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Americans were already over 73% overweight before covid. With lockdown, I'd expect that number to rise. Can go up to 78%.
If only 78% of those hospitalized for covid are overweight, then we're not seeing evidence of obesity making people more likely to be hospitalized for covid.
Medical professionals have been ringing the alarm bells about the obesity epidemic for decades now. Advocating for comprehensive lifestyle changes during a pandemic is like telling home owners to reinforce their homes during a hurricane.
P.S. The same kind of people prone to paranoia about things like fluoride in the water should focus their energy on corn syrup.
Not ONCE have you heard the talking heads on TV Talk about people needing to get off their rear and go for a walk though during this entire pandemic. No thats "fat shaming". Having the country "work for home" and never telling people to keep their weight down and be more active only contributes to further death
Many high schools no longer have a physical education class. Elementary schools have cut the length of recess. Fruits and vegetables cost more than pasta, beans and potatoes. Kids and adults spend too much time on their phones. Helicopter parents won't let their kids walk anywhere. Some high schools can't get enough kids for sports teams. There are many reasons that obesity is rampant.
I have to agree. Ultimately forcing Americans to be more healthy would help us in so many different ways... not just covid.
If we are going to "force" people to do what is best for their health so that they can help us all.. we need to go all the way with it.
Did you see the outcry a few years ago when New York City tried to ban the Big Gulp? Can you imagine government trying to "force" people to eat and drink healthy? Wouldn't happen in a million year.
Did you see the outcry a few years ago when New York City tried to ban the Big Gulp? Can you imagine government trying to "force" people to eat and drink healthy? Wouldn't happen in a million year.
Forcing is not necessary, but at least a strong campaign to influence public opinion.
Hell, other countries have banned certain ingredients we put into our food. It's pathetic.
The neighboring county where my son works as a paramedic (in Florida) ... 91% of the covid deaths are obese. Now there is nothing to disagree with or agree with, it's data. What we do with data is important, way more important. No one should be using this like a hammer looking for a nail.
No question that obesity -- especially morbid obesity -- contributes to all kinds of health issues. Even people that are "skinny fat" have health issues.
The average person knows very little about nutrition, macro/micronutrients, exercise, etc. The government, as it almost always is, is part of the problem. The food pyramid they created way back in the day is an embarrassment.
The average fat person probably does need to be forced into losing weight, as their corpulence contributes mightily to the health care problem in the nation. It's pretty obvious the pigs feeding at the taxpayer's trough -- Stacey Abrams, Jerry "Big Nads" Nadler, among others -- will require expensive care, on the taxpayer dime, of course.
Nadler was 338 pounds of ignorance spread onto a 5'4" frame. In geometry, that's referred to as a circle. You and I footed the bill for this overeating fool to have lap band surgery, and now he's a svelte 277. The average person probably has to pay an out-of-pocket fee of $15,000 for this, but for Nads, it's all in a day's grift.
Many high schools no longer have a physical education class. Elementary schools have cut the length of recess. Fruits and vegetables cost more than pasta, beans and potatoes. Kids and adults spend too much time on their phones. Helicopter parents won't let their kids walk anywhere. Some high schools can't get enough kids for sports teams. There are many reasons that obesity is rampant.
Agreed, these are all huge problems.
There's an ad on in Australia where there's no milk for cereal and the kids (around 8-10 years old) of the family race off on their bikes to the shops to get some, coming home to Dad having already gone and pouring the milk.
I can't see that happening in the US, kids being allowed to run to the shop by themselves without being driven there by a parent, let alone having the autonomy to leave the house to do something active like that without letting their parents know.
There's an ad on in Australia where there's no milk for cereal and the kids (around 8-10 years old) of the family race off on their bikes to the shops to get some, coming home to Dad having already gone and pouring the milk.
I can't see that happening in the US, kids being allowed to run to the shop by themselves without being driven there by a parent, let alone having the autonomy to leave the house to do something active like that without letting their parents know.
Agree, kids here are helicopter parented to death
Is anyone allowed to leave their house in Australia?
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