re: The latest on the obesity epidemic in America

Modern America is disgusting

Much cheaper to eat unhealthy than it is to eat healthy.

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Much cheaper to eat unhealthy than it is to eat healthy.

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I hear that all the time, but I don’t believe it.

Water is cheaper than soft drinks.
Greens, broccoli, cauliflower, and squash isn’t expensive. Chicken is a cheap protein. Dairy products like cheese and yogurt aren’t any more expensive than a bag of chips.

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That's because people are now supporting being fat as a normal thing. Meanwhile it's ruining this country with increased health costs

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Yeah years ago I was embarrassed going out in public weighing over 300 pounds but nowadays not nearly as many people look me the way they use to. Don’t get me wrong weighing as much as I do sucks but I’ve gotten used to the stares and just ignore them.

Now what does suck is this heat. I can’t stand up too long or I’ll get overheated and have to find a place to sit. Man it is hot

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Almost half of Americans are obese.

Just stop and think about that for a second.

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Yeah, but Americans don’t walk anywhere. Go backpacking in Asia or Europe and you’ll see people walking everywhere

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Tourists who visit here from Europe or even Wester Canada are far more adventurous than American tourists. Americans expect to be pampered.

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Go shopping and look what’s in people’s buggies

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i go to a pretty lower class grocery store as my primary spot and HOLY shite THE SUGAR DRINKS ARE EVERYWHERE

cokes, powerades, sweet tea, lemonade, etc filling up entire buggies

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Go shopping and look what’s in people’s buggies. It isn’t that the country just started eating more, it’s the country started eating wrong.

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It is shocking how little the average person (or, actually I guess I should say the average overweight person) understands about food labels and what they're actually ingesting. The food marketing industry does everythign they can to make some products seem "healthy" or "good for you" whihc is utter shite. I remember a couple years back when Nutella was all the rage because people thought it was somehow good for you because it was made with hazelnuts and skim milk. 2 TABLESPOONS, which you can basically eat in a single bite, has 200 calories, 22 carbs and 21 sugars. That's insane! And obviously people eat more than 2 table spoons. I mean it's like the equivalent of guzzling a couple mountain dews.

Subway is another great example of exploiting the frick out of the public. "Eat Fresh". All the fatties started going to subway well intentioned thinking they were doing a good thing instead of eating pizza and fries (give them a little credit there) but get a sub where you're basically eating an entire loaf of bread, a side of chips, and a coke. Then they wonder why they're still fat even though they're "eating healthy".