1/3 of americans are now obese

[spookyturtle 9,466]

and 2/3 of all topics are Amby's

don't click if you don't want to read asshat

[HannahP 119]

While you might have an ounce of truth I think a bigger part of the truth is...

People who have little self control are more likely to be poor.... as well as to bring other unfortunate results in life.

I suppose it doesn't matter but the gap between poor/rich and fattitude has been narrowing.

So, self-control or the mac 'n cheese is cheaper than tofu and beans?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

If we really put our minds to it, I bet we can get the number closer to 50%.

[Jasman0717 9]

Looking around at my work I would say these stats are low Of course I have no room to talk, I am a big, fat whale

[mawilson 2,133]

While you might have an ounce of truth I think a bigger part of the truth is...

People who have little self control are more likely to be poor.... as well as to bring other unfortunate results in life.

If we really put our minds to it, I bet we can get the number closer to 50%.

[Danno 1,228]

If we really put our minds to it, I bet we can get the number closer to 50%.

Well, I am doing my part.

I bet I have put on like 15 lbs since my wife got here.

I can feel it and I can see it and I am putting a line in the sand to make changes.

Sign me up for some Richard Simons videos!

[tallcoolone 102]

This poll may be flawed, the polster has never been to WAL MART KILGORE TEXAS. More like 99%!!!

Makes you think, how can people with no teeth be so O B E S E????

That hit the nail on the head, I was thinking about the same thing

[NickD 203]

This poll may be flawed, the polster has never been to WAL MART KILGORE TEXAS. More like 99%!!!

Makes you think, how can people with no teeth be so O B E S E????

That hit the nail on the head, I was thinking about the same thing

At times, I sit in my car while my wife or kid is at school, work, or at a store, listen to the radio and watch people leave and enter that building. Count people walking in and out judging if they are slim, fat, overweight, obese, or whatever you want to call them. My estimate is that over 80% of the people could afford to loose a couple of pounds, maybe even a couple of hundred.

And gee, to see these people at the grocery store with two overloaded carts filled with junk food, wonder how they can afford all that #######?

[tallcoolone 102]

We are an obese country, and I personally think "Fast Food" and "High Fructose Corn Syrup" which is in everything we eat in America has to be the blame.

I see a lot of young girls in high school that are fat, when I was in highschool back in the early 80's, fat girls in their teens were not common.

I took my first trip to Philippines a couple of years ago, and one of the first thing I noticed when I arrived back in the USA, was how many fat/obese people we have in America.

Everything in USA is served in excess.

Big Plates, Big Meals, Large Soft Drinks.

[Reba 2]

recent article in the news: Will Americans put on recession pounds

The average per capita sugar consumption during the Depression years was about 50 pounds PER PERSON PER YEAR. The average sugar consumption per capita NOW is about 150 pounds PER PERSON PER YEAR. They're not talking just sugar in granular form, but all of the extra sugars that food manufacturers put in foods these days. Read the label sometime. There's sugar, there's high fructose corn syrup, there's dextrose, maltodextrin etc etc etc...if you eat packaged foods, there's no getting away from it. And the average daily diet of a "poor" American consists of high sugar content packaged foods like soda pop, potato chips, pretzels, pasta, noodles, and cheap filler foods like white rice and potatoes, which are high on the glycemic index and also create sugar loading in the blood stream. When sugar spikes, insulin tells the fat cells to go to the periphery where they linger and create more fat. If the diet contained more NATURAL foods, like green leafies, fresh veggies, and non-processed meats, this doesn't happen. Sugar levels remain more stable and there's more fat to burn off rather than sugars. Then you don't get fat.

People just need to realize that eating healthy can be affordable. And the stupid food stamp program needs to be modified as such. I see so many people in line at the grocer paying with their EBT card and all they've got in their cart is sugary breakfast cereals, and Velveeta mac n cheese. No sign of any "real" food at all. None. Did you know that (at least here in North Carolina), those pre-cooked chickens from the grocery store are not approved on the EBT program? REAL NATURAL CHICKEN. Not allowed.

[Jasman0717 9]

Did anyone hear what Patrick Swayze said about foods and cancer? Sugars to cancer are like throwing gasoline on a fire

[tmma 467]

This poll may be flawed, the polster has never been to WAL MART KILGORE TEXAS. More like 99%!!!

Makes you think, how can people with no teeth be so O B E S E????

I know THAT Wally World.....

It's astonishing.....and those electric cart thingys that they haul their gigantic rump around the store on are A MENACE!!

Never seen so many HUGE people before we moved to TX.

[john & jean 37]

This poll may be flawed, the polster has never been to WAL MART KILGORE TEXAS. More like 99%!!!

Makes you think, how can people with no teeth be so O B E S E????

That hit the nail on the head, I was thinking about the same thing

At times, I sit in my car while my wife or kid is at school, work, or at a store, listen to the radio and watch people leave and enter that building. Count people walking in and out judging if they are slim, fat, overweight, obese, or whatever you want to call them. My estimate is that over 80% of the people could afford to loose a couple of pounds, maybe even a couple of hundred.

And gee, to see these people at the grocery store with two overloaded carts filled with junk food, wonder how they can afford all that #######?

YEAH AN ELECTRIC HANDICAP CART, AFTER THEY CIRCLE THE PARKING LOT FOR AN HOUR.

JUST CAN'T WALK FARTHER THAN THE CLOSEST PARKING PLACE!!!

[Reba 2]

Did anyone hear what Patrick Swayze said about foods and cancer? Sugars to cancer are like throwing gasoline on a fire

Studies that have shown that a diet high in refined carbohydrates can contribute to some cancers, yes. Breast Cancer for one. It may also be a contributing factor to Altzhiemers. Not to mention diabetes of course. With the increasing obesity rates so goes diabetes.

Despite over 100 years of research to the contrary, the USDA still instists that the high carb, low fat diet they promote on their food pyramid is healthy. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Hea...lth-Weight.aspx

[Nessa 23]

right now i'm 13 lbs overweight, but i'm pregnant, so i have an excuse