The latest obesity statistics show that 30.6% of people in the United States are obese. What are your thoughts on this?

First off the statistics that we read about political and otherwise are mostly bogus. I met a women that her and her husband do statistical studies for a living she said don't believe them. They'll order a statistic study for let's say politics if you give them results they don't like they throw them out and ask for you to do them in a different area until they get the results they're looking for, so you can throw that out the door.

Many people are under a tremendous amount of stress these days with the economy, forcloures, jobless, etc. etc. etc. This activates the stress hormone in the body cortisol that makes you crave carbohydrates, fats and sugars. It's a protective reaction in the body because in the past when we became stressed it was a life threatening circumstance survival mode and those food kept us going let's say if we where running for our lives, we don't live in that world in the forest, etc. This is a scientific fact, so hense people eat the wrong foods.

Then there's the factor of all the unhealthy bi-products that are being put in food and the foods that are being promoted are not good for you. For instance, things that say they are blueberry muffins or pancakes and they don't even have blueberries in them. We ate way more natural, fibrous foods, fresh fruits and veggies when I grew up. The life style of moving so quickly to get things done, do you have time to make a decent meal or is it more convenient to pop something into the microwave or pick something up, so life style makes a difference. Then again sometimes by time you get off work, you've worked so hard your to tired to cook.

One very important fact "EVERY BODY IS DIFFERENT" from different cultures, backgrounds and for that reason not everyone is suppose to be skinny. Some people have bodies that hold more weight more comfortably because you need it to keep warm, for famine times, etc. The narrow mindedness of the commercialized ideal of what looks good on someone, it's all shallow based on whose idea. The health issues aren't. Yeah I see way more obese people these days and in the past this was a sign of wealth.

We are fortunate that we even have A CHOICE what we can eat many people in the world just have to eat what they can afford and they have far less choices. Then again maybe that person could have starved in a past life so the luxury of food became very important to them in this one.


There are so many factors in all this. Can't pin it on one thing or another. I see McDonald's with way less people in them then there used to be, I don't eat there.


I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE FACTOR FOR THIS ISSUE, IT'S A MIX.

Its saving the country millions on retirement payouts cos they all die before they can collect social security

It is very difficult to eat healthy anywhere you go.

I think that number is too low for some areas of the US and far too high for others.

Eat fast and overly processed food + spend free time in front of the computer and/or TV = Fat bodies and decline in overall health.

These are choices people make for themselves; not the government, not the food producers, not Madison Avenue, but the individual. Never saw obese people in the soup lines during the Depression or coming out of a concentration camp.

Healthy foods need to be cheaper, and mcdonalds needs to cost more

Well living in the USA, I think this number is grossly understated. Probably more but the fat arses couldn't get our their own front door to be counted.

McDonalds.

Rubbish. The number should be 30.7%

With all the crap that's put in our foods, who woulda thunk it?

I say we dont let some of those people in fatty restaurants. Not to be rude. But I dont get how someone with weight problems will go into a restaurant and eat a full slab of ribs or a half lb burger. I'm sure its hard but dont they care about them selves?