Comments on: Research on Obesity in the United States http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Elvis http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-12162 Elvis Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:13:36 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-12162 I believe the problem with our US Diet is the fact that we have so many different options to eat! In other countries your are limited to only a few. We're just to spoiled in America. I believe the problem with our US Diet is the fact that we have so many different options to eat! In other countries your are limited to only a few. We’re just to spoiled in America.

]]> By: Karl http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-12029 Karl Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:08:18 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-12029 I also think that it has a lot to do with the fastfood companies. I Germany you just dont get 1 Liter Coke and mega portion of fries with a fat burger for 5 Euro . The maxi menue at mc in germany is just a medium or small menue in the US I think. But that has also something to do with expectation of the consumer. The bigger and better mentality is not helpful in this case. I also think that it has a lot to do with the fastfood companies. I Germany you just dont get 1 Liter Coke and mega portion of fries with a fat burger for 5 Euro . The maxi menue at mc in germany is just a medium or small menue in the US I think. But that has also something to do with expectation of the consumer. The bigger and better mentality is not helpful in this case.

]]> By: Rod http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11895 Rod Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:19:07 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11895 The problem with the US diet is that it relies on fastfood. Fastfood restaurants always try to outdo each other by creating more unhealthy and bigger fat-saturated servings for customers. Think about Baconator. What were they thinking? tsk tsk The problem with the US diet is that it relies on fastfood. Fastfood restaurants always try to outdo each other by creating more unhealthy and bigger fat-saturated servings for customers. Think about Baconator. What were they thinking? tsk tsk

]]> By: Lea http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11732 Lea Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:29:10 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11732 Obesity costs the U.S.BILLIONS THAT COULD BE WELL SPENT IN OTHER AREAS... The problem is education, education, education in healthy eating and exercise... Americans in general eat too much of things that make you fat and are bad for your heart... They are not disciplined and don't get enough physical exercise... The fast food companies have a lot to answer for,they tempt people with advertisements and add chemicals that cause certain foods to become addictive... Making them billions on the one hand and costing the u.s. billions more... Obesity costs the U.S.BILLIONS THAT COULD BE WELL SPENT IN OTHER AREAS…

The problem is education, education, education in healthy eating and exercise…

Americans in general eat too much of things that make you fat and are bad for your heart…

They are not disciplined and don’t get enough physical exercise…

The fast food companies have a lot to answer for,they tempt people with advertisements and add chemicals that cause certain foods to become addictive…

Making them billions on the one hand and costing the u.s. billions more…

]]> By: Spike http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11704 Spike Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:16:29 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11704 We are an instant gratification generation, and food is no different. We may know what we are eating isn't good for us but we say and think, "ah, how much can you meal hurt" The problem is one turns into hundreds. People need to know they can still have bad foods and lose weight. It just has to be one day of splurging a week and use the other six days to burn fat. When our diets are too restrictive we fail, and when we starve ourselves to lose weight we fail once "starvation mode" kicks in. The mainstream media and even doctors just do not know the real issues with obesity. Getting fat is in our genes, literally. We gain fat for survival reasons and losing fat goes against our bodies survival instincts. I've lost 120lbs after struggling with weight my whole life. I wasn't able to do this until I really took the time to learn about my body and the food I was eating. Knowledge is key!!! We are an instant gratification generation, and food is no different. We may know what we are eating isn’t good for us but we say and think, “ah, how much can you meal hurt” The problem is one turns into hundreds. People need to know they can still have bad foods and lose weight. It just has to be one day of splurging a week and use the other six days to burn fat. When our diets are too restrictive we fail, and when we starve ourselves to lose weight we fail once “starvation mode” kicks in. The mainstream media and even doctors just do not know the real issues with obesity. Getting fat is in our genes, literally. We gain fat for survival reasons and losing fat goes against our bodies survival instincts. I’ve lost 120lbs after struggling with weight my whole life. I wasn’t able to do this until I really took the time to learn about my body and the food I was eating. Knowledge is key!!!

]]> By: Ken http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11688 Ken Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:32:13 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11688 I would think that schools should play an active role in regulating the amount of fatty food they sell in the canteens. Give more choice of healthy food to children so that they are not stuck with the same old pizzas, french fries and other fatty stuff. I would think that schools should play an active role in regulating the amount of fatty food they sell in the canteens. Give more choice of healthy food to children so that they are not stuck with the same old pizzas, french fries and other fatty stuff.

]]> By: C. D. http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11664 C. D. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:49:48 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11664 I think obesity is know an epidemic. It is really getting out of control. I believe it is because individuals are not eating healthy and exercising regularly. I think obesity is know an epidemic. It is really getting out of control. I believe it is because individuals are not eating healthy and exercising regularly.

]]> By: James http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11658 James Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:53:27 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11658 Obesity isn't limited to the U.S., we here in Canada have a huge weight problem and it's growing daily. Personally I was heading to obesity at 80 pounds over weight but my son snapped a picture of me in my under wear and I got so angry and embarrassed, but it made me think hard about where I was heading. I started to walk and workout a bit. I dropped off about 60 pounds. I am still working on the last 15 or so pounds but my heart gave out before I could completely get rid of the extra weight. I am pretty sure that if I had my heart attack while still 80 pounds over weight I would surely be dead now. Today you can not go outside in our city without seeing people that are obese and like me they just haven't come to the point where they are ready to do something about it. Perhaps they need someone to snap a picture of them in their underwear, it worked for me. Obesity isn’t limited to the U.S., we here in Canada have a huge weight problem and it’s growing daily.

Personally I was heading to obesity at 80 pounds over weight but my son snapped a picture of me in my under wear and I got so angry and embarrassed, but it made me think hard about where I was heading.

I started to walk and workout a bit. I dropped off about 60 pounds.

I am still working on the last 15 or so pounds but my heart gave out before I could completely get rid of the extra weight. I am pretty sure that if I had my heart attack while still 80 pounds over weight I would surely be dead now.

Today you can not go outside in our city without seeing people that are obese and like me they just haven’t come to the point where they are ready to do something about it.

Perhaps they need someone to snap a picture of them in their underwear, it worked for me.

]]> By: Theresa http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11656 Theresa Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:16:05 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11656 Just wanted to say Thanks for your info-have visited a few times. Would like to let you know that keepin the sodium down in your diet is important too. There are some GREAT seasonings that you can use on the grill-to save time in the kitchen-that have no salt or sugar! Enjoy and keep up the good work! Just wanted to say Thanks for your info-have visited a few times. Would like to let you know that keepin the sodium down in your diet is important too. There are some GREAT seasonings that you can use on the grill-to save time in the kitchen-that have no salt or sugar!

Enjoy and keep up the good work!

]]> By: Pat http://www.fattyweightloss.com/research-on-obesity-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/#comment-11624 Pat Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.fattyweightloss.com/?p=2605#comment-11624 Their does need to be something done about the large obesity problem in the U.S. I think that it first starts at home. We need to start teaching our kids a better eating habits. If we don't do something soon it's going to get worse and worse. We all have to do our part! Their does need to be something done about the large obesity problem in the U.S. I think that it first starts at home. We need to start teaching our kids a better eating habits. If we don’t do something soon it’s going to get worse and worse. We all have to do our part!

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