Obesity Thread - Obesity Epidemics, the Problems, and How to Fix it.

[Teadrinkr]

Just ban high fructose corn syrup, no need to put fat people in concentration camps and tax them for being fat because muh freedom. But I don't think we can just wait for fat people to die off. They won't. Even if they die at an earlier age, many still manage to breed before that, filling the next generation with fat kids.

The government could also help by requiring that grocery stores have only a small percentage of unhealthy junk food vs. Real food. Ever notice how grocery stores seem to have more cookie and snack cake varieties than fresh produce? Also, a no-bullshit public education/propaganda campaign on healthy eating. If the media and govt. got people to care about wearing masks during this pandemic they could get people to care about eating healthy... obesity is a pandemic too.

Everything else is solid, but workshops to teach people healthy eating habits =/= concentration camp. I should have specified that by workshops, I meant like those skillshare-esque online workshops, but about food science and portion sizes.

 

[werbwub]

Obesity is an issue because people think only of the short term. Most people would rather drive to Mcdicks rather than preparing food and waiting for the food to cook before they can eat. The same goes for exercise, Your average Joe would rather kick back and watch TV instead of hitting the gym. If people would just make all their food,mostly drink water, and get a decent amount of exercise obesity wouldn't be an issue.

 

[Slowboat to China]

Mexico is doing worse, though you'll literally never hear that anywhere.

I have some relatives down there, and they told us about seeing kids in sugarcane fields cutting fresh canes for a snack on the way to school. What a great way to start the day, huh? It was hell on their teeth, too.

Found this list of obese countries by average BMI. According to them, the slimmest country in the world is Vietnam.

 

[White bubblegum]

Everything else is solid, but workshops to teach people healthy eating habits =/= concentration camp. I should have specified that by workshops, I meant like those skillshare-esque online workshops, but about food science and portion sizes.

Sorry for exaggerating your claim too. Yeah, those online workshops could go a long way in getting people educated about healthy eating as long as people actually use them.

I have some relatives down there, and they told us about seeing kids in sugarcane fields cutting fresh canes for a snack on the way to school. What a great way to start the day, huh? It was hell on their teeth, too.

Found this list of obese countries by average BMI. According to them, the slimmest country in the world is Vietnam.

I have relatives in Mexico too and the sugarcanes aren't even the problem honestly. At least its fresh and relatively healthy compared to all the soda I see people in Mexico drink.

 

[ItsTheShitt]

Reviving dead thread here but if you don't care about health or don't walk as much, then obesity shouldn't be a big deal to you

 

[Sweetpeaa]

Obesity only seems common because of the BMI. Many people are declared obese when they're only overweight. Severe obesity is something we often don't see everyday and it isn't a common body type. Most people seem to be average or a bit chubby.

But let's talk about both small scale obesity (chubby) and large scale obesity (Chantal level). Small scale is probably caused by dietary errors and convenience eating (goin' to Wendy's for lunch). Yo-yo diet culture won't help these people, people need to learn to cook healthy food for themselves and pack a lunch. Weight loss should be a slow process for them of no more than 1 pound a week (48 pounds a year). If they want permanent results.

Now onto the morbid obesity aspect. This is NOT the result of dietary errors. This is addiction to overeating and likely an underlying depression. Maybe even some genetic issues that make their bodies gain more easily or interfere with appetite regulation (never feeling full). Only Dr. Now can deal with this shit.