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US people getting fatter, fast ..

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"This is no cosmetic irritation, it is a serious medical problem."


In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America's states, and nationally from 23.7% to 24.5%, Trust for America's Health found.

The non-profit organisation said the situation had reached crisis point and current policies were failing.

Currently, about 119 million, or 64.5%, of US adults are either overweight or obese.


"We have a crisis of poor nutrition and physical inactivity in the US and it's time we dealt with it."

 
It's no longer a matter of education. We've been slapped up side the head with the "obesity is bad mmmmmmmkay" mantra for a good decade or two. People KNOW being obese is bad. People KNOW that eating excessive amounts of food and unbalanced diets are bad. People KNOW they need to exercise.

But they just don't care enough to do it.

It's not a knoweldge issue. It's an action issue.

The only way I see some kind of motiviation is by providing some sort of financial incentives being offered by the goverment.

How that would be enacted, I have no idea.

Have a certfied, licensed physical prove you lost 50 pounds this year and get a $500 tax deduction? 😕
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's no longer a matter of education. We've been slapped up side the head with the "obesity is bad mmmmmmmkay" mantra for a good decade or two. People KNOW being obese is bad. People KNOW that eating excessive amounts of food and unbalanced diets are bad. People KNOW they need to exercise.

But they just don't care enough to do it.

It's not a knoweldge issue. It's an action issue.

The only way I see some kind of motiviation is by providing some sort of financial incentives being offered by the goverment.

How that would be enacted, I have no idea.

Have a certfied, licensed physical prove you lost 50 pounds this year and get a $500 tax deduction? 😕
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:thumbsup: I know I'm overweight. I just don't care enough to change that. If there were some motivation to do so, I probably would. There are a couple of things I can think of that would motivate me to do so, but they aren't for print on a family friendly forum. 😉
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's no longer a matter of education. We've been slapped up side the head with the "obesity is bad mmmmmmmkay" mantra for a good decade or two. People KNOW being obese is bad. People KNOW that eating excessive amounts of food and unbalanced diets are bad. People KNOW they need to exercise.

But they just don't care enough to do it.

It's not a knoweldge issue. It's an action issue.

The only way I see some kind of motiviation is by providing some sort of financial incentives being offered by the goverment.

How that would be enacted, I have no idea.





Have a certfied, licensed physical prove you lost 50 pounds this year and get a $500 tax deduction? 😕
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..most people watch TV..every other commerical on TV is encouraging people to eat. Or go to their favorite industrial FAT FOOD JOINT. So what da ya know..mass marketing and advertisement works. Surprised??



 
..most people watch TV..every other commerical on TV is encouraging people to eat. Or go to their favorite industrial FAT FOOD JOINT. So what da ya know..mass marketing and advertisement works. Surprised??
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And every other commercial durning a football game is for beer. And I'm not drinking myself retarded every other commercial.

There's a thing called self control and will power. Sometimes you need to take some personal accountability and just say no to yourself. Every time I walk through the grocery store, the Doritos are on sale for $2.50 a bag. I absolutely LOVE Doritos. But I have a bit of will power and walk past that isle and choose not to buy them and instead go over to frozen fruit and veggies section and buy that.

I *COULD* buy, cook, and eat cheeseburgers every night, but I know they aren't good for me. So instead, I bake or grill fish, chicken, or lean cuts of beef or pork.

People have to take personal responsibility. Not corporations.

You can say no.

Most people just don't want to.
 
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: dug777
i suspect we aussies are close behind 🙁
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How could there possibly be enough bugs and kangaroo? 😛
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like i said...its the US inspired fast food craze thats behind a lot of it i suspect...
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I disagree....I think it's those giant cans of Foster's...😛
 
nothing new here. when you turn on the tele, fast food commercials are on during every commercial break. same goes for beer/alcohol pops. coincidentally, they only cast thin people in those commercials. go figure 😕
 
You people eat too much. Can't imagine McDonald meals in America is twice the size of here in UK, wheras the food is already too energy rich.
 
Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
You people eat too much. Can't imagine McDonald meals in America is twice the size of here in UK, wheras the food is already too energy rich.
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Always listen to a poster who starts with "you people"...
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's no longer a matter of education. We've been slapped up side the head with the "obesity is bad mmmmmmmkay" mantra for a good decade or two. People KNOW being obese is bad. People KNOW that eating excessive amounts of food and unbalanced diets are bad. People KNOW they need to exercise.

But they just don't care enough to do it.

It's not a knoweldge issue. It's an action issue.

The only way I see some kind of motiviation is by providing some sort of financial incentives being offered by the goverment.

How that would be enacted, I have no idea.

Have a certfied, licensed physical prove you lost 50 pounds this year and get a $500 tax deduction? 😕
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It is easy to say it is an action issue, but I think it goes beyond that. I believe we have identified the problem by stating that being overweight is bad but nobody has identified the solution. It is easy to tell people to go outside and "get exercise", but this isn't a real answer! I've been running for 3 months now to get in good shape. I'd be lying if I said it was easy or cheap, I spent $3,000 on my setup, TV + Treadmill and plan to spend another $3,000 when I get a bowflex or other workout unit. Obviously, everyone doesn't have to spend as much as me, but the realization is there that I found something that "works" and it cost this much. Before I had this setup, I didn't like the options available to me. I didn't want to run through the city or join a gym, I wanted to get in shape and have my privacy and thats where the difficulty comes in.

I think it is hard for people to realize that we have a society where getting into shape has become a somewhat difficult extracaricular activity. People will continue getting fatter until there is an easy solution that fits the majority of lifestyles, that simple.
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
This is interesting.

The one state not to get fatter happens to ride their bikes a lot. Imagine that. 😀
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That's one of the worst things about the midwest. It's disgustinly hot and muggy 3 months of the year. Miserably cold another three. Pouring down rain another 3 months, and really nice for only 3.

🙁

If you don't have showering/clean up facilities at work it's not really an option.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
..most people watch TV..every other commerical on TV is encouraging people to eat. Or go to their favorite industrial FAT FOOD JOINT. So what da ya know..mass marketing and advertisement works. Surprised??
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And every other commercial durning a football game is for beer. And I'm not drinking myself retarded every other commercial.

There's a thing called self control and will power. Sometimes you need to take some personal accountability and just say no to yourself. Every time I walk through the grocery store, the Doritos are on sale for $2.50 a bag. I absolutely LOVE Doritos. But I have a bit of will power and walk past that isle and choose not to buy them and instead go over to frozen fruit and veggies section and buy that.

I *COULD* buy, cook, and eat cheeseburgers every night, but I know they aren't good for me. So instead, I bake or grill fish, chicken, or lean cuts of beef or pork.

People have to take personal responsibility. Not corporations.

You can say no.

Most people just don't want to.
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You're completely right. I too have the willpower to not eat something that I really like, etc. And most of the time I do avoid a lot of things I like.

However... what's our motivation to take personal responsibility? We *can* say "no", correct. By why should we?
 
Originally posted by: Insane3D
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: dug777
i suspect we aussies are close behind 🙁
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How could there possibly be enough bugs and kangaroo? 😛
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like i said...its the US inspired fast food craze thats behind a lot of it i suspect...
Click to expand...

I disagree....I think it's those giant cans of Foster's...😛
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lol, NO ONE in aus actually drinks that stuff 😉
 
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