1/3 of americans are now obese

[Damian P 92]

NUmber like these and other every day observations lead me to cast a lot of doubt on the so called "Poverty" stats.

Has there ever been another time in history where the impoverished also suffered from too much food intake?

And don't give me that "it's because they are poor they can only eat unhealthy fat food".

During the depression years a lot of folks lived off of nothing but Molasses and cornbread.... even with that diet

we did not see folks so fat that businesses provided electric scooters to get around on.

A little FYI- this is something I've corrected others before, so don't take it the wrong way:

Cheaper foods are crammed with cheaper ingredients.

Sorry, but I don't buy that: it's got ####### all to do with the obese consuming "cheaper foods" and everything to do with them consuming far too many Maccy Ds/Taco Bells/KFCs and easy-to-prepare ready meals. Idleness is the key here. We get fed (pardon the pun) the same line of "we can't afford to eat healthily cuz we're poor" ####### here, with regard to the less well off. Funny then how so many of them seem to have no problem finding money for booze and cigarrettes.

What the average U.K. lardass spends on that, and takeaway food per week, would buy an abundance of fresh, lean meat & fish, fruit and vegetables. It's then real simple to grill the meat, and boil or steam the veg, but your average fatty is too damn idle to do it. And so they continue to eat their #######, and put an insufferable strain on the NHS, which the rest of us continue to pay for, both in NI contributions and lengthy waiting lists.

No, they are how they are because they're lazy, not broke.

[chaishai 1]

NUmber like these and other every day observations lead me to cast a lot of doubt on the so called "Poverty" stats.

Has there ever been another time in history where the impoverished also suffered from too much food intake?

And don't give me that "it's because they are poor they can only eat unhealthy fat food".

During the depression years a lot of folks lived off of nothing but Molasses and cornbread.... even with that diet

we did not see folks so fat that businesses provided electric scooters to get around on.

A little FYI- this is something I've corrected others before, so don't take it the wrong way:

Cheaper foods are crammed with cheaper ingredients.

Sorry, but I don't buy that: it's got ####### all to do with the obese consuming "cheaper foods" and everything to do with them consuming far too many Maccy Ds/Taco Bells/KFCs and easy-to-prepare ready meals. Idleness is the key here. We get fed (pardon the pun) the same line of "we can't afford to eat healthily cuz we're poor" ####### here, with regard to the less well off. Funny then how so many of them seem to have no problem finding money for booze and cigarrettes.

What the average U.K. lardass spends on that, and takeaway food per week, would buy an abundance of fresh, lean meat & fish, fruit and vegetables. It's then real simple to grill the meat, and boil or steam the veg, but your average fatty is too damn idle to do it. And so they continue to eat their #######, and put an insufferable strain on the NHS, which the rest of us continue to pay for, both in NI contributions and lengthy waiting lists.

No, they are how they are because they're lazy, not broke.

exactly! I mean if they were all malnourished from being poor and had extending abdomens because of this then fine - but the remainder of their bodies would be skinny! you see less affluent people drinking those little hug sugar water juices because they are "cheap" well water is FREE! exercise is FREE! there is NOTHING cheaper than going to a produce warehouse type place and buying basic vegetables. you can get way more carrots than oreos for the money, its a much cheaper snack. when i make myself a very fattening meal it usually includes quality cheeses or fatty cuts of meat - very expensive. when i make a nice healthy salad for lunch its cheap! i dont understand this at all. just because fast food is cheap doesnt mean if you are poor you have to eat it - vegetables are cheaper!

[Nessa 23]

you have to consider that for a large amount of people food is viewed as a pleasure. it's like sex. i say they should try having more sex and eating less. why do u think married people get fatter? because they don't fukc as much, so they eat.

[Amby 490]

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

spooky you should start a campaign

[Amby 490]

NUmber like these and other every day observations lead me to cast a lot of doubt on the so called "Poverty" stats.

Has there ever been another time in history where the impoverished also suffered from too much food intake?

And don't give me that "it's because they are poor they can only eat unhealthy fat food".

During the depression years a lot of folks lived off of nothing but Molasses and cornbread.... even with that diet

we did not see folks so fat that businesses provided electric scooters to get around on.

A little FYI- this is something I've corrected others before, so don't take it the wrong way:

Cheaper foods are crammed with cheaper ingredients.

Sorry, but I don't buy that: it's got ####### all to do with the obese consuming "cheaper foods" and everything to do with them consuming far too many Maccy Ds/Taco Bells/KFCs and easy-to-prepare ready meals. Idleness is the key here. We get fed (pardon the pun) the same line of "we can't afford to eat healthily cuz we're poor" ####### here, with regard to the less well off. Funny then how so many of them seem to have no problem finding money for booze and cigarrettes.

What the average U.K. lardass spends on that, and takeaway food per week, would buy an abundance of fresh, lean meat & fish, fruit and vegetables. It's then real simple to grill the meat, and boil or steam the veg, but your average fatty is too damn idle to do it. And so they continue to eat their #######, and put an insufferable strain on the NHS, which the rest of us continue to pay for, both in NI contributions and lengthy waiting lists.

No, they are how they are because they're lazy, not broke.

I Damian

Most fat bastards spend 12hrs in the pub each day guzzling down pints and smoking tabs til their lungs fail.

[Amby 490]

you have to consider that for a large amount of people food is viewed as a pleasure. it's like sex. i say they should try having more sex and eating less. why do u think married people get fatter? because they don't fukc as much, so they eat.

sexercise!

[Damian P 92]

Most fat bastards spend 12hrs in the pub each day guzzling down pints and smoking tabs til their lungs fail.

It's like you know me

[spookyturtle 9,465]

why do u think married people get fatter? because they don't fukc as much, so they eat.

I knew there had to be reason.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

As a member of the third that is occuping more than his share of the planet, I can relate. We are a nation of starving immigrants, or the prodginy of the same, whether we came here yesterday, or 10,000 years ago. Our ancestors, through natural selection, developed ways to store energy for lean times, and became efficient in the utilization of the stored energy. Combine that with foodstuffs that are easily digested and are calorie rich, and easily obtained, you now see the result.

Personally, I know I have no excuse. I know the formula: Eat less and excercise more.

But, the older I get, the harder it gets. As parents, and future parents, we need to encourage our prodiny to do better. But technology will be doing them no favors either. A catch 22 perhaps?

Edited January 10, 2009 by Rocky_nBullwinkle

[Amby 490]

Most fat bastards spend 12hrs in the pub each day guzzling down pints and smoking tabs til their lungs fail.

It's like you know me

[Damian P 92]

Personally, I know I have no excuse. I know the formula: Eat less and excercise more.

Total respect to you, mate.

Edited January 10, 2009 by Damian P

[Amby 490]

I read a study recently where they found that if you can only do one, eating healthy has more benefit as far as weight loss than exercise does.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

I read a study recently where they found that if you can only do one, eating healthy has more benefit as far as weight loss than exercise does.

Yes, but eating "too much" healthy food will make you just as fat! Sort of like ordering the Supersize Diet Plate with the Diet Coke.

[Amby 490]

I read a study recently where they found that if you can only do one, eating healthy has more benefit as far as weight loss than exercise does.

Yes, but eating "too much" healthy food will make you just as fat! Sort of like ordering the Supersize Diet Plate with the Diet Coke.

Where did I say it was ok to eat a supersized healthy diet?

[Damian P 92]

Sort of like ordering the Supersize Diet Plate with the Diet Coke.

Tell me about it! I used to work in a hotel in London in the mid-nineties, and one of the switchboard operators (a hefty lass called Kim) was forever bitching about being fat. She used to order great big #### off pizzas with all the trimmings............................and a diet coke!

And she wondered why she had an ####### the size of Kilimanjaro...............