Why is obesity such a problem in the USA? (Page 2)
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Though it is on the person to keep themselves healthy, a good part of the problem is the food being sold in stores, the resturant choices, and the proportion sizes. If you compared them to other countries you can see why they have less of a problem then we do.
lol...
Its really to do with the food and lack of exercise for many...
when you have sugary drinks sold for 1$ at the store, and they give you a massive giant plastic cup for it...
its going to happen
they made a sandwich which a breaded chicken breast between two donuts... pure heart attack
Because, too many fast food restaurants, people are lazier now days,
Back in the day, everyone lived on farms and had to work hard. Most people that would try to live like the 1800s or earlier peasants in today time. They would almost certainly die
I mean it's not just a problem here there are more then a few places where it's a bigger issue.
But with that being said it has to do with the mindset here in society in that certain people are trying to make it the norm and things like health, fitness and being attractive get shamed while being a slob who lives and breathes food is glorified, that's why you have models who are like 200+ pounds.
Cause people have freedom to eat what they want. And they literally eat what they want all the time.
People need to take some responsibility, cause it's their damn fault they're so fat.
Don't blame junk food and stop pushing fat acceptance on to people.
you can thank the fat acceptance movement combined with the fact that even the poorest among us dont live in what you would call scarcity. Plus have you seen the portions at fast food places? There have been times where the wife and i will go to Applebees and order a meal for each.. and end up taking most of it home because of the portions.
Poor education on health risks of obesity combined with thinking exercise and diet are purely for looks.
Unhealthy food being cheap.
Lack of motivation when that weight piles on.
If you're poor, you're working too many jobs, you don't have time for self care and then It becomes a commodity of people who have more time or money.
Lack of education. And because it's become the cultural norm. When people get so used to seeing something, they start thinking that it's okay and that it's acceptable.
Because it's a fast food nation www.arcgis.com/.../index.html .. Most people don't know how to cook there so they just eat any trash (fast food) they can get their hands on.
hmm not sure if you're trying to block the blm movement but
you can literally get 5 double cheeseburgers from mcdonalds for only 5 buck or a meal for 3 bucks
salads at chic fil a cost 9 dollars
*not sure if you're trying to mock the blm movement
Processed foods are cheaper, people spend time on video games or watching tv, we don't celebrate activity or athletics and people have cars to drive everywhere since towns are planned with space between things. Instead of riding bikes.
Many reasons (from what I've heard)
They drive with their car everywhere.
American food has either lots of sugar or lots of fat or both.
American food comes in really big portions.
Sugar and corn syrup and refined carbs like bread. To much heao access to it. For the poor and depressed.
Sugar is more addictive than most drugs in my opinion.
That's why you have all these new autoimmune disease people all of sudden
This isn't only an US problem.
It's lack of self-control and laziness to cook their own meals.
Because in the US there are so many processing plants, commercialized products, and false advertising that lead America’s to consuming large amounts of unhealthy, fatty foods.
My theory is they neglected their bodies thinking they could lose weight later and then encountered so much resistance when they tried to lose it that they gave up
There's either a McDonalds, Taco Bell or Burger King on ever corner. Most of them have dollar menus so it's easier to consume a 1500 calories fast food meal for $5 than to buy fruits and vegetables individually and then prepare them.
Within 5 minutes of each other on a street fairly close to my house there is a Dunkin donuts McDonald's Rita's KFC and a Taco Bell all next to each other
It's because Putin is manipulating the food industry, and because China purposely exports food at the same time.
The U. S. are surrounded by ill-meaning neighbours, and this makes many fat.
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Afterthought: the picture... makes my day
No one is making you eat the food.
@sang2020 That's how I meant it :)
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im going to pass on this one
even i can't keep a straight face with this so much irony going on...🤣