24 Jun 10
The post that was quoted here has been removedI always wonder if you gathered up all the obese people and sent them on a tour of places in the world where people live with malnutrition every single day of their life.
If those people wouldn't feel the least bit guilty for their gluttony when so many in the world are literally dying of hunger.
24 Jun 10
Originally posted by kyngjYou're right on some level. Current US agribusiness practices and policies make it easier for people to become overweight. The abundance and cheapness of calorie-dense, nutrient-light "food" is a big problem And I understand that habits, especially ones developed in childhood are hard to overcome. However, that doesn't change the fact that it's as simple to reach for an apple as a bag of fried starch.
Hear, hear. It will be a long time before general knowledge catches up to the science. The facts remain however, that public policy, food and nutritional 'science' and industry pressure have created conditions that make it very difficult to avoid obesity, especially in countries like the US, where farm subsidies of corn and soy have essentially destroyed food ...[text shortened]... to see a) a bit more tolerance, and b) something done at the industry level to repair things.
People know what they should eat but they choose not to. They'd rather go to McDonald's at lunchtime than pack themselves something sensible before leaving in the morning, right?
They'd rather hand the kids some money or throw a Lunchable (probably the most disgusting package of garbage since the Happy Meal) into a bag than put together a balanced lunch for them at school, wouldn't they? And never mind about training their tastes toward healthy options when there's an extra 15 minutes of sleep at stake in the morning.
At some point, we have to learn to resist the easy, to make the effort to educate ourselves and develop the self-discipline to act on it. When we let corporations do our thinking for us, then yes, we'll probably get fat. But we still have only ourselves to blame. It isn't hard to take the time to read labels and put back the garbage. It isn't hard to buy whole foods instead of processed foods.
We just have to decide if it's more important to us to indulge our immediate desires or grow the hell up and do what's best for our bodies and our families.
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24 Jun 10
Originally posted by Mimoron which level is xe correct?
You're right on some level. Current US agribusiness practices and policies make it easier for people to become overweight. The abundance and cheapness of calorie-dense, nutrient-light "food" is a big problem And I understand that habits, especially ones developed in childhood are hard to overcome. However, that doesn't change the fact that it's as simple t ...[text shortened]... e desires or grow the hell up and do what's best for our bodies and our families.
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24 Jun 10
Originally posted by Mimorindustry reform? don't blame fast food chains/cheap processed 'food' for people being obese, blame people. if people are going to buy cheap crap the industry is going to produce cheap crap. it's totally up to the individual to get to/maintain their ideal weight. totally.
The bit about public policy and industry pressure as well as the need for industry reform.
