I've heard that more than half of our population is obese. That is mind boggling to think about! I know some people are naturally over weight, but can that many people really be that fat natuarally to the point where they are classified as obese? I always here how the schools, fast food, yada yada yada is being blamed for it. Although it is their fault to some extent, I don't think schools and the fast food industry should be held accountable for this crisis at all. People make the choice as to what they eat. Both schools and fast food resturaunts have a limited selection, but if people are gaining weight due to the consuption of their food, then the logical thing would be to STOP eating food from there. People blame society for this trend in fatness, but before people are even exposed to the outside world they are with their families. The obese people's families, if anyone, should be the ones taking the blame. Children should be educated early on about the proper foods to eat and a living a healthy lifestyle. Parents can't expect schools to teach kids eveything. Some responsibility must be taken. If adults don't teach their kids when they're young, then this cycle of fatness will just continue.
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I agree with you fully. The government really has more important things to focus on (i.e. environment, economy, etc.) than to start controlling how we eat. Families and parents need to step up to the plate [pun fully intended] and start putting healthy food on their kids plates.
I definitely agree. I know the one situation when the girl sued McDonalds for her gaining weight. In no way is it their fault for her going there and paying to eat their food. They didn't force her to take this food and offer it for free. Since she paid for it, it was obviously her decision. Also, I will never eat fast food after watching Super Size Me. It is disturbing to know what that food can do to you. People need to learn to watch what they eat so that they can live a healthy life.
Absolutely right. You are what you eat and if people eat fatty food on a regular basis, they will get fat.
Though it is a bit disturbing that the deep fryer grease from fast food places is classified as hazerdous waste.
Gross! I definately didn't know that.
I agree. I also think that people who are overweight or obese should admit it but not be proud of it. There are celebs, like Monique, who are proud of their weight. I think this is unacceptable. You be ashamed of yourself if your overweight and work on losing weight.
Schools can be blamed because if they dont off campus lunches so that kids can go and get food from home and only offer fatty foods like pizza daily a kid is not going to choose the salad over the pizza. My high school has offered pizza every day that i have ever gone to that school and most kids choose the pizza over our salad/wrap bar. they also offered things like french fries and chicken fingers and giant cookies. what is going to choose to eat vegetables. Also kids dont excersise enough which also to blame no one takes into account the fact that people use to walk to get to every where and now with public transportation and cars and the distance between everything almost nobody walks to anywhere which adds the obesity problem.