re: Obesity rates in the US have tripled in just one generation

Food and pharma conspire to make people fat and unhealthy. A dumb fat lazy slug is very profitable.

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It’s definitely a multifaceted issue.

1. Without looking, the heaviest states likely have the highest numbers of fast food restaurants within a very small radius. Just sitting here at the house I counted five within a 5 mile radius. That’s nuts.

2. With both parents working, you don’t have as many home cooked meals in the average household.

3. My grandparents generation walked a lot more. Even in downtown Louisville. They had a local grocery they walked to. They had a close enough school to walk to. And they had some green space nearby for kids to play even in an urban area.

4. We’ve essentially eliminated recess for kids beyond elementary. So kids who didn’t live in areas where they could get regular outdoor exercise, they don’t get it anywhere now.

5. I know Scruffy mentioned education on nutrition but I haven’t seen that from schools or doctors in awhile. And my insurance didn’t want to cover a nutritionist for me because I didn’t have a metabolic disorder like diabetes.

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All these points made over and over in this thread, food companies and chemicals, lack of exercise, fast food, pyramids, working moms, etc.

It's all about what you stick in your mouth people.

People these days have no self discipline or pride in themselves. And they don't feel shamed they clearly have become abnormally sized.

People talk about exercise, or lack thereof. My wife over the years exercised like a madwoman, gym 4-5 times a week, Body Pump, etc. But still had an extra 30 pounds she put on over the years. But last year she got on a diet her fellow nurses used that actually worked and learned about portion control and a proper mix of foods (eliminated processed crap). She lost 30 pounds and it's stayed off as she's now knowledgeable and disciplined about what she eats.

How do we fix it? We don't. Our current society provides no incentive for people to change their behavior. Any attempt to do so is quickly shot down. All you can do is teach your kids what a healthy lifestyle is. Until we have honest leaders that will say what needs to be said and help implement incentives, nothing will change. After all, we are the richest country in the world, we can affort to be fat phucks.

I can’t believe that it’s all diet and exercise. People working sedentary jobs in the 50s weren’t consistently overweight. The foods have changed and toxins like seed oils and hfcs have disrupted natural dietary regulation.

SNAPs increased 40%. I'm sure that doesn't help at all

You think we are more stressed than the people who grew up with the threat of nuclear war? I mean having to do nuclear bomb drills at school had to be a little unnerving.

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You think we are more stressed than the people who grew up with the threat of nuclear war?

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Maybe a different kind of stress.

Our bodies and brains were wired to be glued to LED screens with constant, small hits of dopamine.

In the span of a minute, I can watch a funny skit, view a sexy lady dancing, see a cute animal being silly, and listen to a dumbass spewing vitriolic garbage.

That’s more stressful than relaxing.

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You think we are more stressed than the people who grew up with the threat of nuclear war?

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I think teens and young adults are.. They seem collectively neurotic.

They get fed more fear on social media in one day than we used to hear about in a year and with fewer coping mechanisms than previous generations, don't know how to handle it..

This doesn't apply to kids as much, but I'm sure the drastic reduction in smoking has also led to heavier people. It's great that we've cut down on smoking, but when people were crushing a pack of Reds everyday it kept the weight down as well.

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