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In an ambitious 478-page report, the IOM refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the part of individuals. Instead, it embraces policy proposals that have met with stiff resistance from the food industry and lawmakers, arguing that multiple strategies will be needed to make the U.S. environment less "obesogenic."
Originally posted by OLD HIPPY DUDE
Who's fault is it that most amerians are fat and over weight ?
Is it all our own faults ? Advertising ? The food industry ?
Truely this article makes the facts a hard pill to swallow.
If we are not the falt of our own weight, do we need more government in our lives making more regulations.?
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by rickymouse
I am on thyroid medication and before I went on it, my thyroid was out of control. I would drop 4-5lbs in one night and gain back 7 the next day. It was crazy.
I ate a lot of packaged food growing up. Parents were too lazy to cook. Still are. That's another area that needs to be rectified. Parents have to get smarter about what they feed their kids.
edit on 8-5-2012 by The Sword because: (no reason given)