What should America do about the childhood obesity epidemic?

hal9000

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There's a certain amount of "stop feeding kids garbage, make them go outside and play, and stop feeding them large adult-size portions"......


but what about the genetics and micro biome components.
 
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donuts

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who’s got the grossest fattest asses by group ?

is that genetics or unlimited mickey dee’s ?

does having a disgusting morbidly obese butt area correspond to low i.q. ?

is it healthy to have your meals provided by the state ?

inquiring calorie counting* funky minds need to know...



*not forgetting most math is racist...:)
 
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Kento

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bullshit

everything in the grocery store is FDA approved so it is safe

Well anyway
You may be saying about now
"How in the world is that old fella eat all of that crazy stuff
And not get sick to his stomach?"
Haha, well, don't worry about that
You see, whenever I make a pig of myself on the filet
Or the pudding or something
I mix up some herbs and
I come up with a dandy glass of this
Bicarbonate of fig leaf
That'll set me free, I'll tell you
Ugh
Edible wrappers may be in grocery stores as soon as months from now
You've heard of good to the last drop
Well your food could soon be good to the last bite
Wow! That was loud!
Got to ya, huh?
Here's an interesting note: artificial colors
Yellows or reds
Let's focus on the red
In addition to FD&C red number 40, the FDA has approved
Certain food coloring additives, some are actually poison!
If you aren't sure of the additives or colorings in the products you've purchased, leave it alone!
Poison!

Bad news!
That's right!
Thank you
Well, I think that about covers all of the natural foods out here
Now then, I have to go take my dessert here
I have to go
I'm conducting a cooking class today
Good health to you all!
Uh, over this way
Look out!
Alright pops, still feel like charging me for that meal?
 
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donuts

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only sissyhal will make passes
at beasts with fat smelly asses...


“Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, a doctor specializing in obesity medicine at Mass General Health in Boston, claims diet and exercise have little impact on the disease that affects nearly half of all Americans, so what does she think people should do about it?”

dr. FATima ! :roflmao:
 

ghost_of_lewis_samuels

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I was thinking the other day about how we are being served mixed messages.

On the one hand "body positivity" is being promoted, "healthy and beautiful at any weight," and on the other hand this "epidemic."

Can't be both.
i believe the body positivity thing is just a capitalist reaction to the obesity issue
 

plasticbertrand

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I was thinking the other day about how we are being served mixed messages.

On the one hand "body positivity" is being promoted, "healthy and beautiful at any weight," and on the other hand this "epidemic."

Can't be both.
The obsession with self image and especially the obsession with what others are eating or what they look like is unhealthy. "healthy and beautiful at any weight," is just a response to incessant preaching about what ohers eat or do with their life.

Not everybody is into dissecting their nutritional habits or obsessed what they look like or into excercise.
That doesn't mean that they eat McDonald's every day or that they are dumb.
People enjoy life in their own way, as always, the message should be more about moderation than radical diet plans.

People live into their 90's even though they may like a glass of wine with a meal or a slice of bread.

It makes me laugh when people say that Mediterranean diet makes people live longer, when in actuality enjoying life and everything it brings, including food, is what makes you live longer, not a perfect BMI.
That's what Mediterranean diet is. :roflmao:

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There's a certain amount of "stop feeding kids garbage, make them go outside and play, and stop feeding them large adult-size portions"......


but what about the genetics and micro biome components.
There's ample evidence that "just stop eating" or "Just reduce calories" doesn't work. Psychological interventions are a necessary component because most people got fat by adopting an unhealthy relationship with food for several years.

No one is obese due to genetics. Not everyone is going to look lean and chiseled but that is a terrible measure of health to begin with.

Lizzo on the other hand is not healthy. The healthy at any size argument may be one of the most harmful policies this country ever entertained.

Making genetic and micro biome arguments isn't helping anyone. Therapy is a necessary component. There are also some great therapeutics that help as well. At the end of the day it takes buy in from the person.