting them into sports/physical fitness activites. These fat kids grow up to be fat teens and you can bet that they will have fat kids as well.
I remember when I was a kid, there was maybe one fat kid in the neighborhood and maybe one or two fat kids in each grade at school. Its weird because I think it affects those on the lower economic scale moreso than those in more affluent areas. I was driving by a high school in a not-so-great area and noticed that most of the kids were overweight fat-obese. In another area not too far from where I live, there were very few fat kids. I think cheap fast food has a lot to do with it.
I agree with the cheap fast food comment. Also, it seems that everyone is so busy doing whatever, that no one takes the time to cook a decent meal. It is much easier to drive through the fast food places. I personally hate fast food. If you stop eatting it for awhile and then go back to it. You can feel how crappy it makes your body feel, and plus IMO it tastes crappy too. Everything in our world is made for convience, which isnt always a good thing. When I was in school, there were hardly any overweight kids, now that is all you see. Kids with these big old guts hanging out. I feel sorry for them. I dont think kids are being taught the importance of eatting good, or about just being healthy. Heart desease(sp?) diabetes, etc...all on the rise. It is very saddening.
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I even watch the food network, which in turn, makes me hungry and eat more food!
