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re: Obesity rates in the US have tripled in just one generation
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:33 am to Street Hawk
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:33 am to Street Hawk
This obesity epidemic simply can’t be true. At work and on the television, I’m constantly seeing ads for charities fighting “childhood food insecurities” and I’m told that “11 out of 10 children in the US go to bed hungry.” I guess those charities are kicking hunger’s arse.
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Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:36 am to Jake88
Yeah, thats not it
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:38 am to AUstar
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I think that's part of it. But I also think there are environmental toxins involved. PFOA's are one suspect. They are known endocrine disruptors (frick with metabolism) and are found in almost every product nowadays.
PFA's have been in use for 80 years or so, so I'm skeptical that they alone are the culprit.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:39 am to Bourre
quote:Who actually pays attention to the food pyramid? People will eat what they want. They aren't adhering to that. The internet and the ability to socialize from home is a major culprit. He'll, we have people who have everything delived to them now. You hardly have to leave your house if you choose. Convenience and comfort leads to obesity.
The US government created the food pyramid to fatten up the population. A fat and lazy population, is a controllable population
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:46 am to Jake88
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People want to blame food ingredients and play the victim but it is a huge increase in sedentary lifestyles that has lead to this.
How do you explain construction sites, other physical labor jobs, and kids then? Go to any construction site and 2/3rds of the workers are going to be overweight, the same amount as office workers. Fat kids play sports and have PE in school. Not moving plays a part, but it's not near the catalyst of our obesity epidemic.
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Who actually pays attention to the food pyramid?
Public policy makers that feed our kids and give subsidies to farmers.
You just can't help yourself from bad takes in this thread I guess.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:46 am to Jake88
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Who actually pays attention to the food pyramid? People will eat what they want. They aren't adhering to that. The internet and the ability to socialize from home is a major culprit. He'll, we have people who have everything delived to them now. You hardly have to leave your house if you choose. Convenience and comfort leads to obesity.
Don’t you think times are different now? You do know that there was a time when technology wasn’t at everyone’s fingertips. Most people didn’t have computers, iPhones, or the internet back then.
No one follows it now but back then it was pumped into public school classrooms and plastered on tv’s across America. I don’t know how old you are but I clearly remember it being a huge emphasis.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 7:53 am
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:51 am to Bourre
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The US government created the food pyramid in 1992. Coincidence that obesity rates skyrocketed since then? I think not
The only part of the food pyramid that people “follow” is that we eat more starchy carbs.
We, however, don’t eat less fat, less sugar, or less calories, all things that the food pyramid recommends.
Basically we simply eat more of everything.
Blaming the food pyramid is silly.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:52 am to GumboPot
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80% of the obesity epidemic is due to HFCS.
I can’t believe this post got a single downvote. HFCS, seed oils, heavily processed carbs are killing us.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:53 am to LSUfan4444
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People in the US eat too much and eat too much of the wrong shite.
Death row inmates spend more time outside than the average child.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:56 am to The Top G
quote:Caloric intake exceeds expenditure. One can be on a site and be obese because they aren't necessarily busting their butts. Operating machinery doesn't result in increased caloric burn. And, PE is a joke in many schools and only a few times a week, if that.
How do you explain construction sites, other physical labor jobs, and kids then? Go to any construction site and 2/3rds of the workers are going to be overweight, the same amount as office workers. Fat kids play sports and have PE in school. Not moving plays a part, but it's not near the catalyst of our obesity epidemic.
quote:So we're victims and the rise of extreme convenience has nothing to do with it? It has always been easier to blame others rather than oneself.
You just can't help yourself from bad takes in this thread I guess
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:59 am to Salmon
Multiple things can be true at once. Ive said the food pyramid wasn’t the only factor but it was a factor, along with a multitude of other reasons. Saying “basically we simply eat more of everything” may be true too but it’s not the only factor
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 8:02 am
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:00 am to Street Hawk
Everyone commenting ITT should be forced to post a selfie.
I'd love to see the hypocrites in the fles... Blubber.
I'd love to see the hypocrites in the fles... Blubber.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:02 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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any given job site is full of fat fricks. It’s 100% diet.
Now that you mention it a significant portion of our guys in the field are overweight as well
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:03 am to Bourre
There is no evidence that it is or was a factor though.
We didn’t listen or adhere to the food pyramid. Ever.
We didn’t listen or adhere to the food pyramid. Ever.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:05 am to GumboPot
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80% of the obesity epidemic is due to HFCS.
Also a lot of KFCs
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:05 am to Displaced
quote:More than likely the case.
Everyone commenting ITT should be forced to post a selfie.
I'd love to see the hypocrites in the fles... Blubber.
People have zero concept of what is or isn’t “overweight” anymore.
Half of these posts turn into “BMI isn’t applicable to me because it doesn’t apply well to NFL running backs” and statements of “I would look like a survivor of Auschwitz if I was a healthy BMI”.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 8:09 am
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:05 am to lsupride87
quote:Two working spouses here, we rarely ate/eat fast or prepared meals(except by us). Including making our kids lunches to bring to school, till about 8th grade. If you have time to watch meaningless tv you have time to cook.
I think a huge part of it is the cost of living increasing requiring dual working spouses
A lot easier to cook at home with fresh unprocessed ingredients when you are home all day
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:09 am to Street Hawk
And people are shocked that younger people are "suddenly dying" from heart attacks. Nothing to see here folks.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:11 am to DMAN1968
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Let's not forget that fat is beautiful these days. You can get yelled at if you say otherwise.
I get yelled at a lot.
This. Women are to blame. Sorry but a 150lb, 5'6 female isn't cute, or healthy, or curvy, or thicc, that's fat. Call it what it is.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 8:13 am to Street Hawk
Would love to see the same analysis for European and Asian countries. Looks very different (with my own eyes).
Obesity is lethal. You don't see many obese 80 year olds.
Lifestyle change needed
Obesity is lethal. You don't see many obese 80 year olds.
Lifestyle change needed
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