The world's bulging waistline

[ExPatty 502]

And this is why you will never be good at manzai.

Yep, so tell me about your Japanese experience, oh wise one. Actually scratch that...

So you do still believe in your "puffy Americans" thing.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

So you do still believe in your "puffy Americans" thing.

Yes, we do. Faces AND butts.

http://www.ultimatefaceplace.com/why-is-my-face-so-puffy-and-bloated/

[da doufu 5]

Fat bottom girls make the rockin world go round.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Fat bottom girls make the rockin world go round.

Then Kim Kardashian could probably power an entire universe

[Jacque67 7,328]

Then Kim Kardashian could probably power an entire universe

Nice one.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

But, but, but .....there are butts and then there are butts. I don't think the puffy ones represent Kardashian, Jaylo and Brazilian butts.

The puffy ones are Walmart at night kind of butts no ?

https://www.google.com/search?q=walmart+butts&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja0cmItPbLAhWMSCYKHUXtCOwQ_AUIBygB&biw=1349&bih=594

Edited April 5, 2016 by Ebunoluwa

[Jacque67 7,328]

But, but, but .....there are butts and then there are butts. I don't think the puffy ones represent Kardashian, Jaylo and Brazilian butts.

The puffy ones are Walmart at night kind of butts no ?

https://www.google.com/search?q=walmart+butts&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja0cmItPbLAhWMSCYKHUXtCOwQ_AUIBygB&biw=1349&bih=594

Yep. Ontop of the fat is a layer of spongy puffy stuff;(

[Webdevman 93]

Ok, I am starting to get sick.. Back on topic.

I think the reason for Americans and some other developed countries are getting so fat is because of concentrated corn syrup, high fat foods and high sodium content. Our foods are also high in chemicals and preservatives and who knows what..

Kids are also not so active these days. I remember when I was kid and we were outside every day for hours while my nephew pretty much watches youtube and plays video games. Things are very different. Child diabetes was pretty much un heard of until the 80'sand 90's and this was due to the mass introduction of concentrated corn syrup. Correct me if I am wrong.

Heart Disease is the number one killer above everything else, even cancer..

[Teddy B 17,252]

Yep. Ontop of the fat is a layer of spongy puffy stuff;(

Jacque, you need to find a new hobby.

[ExPatty 502]

Ok, I am starting to get sick.. Back on topic.

I think the reason for Americans and some other developed countries are getting so fat is because of concentrated corn syrup, high fat foods and high sodium content. Our foods are also high in chemicals and preservatives and who knows what..

Kids are also not so active these days. I remember when I was kid and we were outside every day for hours while my nephew pretty much watches youtube and plays video games. Things are very different. Child diabetes was pretty much un heard of until the 80'sand 90's and this was due to the mass introduction of concentrated corn syrup. Correct me if I am wrong.

Heart Disease is the number one killer above everything else, even cancer..

I think lack of exercise is not as big a problem as many think; it is a fact that as you exert more your appetite goes up. This is why nobody can chase excess fat with ever increasing amounts of exercise. It always starts and ends with diet.

You are right about sugar. There has been a distinct change (I have seen a historical graph but cannot find on phone) in macronutrient ratios over the past several decades. We eat a greater proportion of calories from carbs. Moreover, our total calorie intake is also higher; we eat more total calories, hence more adiposity.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Jacque, you need to find a new hobby.

I know. Think I will take out my contacts and wander around in a blurred daze!!

http://youtu.be/aNUr__-VZeQ

[OriZ 3,157]

I happen to think that exercise is a HUGE part of it. It's not very difficult to find people that have changed their diet and everything else but exercise yet their levels of cholesterol or liver enzymes, lipids, etc have barely budged, even if the weight fares a little better.

[OriZ 3,157]

After fast food, Health Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman is taking aim at junk food – especially salty and sweet snacks. Those “staples” may have been part of the lives of many Israelis, but they have not done much to promote the health of Israelis.

Quite the opposite, according to new figures from the Health Ministry. According to statistics supplied by the Central Bureau of Statistics and analyzed by the Ministry, 44 percent of Israelis – nearly one out of two – are overweight or obese, and the same is true of 21 percent of first graders. By seventh grade, 30 percent of kids are overweight.

Minister Rabbi Litzman – along with many health professionals – believes that junk food is largely responsible for this situation, and he is considering numerous legislative initiatives to curb consumption of junk food. Among those initiatives are labeling – cigarette pack-style – the packages of snack food to emphasize their calorie and fat level, along with a “health score,” to be determined by professionals, which will rank food products on a scale between 1 and 10 (or 1 and 100) on its desirability. The healthier a food – taking into account its nutrient level, calorie, fat, sugar, salt, etc. – the higher a score it will get.

Like the labels on packages of cigarettes that make it clear to buyers that they could die from smoking, the idea of the labels is to make it clear to consumers that if they continue to eat junk food, they will get fat, said Professor Itamar Groto, head of public health at the Health Ministry. “Today the nutrition and ingredient labels do not provide an adequate indication of the desirability of a product,” he said. “We propose a clear, user-friendly labeling procedure to ensure that consumers can easily understand the nature of the product they are bringing home.”

http://hamodia.com/2016/04/18/health-ministry-grade-snack-foods/

What do you think? Is this just more big government now telling companies to put a big number on the front of their bag so people know how bad the product is, or is it a good idea that could help those who don't feel like going through the list of ingredients and understand what they mean know if they should buy the product or not?

[Jacque67 7,328]

After fast food, Health Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman is taking aim at junk food especially salty and sweet snacks. Those staples may have been part of the lives of many Israelis, but they have not done much to promote the health of Israelis.

Quite the opposite, according to new figures from the Health Ministry. According to statistics supplied by the Central Bureau of Statistics and analyzed by the Ministry, 44 percent of Israelis nearly one out of two are overweight or obese, and the same is true of 21 percent of first graders. By seventh grade, 30 percent of kids are overweight.

Minister Rabbi Litzman along with many health professionals believes that junk food is largely responsible for this situation, and he is considering numerous legislative initiatives to curb consumption of junk food. Among those initiatives are labeling cigarette pack-style the packages of snack food to emphasize their calorie and fat level, along with a health score, to be determined by professionals, which will rank food products on a scale between 1 and 10 (or 1 and 100) on its desirability. The healthier a food taking into account its nutrient level, calorie, fat, sugar, salt, etc. the higher a score it will get.

75]Like the labels on packages of cigarettes that make it clear to buyers that they could die from smoking, the idea of the labels is to make it clear to consumers that if they continue to eat junk food, they will get fat, said Professor Itamar Groto, head of public health at the Health Ministry. Today the nutrition and ingredient labels do not provide an adequate indication of the desirability of a product, he said. We propose a clear, user-friendly labeling procedure to ensure that consumers can easily understand the nature of the product they are bringing home.

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75]http://hamodia.com/2016/04/18/health-ministry-grade-snack-foods/

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75]What do you think? Is this just more big government now telling companies to put a big number on the front of their bag so people know how bad the product is, or is it a good idea that could help those who don't feel like going through the list of ingredients and understand what they mean know if they should buy the product or not?

Are the Israelis going to do this? See link below. I'm a sucker for these kind of products..

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/12/national/rare-sugar-products-raise-dieting-interest-taste-zero-calorie-benefits/

[Jacque67 7,328]

Tastes great, too!