Who is responsible for the rise in obesity?

EmaxHealth ^ | 2014-01-24 | Dr. Harold Mandell

[GladesGuru]

“Fat Peeps are responsible for themselves.”

The Fork did it, aided by the Spoon.

The Spork Weasel, however, is innocent!

[Rocky]

Eighty percent of the respondents said individuals were primarily to blame for the catastrophic rise in obesity. Parents were noted to be the next-most blameworthy group, with 59% ascribing them primary blame.

80% picked "individuals" first

59% picked "parents" first

Therefore, 139% of respondents think that individuals or parents are most to blame.

100% of surveyors flunked math.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

There’s been a lot of changes to our food supply in the last decade or so that are the causes of *some* health issues. Mr. Peel, for example, is allergic to genetically modified soy — a thing that didn’t exist when he was a kid, and now 90% of the soy produced in the US is genetically modified. Its used as a cheap filler in so many food stuffs. For example, the next time you’re at the market, try looking at the labels for a can of tuna — and see if you can find one without any soy in it at all. It can be a challenge.

[GeronL]

lol

[caww]

[sickoflibs]

The past 10 years I was forced to notice how loaded with salt, fat and MSM most pre-made packaged foods from grocery stores are.

I ate them all the time 20 to 30 years ago, fast food too.

Now I make most of my meals myself so I control whats in them.

Getting old sucks.

[caww]

Speaking of the size of people and Tv's...

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[caww]

That does make a statement!...does seem to be one extreme or the other now days!LOLOLOL...

[goodnesswins]

HAha....HOW TRUE!

[caww]

Well he has a specific allergy....most don't. So yes it can be a challenge. My son gets extremely ill if he eats gluten..so I'm sure he could relate. There are many modified foods today..and even fresh food. Still I don't think the obesity rates today are from this.

[Politicalkiddo]

Diets prescribed by the government and people refusing to take personal responsibility.

[JohnBovenmyer]

By far the largest supplier of calories is the federal government: food stamps, school lunches, etc. That largess is increasing and hardly any of it is need tested... for calories that is. Obama and his bloated government is feeding a bloated populace.

Ironically obesity is the one American problem Obama's policies should be helping. His economic crash should, historically speaking, be producing famine, which certainly is an effective, albeit painful, treatment for excessive obesity. If Obama would stop giving his 'poor' subjects food until they reach his wife's standards for body weight, or some medically safe approximation thereof, only the fat cats could remain fat.

[dsc]

Lots of people might benefit from reading Why We Get Fat: And What to do About It.

http://www.abebooks.com/Why-Get-Fat-What-Vintage-Gary/11943903194/bd?cm_mmc=gmc-_-gmc-_-PLA-_-v01

[dsc]

The first Zone book talks a lot about micronutrients.

[garjog]

Here is a great fitness web site. Advocates the cave man diet — meat, veggies and berries. I’ve been on this since Dec. 28. You can eat butter and half and half. It is low carbs. Seems to work.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

[ModelBreaker]

Spoons are responsible. We need common sense spoon control.

[boop]

I'm going to get bashed for this but, I blame government.

Food stamps that allow people to buy fast food instead of home made food.

The fact that government tells single moms to sit on their asses, and pop out children instead of getting married and having dad provide income.

Government banning smoking. Instead of taking a puff, you fill your mouth with food when you are bored. (Not to mention smokers are thinner in general)

Lazy pukes who live in their mother's basements instead of working.

Areas around high welfare recipients are often dangerous, and kids can't go out and safely play outdoors.

Finally parents themselves allowing their kids to snack and drink soda. And letting the kiddoes play video games and watch TV all day.

That last one isn't "government", I'll admit.

Just pointing out that this would NEVER have been tolerated when I was growing up in the 70s.

My mom would have told us to go outside and play until it was time to come home at nightfall.

Chips and soda? No way.

And McDonalds?

Mom would have about died before she'd let us have that crap.

[FlingWingFlyer]

If I were a gun-grabbing Nazi ‘RAT, I’d say it is the people who make knives, forks and spoons.

[KamperKen]

"Lots of people might benefit from reading Why We Get Fat: And What to do About It."

I've read that and his more detailed prior book, "Good Calories, Bad Calories". The information is overwhelming and I decided to try the low-to-no carbohydrate regimen myself. I lost 40 pounds in about 5 months. No dieting or exercise were involved. Exercise has many benefits, but weight loss is not one of them.

The author gives a good historical review of why fat became a "bad guy" (it's not, but carbohydrate is) and like most bad "science", it involved the politicization of nutritional science.