The share of Americans medically obese is projected to rise to almost 50% by 2035

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I was shocked. 1/3 maybe. I thought America was on a health kick. Apparently the affordable food is still loaded with non-nutritious stuff in the center isles.

I am .7 lbs over weight. I am 5' 11" and 184 lbs. I walk about 2 miles a day, and stay active.

It is hard to be!I've that 1/2 of American adults will be obese by 2035. If climate change don't get you, or a terrorist, high blood pressure and diabetes will.


On Wednesday, a new study published in JAMA by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle projected that by 2035, nearly half of all American adults, about 126 million individuals, will be living with obesity. The study draws on data from more than 11 million participants via the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and from the independent Gallup Daily Survey.

https://www.latimes.com/science/sto...ese-is-projected-to-rise-to-almost-50-by-2035
 

It's not the economy, Paco Dennis, you give us too much credit. I have met the enemy and it is us.

Donuts just taste better than oatmeal and while the world crashes around me and I sit in my wheel chair with a sprained ankle I find that eating is my prime pleasure these days. How did I sprain my ankle? Standing too long in the kitchen while I made a fabulous, vegan macaroni and cheese casserole. Cooking is my second favorite thing.
 
Wow, only .7 lbs overweight, @Paco Dennis? I'm jealous. :) I'd like to drop at least 15.

For nearly a year now, I've been keeping a very close eye on what I eat, and the ingredients in the products I buy, and I've been very surprised at what I found, especially the high levels of sugar in a lot of products (e.g., bread).

I was also disappointed to read that Atkins bars are considered a highly processed food. I used to eat those fairly often because they are a filling and easy meal alternative, but after reading their ingredient list I have cut back on my consumption of those to about one every 2 to 4 weeks.

So I guess I can't say I'm surprised by this news. It's a bit frustrating because it is true that the affordable food is the least nutritious. Eating healthy is quite expensive.
 

I don't believe this for a minute. Ozempic-type drugs are quite effective. They are becoming cheaper and more accessible every day. Within a year or two anyone with obesity problems will be taking them.

The snack food industry is already seeing a downturn. So is the alcoholic beverage industry. And airlines are saving money on fuel because passengers' average weights are dropping.

Airlines to save big money on fuel as new weight loss pills gain popularity, Wall Street says
 
It may depend on the area people live too. I noticed in the city of Chicago you saw more active people.
They have that beautiful Lake Shore Dr. and park to jog in.
Moving back to here, I see a lot less working out and those that join a gym (the ones I know of) only go
occasionally. I see some out walking, weather permitting, but not jogging. I see more cyclists on the roads
than I do walkers and joggers. We have the Katy Trail here most cyclists use for races, so they prepare on the
steeper roads out his way.
Diet trends seem to always stop working when you have to stop taking the medication and many gain it right back.

I was once put on the newest and best drug on the market and after it had been out for years it was suddenly taken off
the market due to heart valve issues in the future. Luckily I was only on it for 5 months before it was banned. It was
Phen-Phen. So now I don't trust these drugs have been researched enough for enough time. Especially when they
push it as hard as they are doing right now.
 
The USA has always been reported to be the ''Fat Society' of the world.. now don't jump on me I didn't say it the media has always said it..... but just last week, I saw a report that said the UK is fast overtaking the US in the huge numbers ( unintended pun).. of people who are massively overweight... It was always said that the reason is because US food manufacturers add sugar to everything even in bread which the Uk did not.. but now that reason doesn't seem to be the case...

I see it when I go out... none of my neighbours are overweight or obese, but it only takes a trip to a town 10 miles away to see every second person is waaay overweight.. I mean waddling when they walk type of overweight.. and they're almost always eating as they walk.... Kids are overweight too..little tots looking like the michelin man... and why? because people are lazy..generally speaking. fewer people take their kids and play sport.. or even send their kids to play sport or to play outside ... instead they sit at home on their X boxes.. their phones.. all the while ordering Fast food at the touch of a button...
 
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hollydolly said:
The USA has always been reported to be the ''Fat Society' of the world.. now don't jump on me I didn't say it the media has always said it..... but just last week, I saw a report that said the UK is fast overtaking the US in the huge numbers ( unintended pun).. of people who are massively overweight... It was always said that the reason is because US food manufacturers add sugar to everything even in bread which the Uk did not.. but now that reason doesn't seem to be the case...

I see it when I go out... none of my neighbours are overweight or obese, but it only takes a trip to a town 10 miles away to see every second person is waaay overweight.. I mean waddling when they walk type of overweight.. and they're almost always eating as they walk.... Kids are overweight too..little tots looking like the michelin man... and why because people are lazy..generally speaking. fewer people take their kids and play sport.. or even send their kids to play sport or to play ouside ... instead they sit at home on their X boxes.. their phones.. all the while ordering Fast food at the touch of a button...
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You write really good!!! :)
 
Irishdude said:
Look at a clips from "Soul Train" in the 70s. People were so fit and thin it makes you want to cry.
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exactly , as we were...Ok we were young in our 20's most of here.... but even so... our parents were slim..., as were our grandparents.. well at least mine were. I never knew a fat child, no-one at school was overweight... The only person I knew who was overweight was a friend of my mothers, whom she met in hopsital when she was a patient and they became fast friends ..that lady had thyroid problems.. but other than that, growing up, I never met a fat person..

I remember my father who was stocky built man, no fat on him at all.. boasting that he weighed the same in his 60's as he did when he was 19...
 
Being obese is a life choice that lacks enough self discipline. Very few people have a medical problem that actually causes overweight issues.

It's all about diet and exercise. Simple math: calories in and calories out.

I can see where sometimes working out or not eating something can be not so fun. But is that worth not feeling better all the time and potentially causing serious health issues?

It isn't for me;)
 
hollydolly said:
Kids are overweight too..little tots looking like the michelin man... and why? because people are lazy..generally speaking. fewer people take their kids and play sport.. or even send their kids to play sport or to play outside ... instead they sit at home on their X boxes.. their phones.. all the while ordering Fast food at the touch of a button...
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I think that's a large part of it. Kids seem to rarely go outdoors these days, instead, as you mentioned, staying inside and glued to screens.
 
Irishdude said:
I don't believe this for a minute. Ozempic-type drugs are quite effective. They are becoming cheaper and more accessible every day. Within a year or two anyone with obesity problems will be taking them.

The snack food industry is already seeing a downturn. So is the alcoholic beverage industry. And airlines are saving money on fuel because passengers' average weights are dropping.

Airlines to save big money on fuel as new weight loss pills gain popularity, Wall Street says
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Ya' know I really agree with the first part of this... you make an excellent point.

But the second part... I thought there is no way in the world that the airline industry could link their currently lower fuel consumption to weight-loss drugs.
Then I read the article and they don't... it's a projection of potential future savings...
 
KSav said:
Wow, only .7 lbs overweight, @Paco Dennis? I'm jealous. :)I'd like to drop at least 15.
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When I quit all alcohol I lost twenty-one pounds in under a month. Alcoholic beverages are considered a source of "empty calories" because they provide a high amount of energy (calories) approximately 7 calories per gram, nearly as much as fat, without offering any essential nutrients like protein, vitamins, or minerals.
Quit the booze and lose the weight.
 
I knew two couples. The oldest were much older than my parents; the youngest was old enough to be my parents. Both couples had 5 kids; in both families, the husbands and wives all had full-time out-in-the-workplace jobs. Yet- they never failed to be at home at the table at dinnertime (probably breakfast, too, but I'm not sure). Point: it's not about "time," it's about "priorities."
 
outlander said:
Being obese is a life choice that lacks enough self discipline. Very few people have a medical problem that actually causes overweight issues.

It's all about diet and exercise. Simple math: calories in and calories out.

I can see where sometimes working out or not eating something can be not so fun. But is that worth not feeling better all the time and potentially causing serious health issues?

It isn't for me;)
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Self discipline is the key, and the most important place where people fail at that is the grocery store. Everytime someone talks about starting a healthier lifestyle I tell them it begins at the store.
 
outlander said:
Being obese is a life choice that lacks enough self discipline. Very few people have a medical problem that actually causes overweight issues.

It's all about diet and exercise. Simple math: calories in and calories out.

I can see where sometimes working out or not eating something can be not so fun. But is that worth not feeling better all the time and potentially causing serious health issues?

It isn't for me;)
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You assume people are obese because they lack self-discipline or don't know the simple calories-in vs calories out formula. While you're judging the over-weight person you can see, the thin person next to him might have a self-discipline problem in a number of other areas. Maybe he can't stop spending money, or gambling, or being late for everything.

The only part of your post I agree with is the "life choice," part. I have very good self-discipline. Until I was 50 years old I maintained a weight of 110 pounds on a 5'6" frame. I ate about 1200 calories per day and got up at 4:30 am, six days a week, to work out with calisthenics and 21 minutes of jumping rope or running. I also took ballet classes in the evenings. I never missed.

Then I quit smoking and gained weight. Many times since then I've stuck to a diet and exercise program for over a year and lost all the excess. However, it keeps coming back, because fat cells, once grown, never go away and they cause quite a bit of hunger in their attempt to refill.

So, after a while, I made the "life choice," to relax, eat what I want and weigh whatever. Life is short. I choose not to spend my remaining years being hungry. My obesity doesn't hurt others, the way my side stream smoke might have. It's really no one else's business.

Sadly, we're all going to die of something, no matter how much kale we eat.
 
I actually heard this when I took my grand daughter to the park one day.
Sitting on a bench a mom with 2 kids and a bag from McD's. One child did not want to eat all of his meal.
Burger, large fries and a shake. Mom says "You will eat all of it I had to pay #^@&*^% for it, so eat it!"
ughhhhh, it's hard for to overhear stuff like that.
 
Della said:
You assume people are obese because they lack self-discipline or don't know the simple calories-in vs calories out formula. While you're judging the over-weight person you can see, the thin person next to him might have a self-discipline problem in a number of other areas. Maybe he can't stop spending money, or gambling, or being late for everything.

The only part of your post I agree with is the "life choice," part. I have very good self-discipline. Until I was 50 years old I maintained a weight of 110 pounds on a 5'6" frame. I ate about 1200 calories per day and got up at 4:30 am, six days a week, to work out with calisthenics and 21 minutes of jumping rope or running. I also took ballet classes in the evenings. I never missed.

Then I quit smoking and gained weight. Many times since then I've stuck to a diet and exercise program for over a year and lost all the excess. However, it keeps coming back, because fat cells, once grown, never go away and they cause quite a bit of hunger in their attempt to refill.

So, after a while, I made the "life choice," to relax, eat what I want and weigh whatever. Life is short. I choose not to spend my remaining years being hungry. My obesity doesn't hurt others, the way my side stream smoke might have. It's really no one else's business.

Sadly, we're all going to die of something, no matter how much kale we eat.
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My son is muscled up and has hardly any fat. He eats a lot of butter and meat and no sugar. Not my type of diet, but he does have a point. If you start with carbs in the morning you stay hungry because of the sugar level. You can better eat eggs and cheese or meat.

It's always funny when a guy says: Eat less. They can eat 2000 calories without gaining weight. A woman over 50 or 60 I think 1200, 1500 max and if you then also have to lose weight it's even less or you have to train.

I gained 15 kilo when I stopped with nicotin. I used to be as thin as a needle but chewed 24 nicotin chewing gums a day to chew away my hunger.
 
Ted01 said:
Ya' know I really agree with the first part of this... you make an excellent point.

But the second part... I thought there is no way in the world that the airline industry could link their currently lower fuel consumption to weight-loss drugs.
Then I read the article and they don't... it's a projection of potential future savings...
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You are absolutely right. However Pepsico is moving to so-called "permissible" snacks and alcohol sales are down. There are lots of other examples of big changes coming.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pepsicos-pfna-struggles-permissible-snacks-164200089.html
Ted01 said:
Ya' know I really agree with the first part of this... you make an excellent point.

But the second part... I thought there is no way in the world that the airline industry could link their currently lower fuel consumption to weight-loss drugs.
Then I read the article and they don't... it's a projection of potential future savings...
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