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We now live in a world that is fully aware of the benefits of exercise and maintaining a healthy weight and a balanced diet, and never before have we had so much information that is readily available for us to use. Online calculators can program how much calories we should be eating, the healthy kinds of food we should be eating, and how much and what kind of exercise programs to best reach our goals.
Yet the obesity rate continues to rise year after year.
100 years ago, almost no one "went to the gym" except for boxers, now there's a gym on practically every corner and we still have this obesity epidemic.
Those who go to gyms are a very small percentage of the population, all the exercise equipment, treadmills are just window dressing. People are just not active enough and many have poor diets especially fast foods and sugary drinks.
China and even countries like Ghana are developing obesity and diabetes issues due to fast food.
. Its the crap being put in people's mouths by corporations. But god forbid we blame the businesses and the rich of anything.
I have never seen someone forced to eat at these food establishments. I have only been to one fast food in my entire life, I have yet seen anyone come and force me to do so.
As for non-fast food, I have never seen anyone force another person to purchase and consume specific products. I go to my grocery store and buy what I want, and eat it, so far no one has forced me to buy anything other than what I wanted.
So yes, the blame is on the consumer.
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Originally Posted by Ultor
Take any study that uses BMI to "measure" fat with a healthy dose of salt.
BMI is for populations, not individuals, so the study is correct in using it.
I have never seen someone forced to eat at these food establishments. I have only been to one fast food in my entire life, I have yet seen anyone come and force me to do so.
As for non-fast food, I have never seen anyone force another person to purchase and consume specific products. I go to my grocery store and buy what I want, and eat it, so far no one has forced me to buy anything other than what I wanted.
So yes, the blame is on the consumer.
BMI is for populations, not individuals, so the study is correct in using it.
I doubt that's what's doing it. Most people have enough sense not to eat that stuff every day. Eating that once a week or so isn't going to make people fat.
Sedentary lifestyle is what's doing it. Too much sitting on the couch, playing with the cell phone, time spent burning off very few calories. I eat a garbage diet, a fair amount of fast food... But I have a physically demanding job, and I work 70 hours a week. Maybe not the healthiest lifestyle, but I'm burning lots of calories, and am near underweight for my height, and always have been.
Try getting Americans off the couch, and watch the lard melt. And bring back some of those physically demanding jobs from China that democrats look down upon. China is making America fat and lazy, and democrats couldn't be more happy about that.
What I dont get is we complain about fat people being slobs and disgusting yet moan and compassion when government offers solutions like the soda ban or Haoh Meals without toys...
There’s a documentary out there called “King Korn” that pretty much explains the food problem in America.
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