My Observation Today About What Americans Weigh

caroln said:
What makes me sad is when I see obese parents with 3 young children and the kids are already way overweight. I just think about their future, dealing with diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, depression, etc., not to mention being made fun of in school and general fat shaming their whole lives. Why are the parents putting the kids through all that when they surely have already experienced the pitfalls of being obese? Sorry if I sound like I have no empathy...I do. But it just seems to me that the parents would try to save their kids from the same difficulties.
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You may not believe it, but many of these parents who are overweight actually want their kids to be overweight. These parents are more comfortable when their kids are overweight as they are. I've heard parents say, "See? It's genetic & nothing can be done about it."
I've witnessed it in other families, as well as my own.
When I was in 7th grade, a classmate was at least 80 lbs overweight. I happened to be in line behind him & his parents at McDonald's.
I heard his mother say to him, "Make sure to finish both Cheeseburgers because we're going to do lots of walking at the fair."
 

WillieB1964 said:
Can you say police state?
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Can you say vaccine mandate? Which I am against and my comment was geared towards if one mandate is supposedly for our own good, (Covid vaccines) taking away our choice to decide what's best for our own health, then obesity being also a health concern??? Where does it stop?
 
Becky1951 said:
Present statistics show that over 40% of our people are substantially overweight. This largely "preventable" epidemic is the root cause for almost 1/3rd of the nations medical problems and costs.

They know what causes their weight gain, but they made/make their choice to continue over eating.

Let's mandate them for their own good! Those within a healthy weight will get a food passport.

Those not a healthy weight will not be allowed to order or buy fatty or surgery foods.

Problem solved.
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I have 2 words for that and it's not Happy Thanksgiving! Peace out!!
 

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win231 said:
You may not believe it, but many of these parents who are overweight actually want their kids to be overweight. These parents are more comfortable when their kids are overweight as they are. I've heard parents say, "See? It's genetic & nothing can be done about it."
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Now that's really sad. :cry: Hopefully the kids break that destructive cycle when they get older.
 
Don M. said:
Present statistics show that over 40% of our people are substantially overweight. This largely "preventable" epidemic is the root cause for almost 1/3rd of the nations medical problems and costs. I strongly suspect that the majority of those who have died, or become seriously ill due to Covid, fall into the substantially overweight category.
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Yes, but not so simple.

I believe most obesity is based on a natural instinct to eat as much and as rich as possible in a world of unnatural abundance. The instinct is stronger in some than others. We are right to fight obesity, but need to keep in mind the difficulties in fighting nature.
 
Alligatorob said:
Yes, but not so simple.

I believe most obesity is based on a natural instinct to eat as much and as rich as possible in a world of unnatural abundance. The instinct is stronger in some than others. We are right to fight obesity, but need to keep in mind the difficulties in fighting nature.
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I agree. One of our most basic instincts. I think the food industry is a major problem also, which still puts profits above well being.
 
Paco Dennis said:
food industry is a major problem
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Yes!! They have done an excellent job of milking that instinct for all it's worth.

I know a guy who was an oil chemist with one of the big food corps. He said one of his primary jobs was to get as much oil into the food as possible without it being too noticeable. They knew we are subconsciously attracted to the fattest foods, but most people consciously try to avoid the fats. He even experimented with adding vegetable oil to soft drinks...
 
Hey, we're in the days of Rome
Lying on our fat backsides, shoveling it in

We're all just a few fries short of a Happy Meal

If it's there....people will eat it
The curse of a land of plenty

Happily, for me, physical work has been a huge blessing
If not for that, I'd be the only thing huge

No worries
It's all gonna change

I'd hate to be near anyone that's been feeding on their taste buds when their Whoppers aren't within reach their chubby mitts
 
Becky1951 said:
Can you say vaccine mandate? Which I am against and my comment was geared towards if one mandate is supposedly for our own good, (Covid vaccines) taking away our choice to decide what's best for our own health, then obesity being also a health concern??? Where does it stop?
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When someone is overweight, it doesn't affect everyone around them and doesn't spread anything deadly that kills hundreds of thousands of people. When that happens, we can talk mandates and passports. You're just bitter about life saving vaccines being required during a deadly worldwide pandemic. Apples and oranges. :rolleyes:
 
SeaBreeze said:
When someone is overweight, it doesn't affect everyone around them and doesn't spread anything deadly that kills hundreds of thousands of people. When that happens, we can talk mandates and passports. You're just bitter about life saving vaccines being required during a deadly worldwide pandemic. Apples and oranges. :rolleyes:
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Oh, but it does affect others. Using the pro-vaxxer's logic, overweight people often have weight-related illnesses that cause them to occupy hospital beds that are then unavailable to thinner patients.
 
win231 said:
Another of your replies for which you have no valid comment.
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How many overweight people are in hospital beds compared to unvaccinated people infected with Covid, huh? You're being ridiculous again, listen to yourself. How many overweight people are killing their fellow Americans, huh? How many overweight people are keeping this country in the depth of a deadly pandemic, huh? Get real! :rolleyes:
 
SeaBreeze said:
How many overweight people are in hospital beds compared to unvaccinated people infected with Covid, huh? You're being ridiculous again, listen to yourself. How many overweight people are killing their fellow Americans, huh? How many overweight people are keeping this country in the depth of a deadly pandemic, huh? Get real! :rolleyes:
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Unknown to you (obviously), there are many diseases related to obesity. Do a bit of research.
 
win231 said:
Unknown to you (obviously), there are many diseases related to obesity. Do a bit of research.
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When an obese person causes thousands of Americans to die because they infected them or spread a deadly virus, then come and talk to me. Until then, you're just spinning and wasting people's time. Don't get too dizzy, you can't afford it.
 
After watching the latest episode of Yellowstone, I've been "channel hopping" between the Chiefs/Raiders game, and the CBS special "Adele, One Night Only", I've always been a fan of Adele, and I'm glad to see that she is performing again. She has Lost over 100lbs, and is Beautiful!! She may become a "role model" for those who would like to lose weight.
 
Doctor's offices should have a nutritionist on staff and a gym in the basement instead of just handing out prescriptions and sending patients to surgeons.
 
Becky1951 said:
The unvaccinated are not killing anyone, the Covid virus is and vaccinated people can get and spread the virus. And yes even vaccinated people die from it. Blaming the unvaccinated is ridiculous.
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It's been shown that the unvaccinated spread the virus much more than the vaccinated. Articles have been posted right here to show you. Also, more deaths occur in unvaccinated people. Just because you refuse to read the information does not mean it is not true. Not going to hijack this thread on weight anymore with anti-vaxx nonsense. Save that garbage for the coronavirus forum.
 
SeaBreeze said:
It's been shown that the unvaccinated spread the virus much more than the vaccinated. Articles have been posted right here to show you. Also, more deaths occur in unvaccinated people. Just because you refuse to read the information does not mean it is not true. Not going to hijack this thread on weight anymore with anti-vaxx nonsense. Save that garbage for the coronavirus forum.
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^^^^ Easy to turn some people into programmed robots.
 
Murrmurr said:
Fast food has been around for a long time. Arguably first was White Castle in 1921, then chains such as McDonald's, est. in1940, and KFC, est. in 1952, caught fire, and boom. But we didn't start seeing an obesity problem until the 80s, and by the 90s it was epidemic. I believe this has to do, at least in part, with cheaper cooking oils and food additives. The FDA funded some studies, so you'd think they would have stepped in strongly by the late 90s. But fast food is a bazillion-dollar industry, so that hasn't happened yet. I wonder if it will, eventually.
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Also we weren't submitted to constant bombardments of sponsors telling us we need to eat the crap 3-5 times a day. And ask why do the McDonalds & Burger Kings have indoor play grounds for kiddies and a clown mascot? (Start them young approach)
 
Alligatorob said:
I believe most obesity is based on a natural instinct to eat as much and as rich as possible in a world of unnatural abundance. The instinct is stronger in some than others. We are right to fight obesity, but need to keep in mind the difficulties in fighting nature.
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I would argue that our obesity problem is due to what we eat, not why we eat. No where is there a greater abundance of conveniently packaged snack foods and east-to-prepare processed foods than in developed countries, and America probably has the greatest abundance of that stuff than any other country (tho some are catching up). And I've seen statistics that show there is more obesity among poor people than those who can afford an abundance of food.
 
SeaBreeze said:
It's been shown that the unvaccinated spread the virus much more than the vaccinated. Articles have been posted right here to show you. Also, more deaths occur in unvaccinated people. Just because you refuse to read the information does not mean it is not true. Not going to hijack this thread on weight anymore with anti-vaxx nonsense. Save that garbage for the coronavirus forum.
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Did you know that of the total covid deaths, vaxxed and unvaxxed, the majority had at least one comorbidity, and obesity ranks #1.

That statistic is on CDC's and the WHO's website (among others).
 

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