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If Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte.
The "F as in Fat" report highlights the current glum picture of the U.S. obesity epidemic, in which 35.7 percent of adults and 16.9 percent of children age 2 to 19 are obese, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this year.
But for the first time, the report builds on state-by-state data from the CDC to project obesity rates. In every state, that rate will reach at least 44 percent by 2030. In 13, that number would exceed 60 percent.
Sounds like you voted for Obama
as much blaming as you are doing.
Originally posted by seeker1963
reply to post by Cabin
What is obese? I looked over the article and "NOPE" nothing saying what their benchmark was for declaring it!
Also, the MSM can whine and promote anti obesity all they want. I want to see some studies on the adverse health effects of High Fructose Corn Syrup and Artificial sweeteners!!!!!
Could it be that the obesity problems are due to eating the garbage promoted by Multinational Food Company's are full of garbage and poison????
Just as the MSM and government are covering up the SSRI's being used by people who are snapping and killing innocent people, they are also covering up the damage being done to people from the huge corporations using man made chemicals in most of the food we buy!
Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) above 30. Overweight means a BMI of 25 to 29.9. BMI is calculated by taking weight in pounds and dividing it by the square of height in inches, and multiplying the result by 703. For instance, someone who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg) has a BMI of 30.8.
1) Drinking a lot of soda. I have probably never drank so much soda, than many people would drink in a year. I do not know much people who prefer to
2) Fatty foods and large portions. Everything is bigger in America.I considered myself needing lots of food compared to other friends of mine. Yet in America I could not eat the portions, when ate outside. It was simply too much for my stomach. Also the foods in cafetereias where I ate were fattier overally.
3) Cheap fastfood and many people do not cook much. I saw too often, how people simply ordered food. I have never ordered food. I may sometimes take a burger or too, maybe once a month or less, but truly I nearly never eat outside. Eating outside is rare for most people, only lunch at work is in some cafeteria, unless own food is taken to work, which many do. Everybody cooks their own food from scratch round here, nearly always.
4) Not much movement and too much using cars.People take cars even for small trips. There is not as much jogging, especially biking as round here. Overally people seem to walk less.
Why? Why should the government be making laws to prevent obesity? Why is it their business? After all (just as an example and please don't derail the thread), women have said for decades that health decisions are between them and their doctors. The government musn't interfere with abortion rights. And that involves, arguably, another human. Weight is a decision that people can make by themselves. Leave it between them and their doctors.
I guess if the government or states do not start promoting healthier attitude or making laws which would prevent obesity, the predicted future will become reality, as I doubt many people will change their attitude towards health and overally the behaviour and attitude by society will influence the attitude and behaviour of individuals.
Why? Why should the government be making laws to prevent obesity? Why is it their business? After all (just as an example and please don't derail the thread), women have said for decades that health decisions are between them and their doctors. The government musn't interfere with abortion rights. And that involves, arguably, another human. Weight is a decision that people can make by themselves. Leave it between them and their doctors
I guess if the government or states do not start promoting healthier attitude or making laws which would prevent obesity, the predicted future will become reality, as I doubt many people will change their attitude towards health and overally the behaviour and attitude by society will influence the attitude and behaviour of individuals.
Why? Why should the government be making laws to prevent obesity? Why is it their business?
Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by Cabin
I suppose I don't mind much if the government publicizes studies that say weighing too much is bad for our health. I expect that that is taught in schools. But then we come to this:
Why? Why should the government be making laws to prevent obesity? Why is it their business? After all (just as an example and please don't derail the thread), women have said for decades that health decisions are between them and their doctors. The government musn't interfere with abortion rights. And that involves, arguably, another human. Weight is a decision that people can make by themselves. Leave it between them and their doctors.
I guess if the government or states do not start promoting healthier attitude or making laws which would prevent obesity, the predicted future will become reality, as I doubt many people will change their attitude towards health and overally the behaviour and attitude by society will influence the attitude and behaviour of individuals.
Why government should prevent?First ones that come to mind
1) More ill-prone people. Less productive at work environment
2) More money spent on curing diseases which come from overweight
3) Worse image of the country internationally if lots of overweight people
4) Healthy people tend to be happier overally
Why government should prevent?First ones that come to mind
1) More ill-prone people. Less productive at work environment
2) More money spent on curing diseases which come from overweight
3) Worse image of the country internationally if lots of overweight people
4) Healthy people tend to be happier overally