Australias obesity level is going up too, its happening to almost all the Western countys. Kinda sad, my generations first epidemic is obesity. Gonna have a hard time making that sound heroic to the grand children "it was a hard life timmy, cheese cake and kfc everywhere, couldn't find a carrot for the life of me"
Originally posted by JacopeX
Yes and hopefully they find a reason to make healthy food more cheaper.Tasty=Expensive
Nasty= Cheap
What in gods name are you talking about. If people didn't rely on everything being pre-made or in a packet they wouldn't be paying so much. Learn how to cook, veges arn't made of gold.
Originally posted by JacopeX
More than three quarters of American adults will be overweight by 2015, a survey has found.Nearly 24 per cent of US children and adolescents will be overweight or obese by 2015
A further 41 per cent will be obese if people continue to gain weight at the current rate, according to the study by Johns Hopkins University.The team of researchers based in Baltimore looked at national surveys of weight and behaviour as well as examining 20 studies in academic journals.
Their research, published in the Journal of Epidemiological Reviews, also predicted that obesity would soon become the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Dr Youfa Yang who led the study said: "Obesity is a public health crisis. If the rate of obesity and overweight continues at this pace, by 2015, 75 per cent of adults and nearly 24 per cent of US children and adolescents will be overweight or obese.
"Every group is steadily getting heavier."
May Beydoun, one of the researchers involved in the study, said: "Obesity is likely to continue to increase, and if nothing is done, it will soon become the leading preventable cause of death in the United States."
The study defined "overweight" and "obese" using the medical definition the Body Mass Index (BMI) which is found by dividing a person's weight in kilos by their height in metres squared.
Under the classification, those with a BMI of 25 or above are considered "overweight" while those with BMIs of 30 or above are "obese" and considered to be at serious risk of heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancers.
The latest figures show that two thirds of adults and 16 per cent of children and adolescents in the US are currently overweight.
Black women are much more prone to the condition with an alarming 80 per cent aged 40 or over classified overweight and 50 per cent obese.
The United States is the most overweight country in the world and the soaring levels of obesity have been attributed to a poor diet of junk food and fizzy drinks as well as lack of exercise.
In Britain the figures are considerably lower but health experts are warning that the country is now on the brink of an obesity epidemic.
Around a quarter of British adults are obese while the proportion of obese children rose by more than 40 per cent between 1995 and 2004.
Last week a study suggested that a so-called fat tax could save more than 3,000 lives a year. The researchers showed that obesity levels would fall if people were forced to pay more for fattier foods.
Good Lord! But hey, you can always prove studies wrong. 😉
Originally posted by PITT_HAPPENSIt is cheaper to lose weight than gain weight! Think about how much fat people waste on food? Then take away the price of a years health club membership and you'll proabaly find the health club is cheaper.
I find it more expensive to eat healthy than to eat bad.
Here's some advice if you don't want to be in 75%...
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z256/addie_golightly/?action=view¤t=advice.jpg
Originally posted by miss_swannGenerally unhealthy food is cheapest because it has the worst quality (see McDonalds), meaning realistically it is cheaper to be fat.
It is cheaper to lose weight than gain weight! Think about how much fat people waste on food? Then take away the price of a years health club membership and you'll proabaly find the health club is cheaper.Here's some advice if you don't want to be in 75%...
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z256/addie_golightly/?action=view¤t=advice.jpg
Originally posted by miss_swann
Yes it's cheaper to become unhealthy over your life than to become healthy over your life.But if at age 11, you begin to become aware that you are fat and unhealthy then it's cheaper to become skinny than to gain more weight, because you'll be saving money on food.
I am not sure what you are trying to say there.
It generally costs less to eat "clean" and healthy because of at least two reasons.
1. You eat less food and therefore, you don't spend as much on food volume. (This is, of course, only true for over eaters.)
2. You will have less medical complications later in life. I don't know if any of you know how much a triple bypass surgery costs...or medications for half of your life but someone is paying for it.
OK, I just found it. It was this chick from the Obesity is Socially Contagious thread:
Originally posted by BeautiflDisastr
Ridiculous.
That is what I have to say about that study.My father is 450 pounds.
My mother, over 200.
5 of my best friends (female) obese.I'm 5'7 and weigh 160.
Now in todays standards 160 is HUGE. Even though I'm a size 12.
It's sickening.But anyways. I have been around large people all my life and I'm perfectly fine. Never was obese or nothing. It's all about will power.
And BTW to that little crack about fat chicks.
Are you shitting me? The bigger girls are gorgeous! They have the prettiest skin and the nicest smiles.And to the other crack about them ordering ever appetizer on the menu. I can honestly tell you that every time I go out with a large person to eat, we don't get appetizers.
Truth be told, it's not so much food it's lack of exercise. Here's my diet.
Morning,
McDonalds Biscuit and Gravy, hashbrown, large cokeMorning Snack
usually a slice or two of pizzalunch
Double Classic with bacon, mayo lettuce and cheese large with a coke from wendys.afternoon snack
yogurt with granola and a vanilla frostyDinner
Varies. Usually cheese fries with ranch and a deep fried onionthen after dinner I eat a slice of whatever cake I made (I love baking)
I eat like that almost every day. And I've actually lost 10 pounds.
It's because I exercise atleast 3 hours a day. If you exercise you can eat whatever you want
