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| *Women health>>>Obesity |
What do you think is the main cause of obesity today in America? |
And keep in mind it is not only diet or excersise, because it takes a combination of both to loose weight. Well.. one good reason is that it starts in childhood with TV advertisements. I can't remember the exact number, but your average child in the US watches several hours of tv per day. For each hour, 15-16 minutes of commercials are allowed. It amounts to thousands of commercials in a year that tell kids to eat all kinds of garbage. The average working parent has how much time with the child to talk about nutrition? 10 minutes a day? Parents who want to teach their kids about nutrition are fighting a losing battle if they let their kids watch TV. Another reason is that school food, candy and soda machines in schools aren't properly regulated. What goes into the cafeteria is based on price, not health. Another one are traditional american feasts (i.e. Thanksgiving isn't TG unless everyone rolls away from the table) and the peer pressure to eat. Ditto with Superbowl, pizza and beer. In the US, the infrastructure is such that people have to drive everywhere, so even routine or normal walking is impossible unless you live in NYC. Then you have the whole comsumer psych thing going on - instant gratification is king. Self discipline is frowned upon... sort of: hey.. I don't need to cut back, I'm "entitled" (have the right) to do as I please attitude. Then there's the food manufacturing lobby that influences legislation as to what can and cannot be contained in food, what things can be labled (i.e. "light" means absolutely nothing). So you may want to eat light, but you're actually not. bla bla bla... point is... it's not one, but many factors that work together and it's very hard to escape if you're an active participant in a society. gw bush Stress, lack of exercise and poor diet. The food industry is making us sick. Our food supply is loaded with refined sugar, refined flour, bad oils, additives, preservatives, and junk. It's making us obese and sick. I think junk food this will help you-free useful articles and tips on almost any topic-http://www.free-articles.blogspot.com... Eating too much..unhealthy food.:) |
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