I’m a firm believer that obesity is largely due to lifestyle choices, there are maybe a slim amount of cases where a person might struggle more with weight loss due to medical reasons/genetics/etc but at the end of the day no one’s above the law of thermodynamics.
With that being said I believe these fast food companies and the people that are responsible for manufacturing our food definitely need to be held accountable for worsening this issue as well. The ammount of ultra processed foods that are on shelves in US stores is absolutely insane, a lot of these companies try to market sugary treats as being healthy/all natural/organic while the truth is fine print.
As humans were kind of wired to value convenience and in the US it’s unfortunately very convenient for people to live sedentary lives eating fast food
What do you believe is the main cause of Americas obesity epidemic?
I do see American sitcoms sometimes. Not because I enjoy them (obviously, because they're usually terrible). But I'm always intrigued by how many fat people there are in them. See King of Queens or Cheers. Honestly, I would be embarrassed to get myself into that state. Those people must feel disgusting to be carrying around an additional 100lbs of fat.
No doubt, the people themselves would say they're a little overweight or chunky, or need to lose a few pounds. Often, they need to lose a lot. Often they're carrying an additional 50% of body weight that all needs to be lost. Devestating on health.
The reasons themselves are deeply wedded to the kind of society we live in. With capitalism we have differentiation of product. ie food that is just sold as food (such as a carrot) can't be marketed for a higher price to generate a profit for that company. Most eating is likely emotional eating. Perhaps it's stress, loss of self, or comfort. Americans often seem proud of the fact that they work 60 hours a week just to get by. They seem to have fuck all annual leave which is weird (I get at least 33 days plus 2 weeks closure at Christmas, 8 days bank holiday etc).
There is a latent capacity in each person to wake up and take responsibility for their lives, when they are ready. I occasionally have fast food (when I'm on a night out). And still maintain my 6 or 4 pack all year around. Companies and corporations do have a responsibility, also. To label their products well, not to mislead and to ensure they take responsibility for the ingredients they use and their packaging.
Many reasons, but to start: most westerners have taken too many antibiotics, as a result, we have a terrible gut biome. We also have parasites, loads of plastics and heavy metals in our systems we need to purge.
What we need specifically is “lactobacillus reuteri” which is more or less the holy grail of probiotics in the gut that helps many, many things. Only 5% of westerners have it.
Of course, our food is also poisoning us slowly as well. It's like every factor is built "for profit" instead of the health and well being of the populous. All the government agencies that were supposed to protect national health have failed catastrophically. Unfortunate.
Fast-food prices have went up so it has been a bit more expensive now, but even so that doesn't stop people from indulging if they want. I think another thing is that for those who are single & live alone or just live with a partner, it can sometimes be hard to make dinners just for 1 or 2 people. So, it's much easier to go out to eat because of that reason. I have a friend who barely cooks because it's just her so it's easier for her to get fast-food for herself (other than the fact she just needs to learn to cook better). I eat unhealthy foods everyday really, but I still eat meals at home with my parents. It's just not warm enough out yet for me to go on walks, even though I know I could just do my indoor exercises with my weights & watch TV while doing it. But it's just more than the food that causes obesity, I can say that. It can be not knowing how to cook, not being able to exercise because of your work schedules, people are hungry so they don't care what they eat as long as it's a meal (<--we've all been there on this one), not having that fixed of a diet for it to be healthy or somewhat healthy, etc. As like you said, some people really do just have issues losing the weight because it fluctuates so much or because of medical reasons.
I read that your body develops fat cells when you are young. They store fat in times of plenty and shed fat in times of scarcity or when the body is starving. And as they form when you are young, and since kids today love sweets and snacks, we have a lot of chunky kids. But you can't get rid of those fat cells that will be with you forever. So, as we age and use less energy and burn less fat, all those extra sweets we eat add pounds to us, which is mostly all in your fat cells throughout your body. Some people just become addicted to sugar which will ultimately bring on Diabetes. And some just can't control their eating. It's like the sensor in your stomach that tells you that it is full doesn't work. That is a problem because you overeat and it in turn stretches out your stomach so that you can eat more and more. Eventually your weight will disable you, or produce a number of diseases, such as heart disease, which will eventually result in an early death.
I was obese for a brief period of time & the biggest difference between me then & me now is my diet for sure. My diet is mainly whole foods now. Then, I would just eat whatever I was in the mood for & not track anything. But now, if I wanna stay under 12% bodyfat, I can't just eat whatever I want & I can't eat intuitively because I can easily eat in surpluses.
The main thing keeping me lean is vanity. I didn't realize just how decent my body could look until I tried. I always dreamed of being in shape as a kid but never got into it. I even told people that I'd one day be in shape. Now I am & I intend on staying this way. Health is cool & all but looking better fuels me the most. I'm addicted to seeing abs and striations. Crazy motivating when you can actually see the muscles you're building.
Depression , and addictive personalities , food is comfort for a lot of people , and our food manufactures do not give 2 shits about our health, all they care about is making money and sucking people in to buy their products , Fast food chains became millionaires because they know their food is bad for us , but unfortunately it tastes good to us Sugar amongst other things they inject into our food supply , is sadly the reason people become fat , but again it tastes good and we enjoy it. So people tend to over eat because it tastes good. Also everyone has different genes and not everyone has fast metabolism inside themselves , some people can eat so much food and not gain a pound , where other people can eat just one slice of pizza and gain 5 pounds , it’s just the way our bodies our made. Our bodies were designed for survival , we need food for energy , if we don’t use it for energy it will turn to fat , if you were stranded on an island that was freezing cold with a truck load of junk food , you will more than likely eat as much of it as you can to gain fat to stay warm , you aren’t going to be worrying about what you look like lol I hope not lol Possible to stay warm
Capitalism has spawned a culture that is fueled by fast food and processed foods. People are naturally lazy. Drive through or open a box. It's easier than cooking.
And corporations have taken food science to an art form. Salt, fat, sugar. And high fructose corn syrup is the sweetener of choice because it's cheap as hell. Soda is water and high fructose corn syrup plus caffeine in some cases. It's cheap as hell to produce and addictive. The manufacturers make it easy to reach for. In fast food joints, vending machines, airports, ballparks and stadiums, convenience store gas stations, etc.
The USA doesn't have to eat like this. We choose to eat like this.
Healthy food is expensive af or not available (combined with poverty that makes it difficult for a lot of people)
live to work culture takes away time and energy to eat healthy or exercise
I try to walk everywhere and take the stairs. So even when I don't have the energy to do sports or work out that day I'm doing something. But if I lived in the U. S. I couldn't do that so it would impact my health. For the first 27 years I would have still been slim cause my metabolism was insane but now I'd be in trouble. It's already not easy now I cook for myself often, I'm decently active. My weight went down, I'm at 86 kg now but if I want to go lower or get more in shape it'll take another level of effort. And I don't think I can do it atm I have other stuff I need to do. But I'm healthy enough atm that I can stay here so that's good :).
Part of the problem is marketing and food. Americans eat 50% more sugar now than they did in the early 80's. Sugar is highly addictive and is intentionally added to many processed, manufactured, and prepackaged foods to make people addicted to those food products. Combine that with aggressive marketing strategies and you have a problem
It’s insane how there’s sugar in everything, even our bread. I used to purchase 100% whole grain bread thinking I was making the healthy choice just to realize the brand I bought contained about 3g of added sugar per slice, meaning the 2 slices of toast I had for breakfast contained 6g of sugar which is just insane to me? In European countries they don’t shove sugar in their bread, I’m just trying to learn how to make my own bread now :/
The problem is people don't like being told what to do. You can educate kids in school but they'll rebel against the teacher. You have government campaigns but people will complain about big government interfering it their lives. Doctors, scientists? Nah fake news, my mate of Facebook says pizza is a vegetable...
It’s crazy to me just how entitled people in fat “acceptance” movement are. Whenever someone they put on a pedestal finally decides to put their health first and lose weight they act like it’s some personal betrayal. Absolutely insane
It’s not only insane but it’s suicidal. Do you know what the number one co-morbidity factor was during the COVID pandemic? Obesity. Yet it was barely mentioned in the mass media to protect people’s “feelings”. And even if a overweight person survived the pandemic it’s statistically proven that obese people have shorter lifespans.
I also notice obese people are often loud and bullying towards skinny/fit people in a bullsh*t double standard when it comes to projecting their insecurities.
Some of the nastiest unprovoked insults I’ve ever taken in my life were from obese women who scream bloody murder if I hit them back with what they deserved e. g. your just an attention starved fat ass.
Laziness. Junk food and the foods that are filled with all the wrong fake Fillers And things that are bad for our body Are not regulated the way that they should be because of what *green greed per greed*
And if keep people keep buying the products you're gonna keep making the products
there's something in your food. I'm convinced since the americans I know are not that different from the dutch people I know yet you gain weight easier than we do. Stuff like high fructose corn syrup are banned here. I hope RFK can identify them all and ban them all so without effort weight loss will be easier.
Because there s too much shit in American food, eating too much make you become fat but having additif and corn syrup does not help. It’s easy to maintain or lose weight if you remove animal day and sugar but if those are everywhere in the food it make it harder for the average person to lose / maintain healthy weight
No history of viewing food as a cultural and communal event
Yes genetics. More and more there is a genetic component according to science
Non walkable cities and reliance on the car
A culture of excess in everything
A lazy population in thrall to immediate self-gratification
Pervasive mental illness leading to depression eating
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poor parenting and MSM propaganda play a huge role in America's obesity especially a push to economic consumerism rather than economic production
these people be complaining they can't afford kids yet they're eating all the food that could be used to feed their kids
at the end of the day, it's literally a mindset issue. no matter how bad and terrible the economy may or may not be, where there's a will, there's a way and spending 80% of your salary on junk food isn't that way
Have you seen what they usually eat and the portion size? It can make me throw up, especially that much food in a day. I have to actively look at famous YouTubers to know what’s healthy. Indians also have similar habits but less cheese, butter and meat so less mass gain occurs. Also, we don’t have freaky eaters who only pizza or fries. I was surprised to see that on TV.
Smartphones, social media, helicopter parents, streaming services, video games, long work hours, pretty much anything that people do that doesn't include getting out of house and having fun by being active.
Obesity is a direct result of America’s incredibly flimsy food laws. It doesn’t matter how much you diet if the food you buy is full of shit ingredients to make a mediocre product anyway.
It’s mostly the food and lack of activity, but the food is the worst now, we had better real food in the 70s, look at how slim everyone was in movies in the 70s and tv shows
American are ginny pigs for the food industry. They will eat anything they are served. Dumb country where they don't care what they eat but care more about their guns.
Whom exactly do you refer to as satan? Some interchange it with "Lucifer" or the source of light/wisdom in humans (which enabled conscious thinking). Others interchange satan with the materialistic impulse and avoidance of the spiritual. Both of which are essential if you want to evolve into a sentient individual of higher worlds, but because they enable the capacity for egoism you need a pinch of christ, the union of love and light, in order to use wisdom morally.
Maybe the average fat fuck has a different definition for satan but the system above suggests that satanism is social darwinism.
@Entertained_Adult I'm thinking of individuals who actually rebel from God. It burns a lot of calories going around and doing evil in the world.
Sure, you'll find obese children in those after-school Satan clubs, but they're just socializing with other outcasts.
A truly hardcore serial-killing rapist is going to be lean and mean. Punching, strangling, pistol whipping, and sodomizing will burn at least 5,000 calories depending on the victim.
This he/she on the left over here can't even rub one out without breaking a sweat.
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