Why are Americans so obese?!
Question: Why are Americans so obese!?
Seriously, why are Americans so obese as a population!? I am Canadian and right when you cross the border you start to see these morbidly obese people that you don't see anywhere else in the world!. Anybody know the reason!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Portion sizes and laziness!. So many people just don't see diet and exercise as a priority!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Obesity is a global problem, and it's a problem here in Canada as well!. Some issues:
-Fast food (cheap and affordable, but essentially toxic)
-Sedentary lifestyles/poor exercise habits (Americans drive too much, walk to little, and don't exercise as much as they should)
-Portion size
-Lack of healthcare (approximately 1 in 7 Americans do not have health insurance coverage)
-Related to fast food, all the additives and preservatives in processed food (including hydrogenated (trans) fats)!.
-Lack of sleep, which has direct links to overeating
Many Americans understand this, but unfortunately, the poorest ones do not have the economic means to live healthy lifestyles, and eat too much fast food, too few fresh fruits and vegetables, too much steroid-injected meat, and drink too much sugary pop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
-Fast food (cheap and affordable, but essentially toxic)
-Sedentary lifestyles/poor exercise habits (Americans drive too much, walk to little, and don't exercise as much as they should)
-Portion size
-Lack of healthcare (approximately 1 in 7 Americans do not have health insurance coverage)
-Related to fast food, all the additives and preservatives in processed food (including hydrogenated (trans) fats)!.
-Lack of sleep, which has direct links to overeating
Many Americans understand this, but unfortunately, the poorest ones do not have the economic means to live healthy lifestyles, and eat too much fast food, too few fresh fruits and vegetables, too much steroid-injected meat, and drink too much sugary pop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am Canadian and I am morbidly obese so lets now just
say that Americans are the only ones overweight!. This is a epidemic in the Western world!. The reason you notice it more in the States is because there is so many more of them then there are of us (ie we are 33 million they are 300 million)
Having said all that the reasons given by the other writers are quite correct but the real reason is the Industrial Revolution!.
Once machines started doing all our work for us we continue to eat the same amounts but did not burn off the calories!.
After World War II there was a huge increase in prosperity and people no longer grew their own food but had the money to buy the food!. It became a multi billion dollar industry and
remains so today!. We eat more and do less and we are
obese!. Until there are food shortages and we can't get the food or cant pay for it and then oil shortages and we have no gas so we have to walk everywhere I doubt you will see a lot of people losing weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
say that Americans are the only ones overweight!. This is a epidemic in the Western world!. The reason you notice it more in the States is because there is so many more of them then there are of us (ie we are 33 million they are 300 million)
Having said all that the reasons given by the other writers are quite correct but the real reason is the Industrial Revolution!.
Once machines started doing all our work for us we continue to eat the same amounts but did not burn off the calories!.
After World War II there was a huge increase in prosperity and people no longer grew their own food but had the money to buy the food!. It became a multi billion dollar industry and
remains so today!. We eat more and do less and we are
obese!. Until there are food shortages and we can't get the food or cant pay for it and then oil shortages and we have no gas so we have to walk everywhere I doubt you will see a lot of people losing weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's not just Americans it's North America as a whole!. Canada is effected too!. We are not immune to the fast food and seditary lifestyle our neighbours to the south are afficted with!. We to work too much, don't exercise, eat too much fast food and just don't seem to care!. But you are right in that there are more obese ppl around and now you know why!.
Cheers~!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Lack of exercise is the main reason!. If they are not sitting on the couch watching TV, they are sitting in front of the computer!. Not all states are so bad!. In California, people are active and in the northeast too!. But in some midwest cities, you can go out on a nice day and not one person is walking, everybody drives everywhere even if it is 3 blocks from their house!.
Eating habits are very different!. I went into a coffee shop in one city and asked for milk instead of cream in my coffee and they were like!.!.what!? what do you mean!? They thought I wanted a glass of milk, they had never heard of putting milk in coffee!. Some US cities have all you can eat KFC, can you believe it!? Low fat and low carb are not heard of in some of these places!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Eating habits are very different!. I went into a coffee shop in one city and asked for milk instead of cream in my coffee and they were like!.!.what!? what do you mean!? They thought I wanted a glass of milk, they had never heard of putting milk in coffee!. Some US cities have all you can eat KFC, can you believe it!? Low fat and low carb are not heard of in some of these places!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Exactly what "answers2" said!. The "farm bill" (i!.e!. gov't subsidies) in the US are so out of whack that 100 calories of Twinkies costs much, much less than 100 calories of carrots here!. So if you're poor, and have to get everybody in your family their 2,000 calories per day, it's much cheaper (in the short run) to get them 2,000 calories of junk!.
We're also lazy, so it's just easier to drive through McDonald's than to cook a healthy meal!.
Lastly, we eat too much meat!. I'm not saying nobody should eat meat at all (although I personally choose not to) but we'd be healthier if it were a smaller portion of our meal, rather than the centerpiece!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
We're also lazy, so it's just easier to drive through McDonald's than to cook a healthy meal!.
Lastly, we eat too much meat!. I'm not saying nobody should eat meat at all (although I personally choose not to) but we'd be healthier if it were a smaller portion of our meal, rather than the centerpiece!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
We're a fast food nation & do a lot of eating out & eating on the run!. Most Americans work harder & longer hours & so will gravitate toward the instant gratification option!.
Now let me ask you a question!. Why do Canadians rip off American rock music & have no better talent to offer than Nickelback (derivative "wanna eat a fajita" drivel), Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado & Avril Lavigne!. Yuck, yuck and yuckier!!
I find your music more offensive than our obesity, personally and I'm thin as a rail!. Nice way to distinguish yourself from us fat Americans!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Now let me ask you a question!. Why do Canadians rip off American rock music & have no better talent to offer than Nickelback (derivative "wanna eat a fajita" drivel), Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado & Avril Lavigne!. Yuck, yuck and yuckier!!
I find your music more offensive than our obesity, personally and I'm thin as a rail!. Nice way to distinguish yourself from us fat Americans!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is complex!.
We have become a nation of convenience!. Fast food is easy and relatively cheap!. Driving everywhere is for most of us a necessity!. We even have many online services now, banking, shopping, etc!. which make us even more prone to staying sedentary!.
Our food choices at the supermarket cater to a processed food, convenience and empty calorie market!. Fresh meat, veggies and fruit are very expensive next to the processed meals and foods we can buy!. Try buying all whole foods for a week - no cookies, no breads, no prepared meals, no canned items, no frozen items, etc!. It will double your grocery bill!. In essence, we as Americans are 'rewarded' financially speaking when we purchase processed foods!.
The bottom line is that new conveniences, lack of mass transit and sidewalks in many areas, and abundance of processed foods at a lower cost are the three main contributors to obesity in the United States!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
We have become a nation of convenience!. Fast food is easy and relatively cheap!. Driving everywhere is for most of us a necessity!. We even have many online services now, banking, shopping, etc!. which make us even more prone to staying sedentary!.
Our food choices at the supermarket cater to a processed food, convenience and empty calorie market!. Fresh meat, veggies and fruit are very expensive next to the processed meals and foods we can buy!. Try buying all whole foods for a week - no cookies, no breads, no prepared meals, no canned items, no frozen items, etc!. It will double your grocery bill!. In essence, we as Americans are 'rewarded' financially speaking when we purchase processed foods!.
The bottom line is that new conveniences, lack of mass transit and sidewalks in many areas, and abundance of processed foods at a lower cost are the three main contributors to obesity in the United States!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are many reasons which makes it so hard to solve!.
Long hours at sedentary jobs!. Long commutes!. Lack of walking and riding paths!. Expensive to obtain healthy food!. Ease and convenience of fast food that tastes good!. Parents do not encourage or make their children work out or get outside!. A 10 yo boy that I know is fat because he plays video games and watches tv most of the day!. He is lazy!. If he loses something then he barely looks for it but will say up and down that he has!. I know that he hasn't!. I'll say, I think you need to spend some more time looking!. It's not going to come out at you and say, here I am!. Sure enough, he has found it!. It's amazing what a little effort will do!. He's 10!. He should not be fat!. But he eats junk!. Mom gives in to him because it's easier for her rather than having to argue!. She wants everyone to be happy!. Life is not a fairy tale!. Fat adults with fat kids!. Lack of discipline!. Work is more demanding and less stable!. We put up with it because we don't have a choice!. We have long commutes because we cannot afford a place closer to work!. (even if we downsized significantly)
I'm not fat!. I have great habits that started when I was very young!. I have always loved to dance and move around!. My mother would never let us kids be lazy!. She made us do stuff around the house and go outside and play!. We lived in safe neighborhoods!. I knew the kids and adults!.
Obesity affects all socioeconomic backgrounds!. It usually affects the poor the most but it's affecting middle class and the rich!.
There are a lot of reasons!. If the problem is to be solved then everyone needs to take part or forget it!.
I love to exercise and eat healthy!. It makes me feel good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Long hours at sedentary jobs!. Long commutes!. Lack of walking and riding paths!. Expensive to obtain healthy food!. Ease and convenience of fast food that tastes good!. Parents do not encourage or make their children work out or get outside!. A 10 yo boy that I know is fat because he plays video games and watches tv most of the day!. He is lazy!. If he loses something then he barely looks for it but will say up and down that he has!. I know that he hasn't!. I'll say, I think you need to spend some more time looking!. It's not going to come out at you and say, here I am!. Sure enough, he has found it!. It's amazing what a little effort will do!. He's 10!. He should not be fat!. But he eats junk!. Mom gives in to him because it's easier for her rather than having to argue!. She wants everyone to be happy!. Life is not a fairy tale!. Fat adults with fat kids!. Lack of discipline!. Work is more demanding and less stable!. We put up with it because we don't have a choice!. We have long commutes because we cannot afford a place closer to work!. (even if we downsized significantly)
I'm not fat!. I have great habits that started when I was very young!. I have always loved to dance and move around!. My mother would never let us kids be lazy!. She made us do stuff around the house and go outside and play!. We lived in safe neighborhoods!. I knew the kids and adults!.
Obesity affects all socioeconomic backgrounds!. It usually affects the poor the most but it's affecting middle class and the rich!.
There are a lot of reasons!. If the problem is to be solved then everyone needs to take part or forget it!.
I love to exercise and eat healthy!. It makes me feel good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Government subsidized food encourages excessive portion sizes and reliance on high-calorie, low-nutrition foods, coupled with subsidized gasoline that encourages driving short distances instead of walking!. Add to that many jobs today are sedentary, as opposed to years ago when more jobs required physical labor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Because Americans have become sooo lazy that when it is time to take out the trash, they don't even bother to ask in spanish!." Hey Hosay tako outo the trasho ! Grassyass!"
But I still Love America!! A dios!Www@Answer-Health@Com
But I still Love America!! A dios!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Stay in Canada!.
I know a lot of fat Canadians!.
Besides Canadians get a lot of excercise clubbing baby seals for their pelts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I know a lot of fat Canadians!.
Besides Canadians get a lot of excercise clubbing baby seals for their pelts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Cheap fast food, huge restaurant portions, too much TV and not enough exercise, and a growing acceptance of overweight as being normal so people don't even realize how heavy they are!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
portion size!. Fast food intake!. Poor eating habits and exercise!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Because the cheapest food here is the worst for you!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com