Obesity in the United States cost $92.6 last year alone. Our tax paying dollars paid for half of the total through government funded insurance. So my question is, when is enough really enough? Do you think that your taxes could be spent elsewhere? I certainly do.
The government bans illegal drugs like cocaine and heroine because of the harm it causes our bodies and society. They protect us from second hand smoke in public places so that we can be healthier. When is the government going to invest time in health regulations for schools, restaurants, and food manufacturers? If they can control drug abuse, they should at least attempt to control food abuse. Although people can still find a way, I think with concerned effort from our nation little steps can become giant leaps.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030515/obesity-costs-rival-smoking
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Once again, I agree with you. The government can do more to help the obesity issue. We should have warning labels in fast food places. Wouldn't that be a blast, walk in to a MacDonalds and see a sign saying, "Warning, the food you are about to eat will clog your arteries, increase your weight, deprive you of essential nutrients, etc, etc, etc.
Once again, until there are real leaders in our Federal Government, there won't be much reform, unless there is incredible public pressure.
We are so overwhelmed with advertising. We often get the wrong message and people are just not educated enough to make smart decisions about their eating habits.
The good news is that healthier foods are making an impact on the market. Look at the organic industry. It is growing every year, probably because people are tired of eating cancer causing, heart attack producing food that is laced with pesticides, growth hormones, antibotics, and God knows what else. If it weren't for those individuals, we all would probably be dead by now (well maybe not).
There are other causes to obesity besides the horrible food we have been acustomed to eatting.
I would guess it also has to do with people's psychological make up. Food is often used for comfort and people who are depressed often eat heavier.
The key is of course, proper education, and as our professor recommends, get your information from more than one source. Be well!
You guys give people too much credit. It isn't always bad foods, it's the over-indulgence. This is obviously a problem. My parents both drink alcohol and you'll never find them drunk. This is because they consume about 1 drink in a whole month. How many Americans can stop at 1 drink in one day much less in a month! Granted my parents are Jamaican, but that itself should say something. We need to curb servings as well as stop this junk from getting into our bodies. Although, I am a thin person, I went on a diet that told me to only drink water but I could eat anything I wanted. I still ate healthy though but afterwards I felt so great and my grades sky rocketed. I went from an A~B student to a straight A student. The only fault in this was that I became too flexible and my limbs became hyper-extended allowing me to bend them backwords to an extent. There most have been something I end up missing out on probably calcium from milk.
My last sentence is all screwed up. I was saying there must have been something I ended up missing out on and that it quite possibly could be calcium from milk due to only drinking water. This still is an extreme and I don't believe people should have to go through that but water is well important and is over-looked. It can wash out a few of the toxins people shove in their mouths
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