Everyone 39 and under have survived worse than the killing fields of Pol Pot in the abortion tragedy, fiftymillion dead Americans, a missin American 39 and under for every three still standing. More of these have committed suicide or died of drugs than from obesity and no wonder. How to help them? Govt. help is pulling the rug of Chritianity and the hope of heaven from under their feet and giving them dog eat dog survival of the fittest. Have an extra donut kids. It's the best coping mechanism your educational system allows you to believe in.
Norman DeArmondof CA2:06PM July 08, 2011
True, there is a gene deficiency that causes obesity, much like Downs Syndrome, but it affects 0.002% of the world population, or 6,000 people in the United States. There are 100,000,000 obese people in the United States for one simple reason, they chose to be obese.
If they do not want to be obese, they would eat healthy and exercise. It has nothing to do with anything but, and anything else is just made up as an excuse. It is not a sickness, it is not Vitamin D deficiency or anything else, it is a choice. For a man, eat less than 2000 calories per day, exercise three times per week for 30 minutes, and you will lose weight. For a woman, eat less than 1500 calories per day, 30 minutes three times per week and you will lose weight.
Stop making excuses for yourself. Take a look at the show the Biggest Loser, if it truly was a sickness, what they do on that show would not be possible.
Fredrikof FL7:01PM July 07, 2011
Obesity is increasing around the world, not just in the US
Reasons to consider that obesity is due to vitamin D deficiency
FACT: People who are obese have less vitamin D in their blood
FACT: People who are obese need a higher dose of vitamin D to get to the same level of vitamin D in their blood
FACT: When obese people lose weight they increase vitamin D in their blood
FACT: Adding Calcium, perhaps in the form of milk, reduces weight
OBSERVATION: About 30% of obese quickly lose weight when they take >2000 IU of vitamin D and 750 mg Calcium
SUGGESTION: Probably need much more than 2000 IU to lose weight if very low on vitamin D due to risk factors such as age, dark skin, very overweight, live a long ways from equator, etc.
We can use the obesity problem to solve the long term budget deficit. Perhaps we should encourage people to eat the wrong things and be sedentary. We might have many more people dying before they reach 65 reducing future Medicare expense.
Make lemons into lemonade!
Mory Oxonof MA4:26PM July 07, 2011
SCIENCE SHOWED THAT THE ONLY WAY to keep weight off is with a diabetes diet for NON DIABETICS! why?
The blood sugar in people without diabetes still controls how much fat the body holds. A filmmaker's diet has caused a reversal of body fat in thousands in 10 countries SEE HERE SPIRITHAPPY.ORG
AmyLynnof CA2:36PM July 07, 2011
Since I cut out fructose and sucrose (they're in almost everything) I've lost 2-pounds a month with the same moderate exercise I'd been trying unsuccessfully all year.
Industry loves fructose and sucrose because they increase appetite, are mildly addictive (check your cravings when you first quit), and in high concentrations they can be used as preservatives that don't scare people (same way salt is used). So, you find fructose and sucrose everywhere, in places your grandma would never have dreamed of using it.
I still eat a few fruits a day (vitamins and fibre, and they taste good ;-), and have an occasional desert a week, but the sugar is on my schedule, not because some scheming consumerization expert decided to spike my food to get me to eat more.
Try cutting out the sugar. Your appetite and food cravings will go down, and those exercises will start working.
Anon Ymousof CT1:39PM July 07, 2011
I am not sure that our country truly understands the correlation between food and health. What we use to fuel our bodies has such a dramatic impact on our overall well being. We not only shorten our lifespans with poor food choices but burden expose ourselves unnecessarily to sickness and disease. I was once grossly overweight. The thought of spending my golden years with a ziploc bag of medications was enough to open my eyes and take control of my health. My heart breaks every time I see an obese child and if adults cannot change their ways for their own health, then they should consider the impact on the next generation. We need a serious shift in our attitudes in this country about food. We don't need supersize anything, and food does not have to be the center of activity. We must become educated about food and nutrition and become vigilant about forcing food companies to provide better choices. I fear for this country and most of all for those that are coming behind us.
Karen Swimof MI1:14PM July 07, 2011
Obesity is the only disease that you can be criticized for having.
"Dangit John, you're so fat!"
You can't do that with other diseases, it just doesn't sound right.
"Dangit John, you've got Lupus!"
JohnSmithof OK1:12PM July 07, 2011
It's no coincidence that the greatest increases and highest overall obesity numbers were found among the poorest populations. Their diets consist of the cheapest of cheap foods, most made from corn and wheat, and frequently coated with another cheapie, sugar and its best friend, corn syrup. As long as we as a nation consume mass quantities of crappy carbohydrates and can't afford lean proteins and fresh veggies we will continue to get fatter.
Woubbieof PA1:10PM July 07, 2011
While I agree that there is obviously a nationwide issue of rising obesity, I also have an issue with how obesity is measured.
I am a 5'5" female that wears a size 12 jeans, but because of my muscle mass (I am a recreational dancer and I run) I am considered obese (my BMI is 30). I will admit that I am overweight (though I have already shed almost 70 pounds from my highest weight), but I am *not* obese. I am active and I am healthy.
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