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[–] WildThingSammiT 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

We get it, we're fat. Now what the fuck are we gonna do about it?

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[–] larebil 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Eat less.

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[–] nosg 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

That's why Nicole Arbour got in trouble, you cannot make fun of most americans. Gotta pick a minority.

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[–] kurtznnj 2 points 3 points (+5|-2) ago 

It's pretty crazy. I see here we are using average when maybe median would yield a different result? I believe that the extremes at both ends of the range are likely larger today than in the past. But yes, we are really headed down a terrible path and this country will pay literally and figuratively for it.

But I also blame the medical profession. When I go for my yearly physical and I'm 195 pounds (which is technically "overweight" according to my BMI) my doctor says I'm fine and there is no weight loss plan since the blood work is "average" in most respects.

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[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

plus sort by age. old people get fat and the population is aging.

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[–] brother_tempus 2 points 3 points (+5|-2) ago 

2 more graphs

http://www.amybethobrien.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Corn-Obesity1.gif

http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/Fructose/HFCS.jpg

The obesity epidemic government-created problem since it started subsidizing its creation in the mid-70s making it artificially cheaper on the tax-payer dime coupled with punitive tariffs on foreign cane sugar

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[–] crankypants15 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Many people conflate their "genetic" obesity with bad habits handed down from their parents. They are not the same. Bad habits are not genetic though they run in families.

Obesity by US county. Note the high correlation of obesity with ignorance, and lower education. How can one solve a problem by ignoring the facts and being politically correct?

I've found obesity maps by US county. Does anyone have an overweight map by US county?

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[–] Grospoliner 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Regulating sugar in products might be a start. Do softdrinks really need 39grams of sugar per 12oz to taste palatable? I doubt it.

Of course even if we did that that won't stop people from adding sugar on their own, and no one in their right mind is going to say we should ban sugar.

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[–] crankypants15 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Are you talking about how US corn (and corn syrup) is subsidized by the US gov't?

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[–] barset 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Got any additional reading or sources?

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[–] crankypants15 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

So does pot help one lose weight even though they get the munchies? Serious question.

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[–] 0g ago 

Why does everything about to Colorado need to be related to pot? Is it required that every citizen smoke? How about a lot more possibilities to live an active lifestyle.

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[–] 2619147? ago 

IIRC something in weed makes you not metabolize food the same way after persistent use as well as alcohol being largely calories in itself

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[–] iamrage 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago  (edited ago)

An observation by a family friend that moved from Bavaria (Germany) to Akron, Ohio.

Nearly all your food is either very salty or extremely sweet (sweeter than most countries by at least an additional 100%). Moreover, there are millions of fast food joints around every corner. The food is heavily greasy and proportions are very huge compared to average European meals.

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[–] mr721 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Another thing is the food is lower in fat (the govt/medical community has demonized fat as the thing that makes you fat, while sugar is totally fine...smh) over here than in Europe. For example, French cook with a lot of butter instead of canola/vegetable oil like we do here, the food over there tastes much richer from the fat and you feel more easily satiated from less.

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[–] hlake 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Have heard the same comment about U.S. food being sweeter and saltier. Though in my unscientific nonexpert opinion, I think fast food gets a bad rap. Other than a little extra corn syrup in the buns, the ingredients in a McDonalds burger are not much different from any other burger.

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[–] iamrage 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Looking forward in trying it all myself when I go to America in 2 years. Always wondered what the food over there tastes like.

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[–] rozakus 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Yea, i was in Chicago when i was 12. And ALL the foods were super sweet and sugary. even for a kids standards sweet. And i like sweet stuff. And meals in restaurants were humongous (and cheap) compared to European. no wonder everyones fat there nowadays

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[–] iamrage 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

And meals in restaurants were humongous (and cheap) compared to European. no wonder everyones fat there nowadays

That's exactly what I thought seeing all the different choices they have over there. I guess due to the high competition the cost for quick yet humongous meals just far outweighs cooking at home. However, I wouldn't know how it's like for absolutely certain as I've never lived there to begin with.

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[–] crankypants15 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

You're right. But having no self control is no excuse, regardless of what foods are offered.

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[–] 2619132? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

If you've never been shown self control then you don't know what it is or feels like. People who grow up in environments that don't show any healthy or restraining behaviours literally don't know what it is. And therefore can't develop it

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