re: Record 40% of Americans are now obese (including 10% of pre school children)

People need to reduce their carb intake, too. The American diet is shite.

Between obesity and opioids, we are in trouble.

people will bash the BMI chat, but it's accurate for the vast majority of people.

if you're 6'0 200 lbs, there's a 90% chance you're a fatty.

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I'm down with a sugar tax

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While sugar subsidies are a small part of the total farm subsidies I say they should go. (lots of "sugar" in foods come from corn and they are the highest subsidized crop we have)

I think the majority of farm subsidies should go to fruits and vegetables.

I don't necessarily rule out a sin tax on some foods but I certainly think if we are going to have subsidies they should work to make healthy foods cheaper. I know now if I had a very limited food budget I would have to eat a lot of crappy foods.

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I'm down with a sugar tax

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frick it, let's tax everything enjoyable. We'll need to change our national anthem to get rid of that pesky "land of the free" part, though. Sugar? Tax it. Salt? Tax it. Beef, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, cars, tv, movies, sex? Tax it. You want to watch porn & jerk off, then pay the damn tax first. Let's tax cumin, cinnamon, pepper, garlic, & milk while we're at it. You slept past noon. That's a tax. Too many people are addicted to plastic surgery & tattoos. We better tax those, too, as long as we are going to tax people for their own personal choices.

How about we get rid of government subsidies for the poor & require people to pay for their own healthcare instead? Then people can do whatever they want without all the whining from others. I'll never understand why people want to invite the government into their lives to control how they live.

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Unfortunately the fact of the matter is that if you have large genetics it's very hard to lose weight and keep it off!

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This is very true. Almost all of my family are over weight or obese. I was that way until recently. I lost about 45 lbs not too long ago. It’s was very difficult but I just came to the realization that I have to bust my arse in the gym and eat very healthy. My dads weight always fluctuated but now he has to eat extremely clean to maintain his weight and health. It’s just more difficult for some. For example, my wife doesn’t eat healthy and never gains an ounce. However, I wouldn’t consider her healthy, just skinny.

Welfare fatties.

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Sad but true

Huge problem with far reaching implications...

Health was traded for convenience...

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I'm surprised it's only 40%.....anyone who has been to a public pool or beach knows that number is WAY low.....

Not only has physical health been traded for convenience mental health has also...our culture is based on buying shite we don't need because it gives us some quick pleasure. Drive thorough a middle class neighborhood on a Saturday morning when folks have their garage doors open.....almost everyone of them is FULL of shite they no longer need or have room for....some is VERY expensive shite and most of it has been shipped across the globe where it was made at great expense to poor people and the environment.

We work god awful hours to garner this shite, sacrificing our health which we bolster with chemical compounds that beget the need for more chemical compounds. We hardly know our own families and we know that is wrong so we go overboard in compensation and insist that what time we spend with them is "quality" time, which we define as being pressured to meet a schedule with after school activities or doing things like hunting and fishing which requires all of the latest and greatest shite.

This is why there is so much angst in our society. We know deep down we don't need all of this shite but we don't know what to replace that void with. When was the last time you saw a man and his son cane pole fishing from the bank with a can of worms? Or simply sitting on the front porch talking? We don't have time for that because we need something on Amazon or at Walmart....which means we have to work more hours....

I don't have a fix but I know I'm not alone in this....all you need to do is take a look in the garage of the average American family to know something is amiss.....

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Unfortunately the fact of the matter is that if you have large genetics it's very hard to lose weight and keep it off!

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Part of this is learned behaviors. Try eliminating carbs, grains, and sugars as a lifestyle change and then get back to us.