re: American public and diet- uninformed, dumb, or don't care?

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And I workout 5 times a week, with pretty intense exercise, so it doesn't even effect me that much.

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Well you are already far ahead of the curve. In order to be healthy you have to live a healthy lifestyle.

As others have said, American Society has little focus on living an active lifestyle. This makes exercise seem like work or a chore because it isn't included in our typical day. We have to find additional time for it.

The time factor is often what gets many people. Couple this with poor portion control and or mostly eating convenience meals, and it is no wonder that many adults struggle with their weight.

Fad diets have lead to a lot of misinformation, and this is likely overwhelming for many people.

I've noticed this as well. I'm fairly knowledgeable about nutrition as I've been a Type 1 Diabetic since the age of 11. I'm always amazed at the people I see who think they're doing themselves some good by eating "low fat" foods.

Here's a news flash, people. Fat does not make you fat. You can no more get fat by eating fat than you can turn red eating tomatos (thanks, Dr. Bernstein!). It's what you eat while you're eating fat that causes problems.

Eat a tablespoon of butter on meat and your body will metabolize it. Eat the same tablespoon of butter on bread and your body will store it. It's all in your body's insulin response.

A Subway sandwich is not unhealthy because of the meat and cheese and oil and mayo, but it is unhealthy because of the bread, which is really nothing but a sugar on a molecular level. Sure wheat is better than white, but to your body, it is basically a sugar.

I'm 6'1 185 lbs and work out about 5 hours per week. My heart, liver, kidneys, a1Cs, GI, extremities, vision, etc. are that of a non-diabetic even after 31 years of Type 1 diabetes. I'm on a high fat, high protein, low carbohydrate diet, ahd have been for the last 9 years of my life.