The worst pandemic facing America right now isn't COVID-19. It's obesity. Why that matters

Alligatorob said:
Yep, always have, always will.
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Naturally, humanly,
yes.
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to be redeemed by the blood,
the sacrifice of all sacrifices;
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Packerjohn said:
Excellent topic here and very true. Yes, the politically correct who are afraid to say it refuse to admit that being overweight shortens your life. Being fat means that your resistance to the Covid virus is very low and so you get sick. Wish they wouldn't punish the rest of us who do exercise, eat well and live positively.
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How do you figure you're being punished? Punished how? In what way?
 
Alligatorob said:
I am guessing he means that obese people have more disease and drive up health costs. If so @Packerjohn is correct. However its hard to do much about it.

Same could be said for other unhealthy behaviors, obesity however is probably the worst.
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Well people with diseases that are inherited drive up costs too. Cancer patients probably drive up costs. I mean we could play the blame game all day. But in the end people just like pointing their fingers at people they deem less righteous and deciding they are solely responsible for their misery. No offense intended.
 
Paco Dennis said:
Isn't sugar physically addictive? I think maybe fast foods are too.?
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Yes, and not just fast foods. Even though in 1948 milk , flour, and sugar (all processed by then) were causing tremendous increase in disease never before seen in the usa, people were and STILL ARE addicted (continuing to use them to their own harm) to them, psycolocoally so to speak - believing as taught when growing up that it's okay...
 
Colorado used to be a relatively healthy state in comparison to other areas, but that is no longer the case. I've been noticing more, and more lately, how many young people are overweight. I think it can mostly be put down to a much more sedentary lifestyle, and the prevalence of fast food. This is really one of those places the government could do something useful by running public service announcements, but as said above, no one wants to be the bad guy, or loose potential income from pushing unhealthy food choices.
 
Just Jeff said:
Yes, and not just fast foods. Even though in 1948 milk , flour, and sugar (all processed by then) were causing tremendous increase in disease never before seen in the usa, people were and STILL ARE addicted (continuing to use them to their own harm) to them, psycolocoally so to speak - believing as taught when growing up that it's okay...
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So much of our groceries have a lot of sugar and processed stuff...we can't just stop eating what the store provides. There needs to be some moderation in the amount that we eat. What can you do...go cold turkey on most every food item?
 
Well maybe they should make federal mandates on unhealthy food, drink and tobacco and just ban it and take it all away. Leave us with nothing but fruits, veggies and nuts. Perhaps they should just make another federal mandate stating that if you have any kind of health issues you can't be covered by any insurance. You either pay for it yourself or die. That sounds like the right thing to do yes??
 
Geezer Garage said:
This is really one of those places the government could do something useful by running public service announcements, but as said above, no one wants to be the bad guy, or loose potential income from pushing unhealthy food choices.
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Looking over the history of government for the last century, it seems everything they put their hand to got a millin times more expensive/costly/ ,
and less helpful.

People who have come back from a couple months living in the philippines have packed up their stuff and moved there when they could - in two months eating the 'normal' food there sold in the open street markets, they were able to safely get off their cancer or diabetes or other medicine , so they decided to live there - they cannot get such good food results in the usa. This is a common finding.

usa gov and corporations have severely harmed americans health in a multitude of ways since drug money got control before 1950.
 
Paco Dennis said:
So much of our groceries have a lot of sugar and processed stuff...we can't just stop eating what the store provides. There needs to be some moderation in the amount that we eat. What can you do...go cold turkey on most every food item?
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almost.
try intermittent fasting if you're able to.
fantastic results in three days for many, ongoing longer, and very unexpected.
 
MarciKS said:
Well maybe they should make federal mandates on unhealthy food
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Why would they ? MOney controls them.
Since wwII they have increased, financed and supported/promoted the unhealthy food billions of times, figuratively, and actually prevented healthy food from getting to most people. Loss of local family farms has been the worst loss of many losses.
 
I’m going to continue down the middle path.

I would rather die early from complications related to some of my excesses than sit in the corner of a nursing home with dementia for a few extra years of life.
 
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Maybe somewhere in between? No one wants to be told what to do, but this is really a national health crises. It doesn't seem that doing nothing is a good solution either.

MarciKS said:
Well maybe they should make federal mandates on unhealthy food, drink and tobacco and just ban it and take it all away. Leave us with nothing but fruits, veggies and nuts. Perhaps they should just make another federal mandate stating that if you have any kind of health issues you can't be covered by any insurance. You either pay for it yourself or die. That sounds like the right thing to do yes??
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Aunt Bea said:
I’m going to continue down the middle path.

I would rather die early from complications related to some of my excesses than sit in the corner of nursing home with dementia for an extra few years.
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Or another option - "Fit for life" by the diamonds. Simple inexpensive dietary means of satisfying taste buds and budget, and getting enough energy to roller derby or at least walk miles when desired.
Partly just by changing what is eaten in the morning up to lunch time - a gigantic benefit from some small changes (or large changes if a lot of bad habits already).
 
Geezer Garage said:
No one wants to be told what to do
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I've seen little children being raised right who love being told what to do, how to live, and they have abundant health, peace, happiness, joy, intelligence, contentment, and few if any problems with health, God Willing.
They cannot live on their own, any more than a penguin egg could survive the Antarctic without constant protection every day.
 
Just Jeff said:
Brain dead is worst over all.
i.e. "don't think" (for yourself) "don't question what your told" "believe us - we are here to help and to protect you" and so on.....
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Trouble is....so many people seem incapable of taking responsibility for themselves, they actually prefer to have someone else advising them.
I frequently watch the American programme, 'My 600lb Life', which features Americans who are grossly obese. All of the cases I have seen have one thing in common....they are on low incomes. They become addicted to unhealthy food and gradually gain weight until they can no longer work and have to claim benefits. Without those benefits, they wouldn't be able to afford all the food so they would lose weight, and would then be able to work!
Why are there so many weak, pathetic people who get themselves into this situation; what has happened to American society? This is a recent problem so the root cause should be easy to figure out.
It's happening in Britain too, to a lesser extent. Is it all the fast food available or is something else at work?
 
Lavinia said:
This is a recent problem so the root cause should be easy to figure out.
It's happening in Britain too, to a lesser extent. Is it all the fast food available or is something else at work?
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Well, yes, fast food brought great increases in health problems, but it is not the only cause.
Great increases in health started during or right after world war I. When milk, flour and sugar started being "refined" for longer shelf life. It ended up , on purpose or not, making multitudes of people sick,
as noted already by the beginning of world war II, and published around 1948, but to no effect -- industry just continued making people sick, and advertising more, to overcome the warnings.
The "root cause" ? greed. (sin)
 
Life expectancy on the U.S. has gone up substantially in the past century....from about 50 yrs old, to nearly 80. However, with that increase in aging, so has the number of those suffering from health issues....and, not only among the Seniors. People of all ages are having problems due to poor eating habits and lifestyle choices. It's especially hard on Seniors, who instead of enjoying their retirements, find themselves filling their calendars with doctor visits, and spending their money on prescriptions.
 
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