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comrade_cuchulainn
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posted 09 November 2006 01:52 PM

I mean any walk in a shopping mall in Amerikkka will make one wonder how a nation that spends so much time on beefy soldiers that kill men and women of color on a daily basis have no concern for the the amounts of food that they eat?
Or is it the rapacious Amerikkan Kapitalist that sees his embodiment in the obese redneck that is the average Amerikkan?
Kill and eat!
That's what Amerikkans do well!
Viva Rosa Luxembourg!

From: California | Registered: Nov 2006 | IP: Logged

Abdul_Maria
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posted 09 November 2006 02:21 PM

wow ! a topic i can sink my teeth into.

i'm not sure i agree with the premise. are Americans fatter ?

i only know from watching friends & family members who are overweight.

in both cases, the people use food as a drug.

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Alberta Guy
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posted 09 November 2006 02:38 PM

I would not be surprised if it is as much sedentary lifestyle as it is food.

Television and the computer keep people sitting for long periods. People just don't go for evening walks anymore. Few people play sports.

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eau
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Babbler # 10058

posted 09 November 2006 02:42 PM

Other than Marketing and Stress and sedentary lifestyle, (size of butt expansion often directly related to Gig growth on computers) I thought I would leave you this link and you can self educate on everything you ever needed to know about obesity around the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity

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Lord Palmerston
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posted 09 November 2006 02:46 PM

OP, you sound a lot like SuperKat who was recently banned.

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jrose
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Babbler # 13401

posted 09 November 2006 02:50 PM

It starts young! De-emphasis of physical education programs in elementary schools might have something to do with it. Along with children picking up their parent's bad habits when it comes to nutrition, keeping the cycle going.

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eau
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Babbler # 10058

posted 09 November 2006 02:54 PM

Lord Palmerston

The gentleman is apparently a teacher from California, or as he would spell it Kalifornia according to his profile.

As to why he would ask Canadians about American obesity is fascinating or perhaps odd?

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Alberta Guy
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Babbler # 13419

posted 09 November 2006 02:56 PM

Come to think of it. I used to play soccer, football, baseball... whatever, just about every day after school with the neighbour kids. None of my kids are overweight, but I really should make an effort to get them out.

I could use a little football too.

Hey Michelle! I'm up to 12 lbs lost now!

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nijo
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Babbler # 13490

posted 09 November 2006 03:12 PM

Obesity is a serious problem in America. What are its root causes?

From: Bergen, Norway | Registered: Nov 2006 | IP: Logged

Stargazer
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posted 09 November 2006 03:22 PM

Obesity is a serious problem in Canada as well. Its not just Americans who are gaining weight steadily, we Canadians as a group are getting bigger. I heard a women in a retail store telling me how they now have to size down their clothes. So if you were a size 6 originally, you are now a size 4. Its all about delusion. Oh, and they are also making half sizes.

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Farmpunk
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Babbler # 12955

posted 09 November 2006 05:26 PM

I'm with Stargazer. There have been reports where Canadians are said to be more obese than Americans. Our diets and fitness levels are no better.
In the end, a person has to burn more calories than they consume. Who's problem is that?

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babblerwannabe
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Babbler # 5953

posted 09 November 2006 05:35 PM

the more poor people you have, the more FAT people you have.

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Farmpunk
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Babbler # 12955

posted 09 November 2006 05:39 PM

You must be thinking of North American poor vs worldwide poor.

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babblerwannabe
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posted 09 November 2006 05:59 PM

Poor people eat in an unhealthy way.

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Farmpunk
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Babbler # 12955

posted 09 November 2006 06:59 PM

People who are chronically hungry are quite different than someone who is simply eating non-nutritional food.

I think the idea is that poor people in North America don't have access to affordable quality food. I agree. Neither do most middle class people.

It's possible to be malnourished and obese. Figure that one out.

But, really, in the end, a person has to burn more calories than he\she takes in to lose weight, or keep from gaining weight. There really is no other "diet" that will work.

From: SW Ontario | Registered: Jul 2006 | IP: Logged

Martha (but not Stewart)
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Babbler # 12335

posted 09 November 2006 07:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Farmpunk:
In the end, a person has to burn more calories than they consume.

I believe that, if you engage in a long-term project of burning more calories than you consume, then you will starve to death. Short-term, it's the only way to lose weight.

From: Toronto | Registered: Mar 2006 | IP: Logged

Michelle
Moderator
Babbler # 560

posted 09 November 2006 07:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Lord Palmerston:
OP, you sound a lot like SuperKat who was recently banned.

Yup, sounds to me like someone from that crowd too. The opening post is offensive and rude, and I'm closing this.

Also, nijo is yet another reincarnation of one of those dorks.

[ 09 November 2006: Message edited by: Michelle ]

From: I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. | Registered: May 2001 | IP: Logged

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