what can you as an american do to cure the obesity in our country?
2006-12-16 13:41:05 · 13 answers · asked by cupagooberline 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
people need to stop living on soda pop and foods with corn syrup. I see people eat junk all day long and then they wonder why they get sick and feel bad all the time. The Atkins diet is too strict, but if people would go back to eating real food and stop eating all this modified junk, they would be healthier.
2006-12-19 17:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by Diana L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most meals are not prepared for what people really need but would actually feed about 2 people for serving sizes..unfortunately Americans have grown into the idea that bigger is better with the exception on body size...The cure would be to change the mental attitude of an entire nation that first started with advertisers...it may be reversed the same way but it could take decades...
2006-12-16 21:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by LostInTheCrowd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that needs to happen is for people to become responsible for themselves and quit blaming their weight on the world.
If people took control and exercised self-restraint, it wouldn't matter how many fast food places or how much processed for there is in the world.
America has stood idly by as the nation got fatter and fatter. Now everyone complains about our over-weight nation.
Many people who are obese say they just can't help themselves. That's the biggest problem, if they aren't willing to help themselves, they shouldn't be helped.
We spend so much money on programs that fail because they aren't willing to put forth the effort to make them succeed. Plus, we bend over backwards and cater to their every need --making it acceptable to be grossly obese. Obesity is now considered a DISEASE!!!! It's not a disease! It's lack of self-control and proper nutritional education.
The cure for obesity is self-responsibility and programs dedicated to help those who are willing to work to help themselves.
And no more bending over backwards to cater to the rest.
2006-12-16 22:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Toybear_mav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take apart the FDA so the same people who sell us our drugs and diet pills and miracle cures don't profit from us having bad stuff in our food and getting sick...
2006-12-17 03:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by SweetSoulX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of fast food and more people need to eat dinner at home with their families...and also smaller portions. Much smaller.
2006-12-16 21:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax the fast food conglomerates then provide state-subsidized liposuction.
2006-12-16 21:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by Walter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take out ALL fast food places, don't make so many junk food products such as potato chips, cookies, cakes, ice creams.
don't make the soda so artificial. get more 100% juices, more fruits, more veggies.
2006-12-16 21:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Encourage people not to eat junk food, and not to eat processed food.
2006-12-16 22:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by glen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not fast food, it's industrialized food in general.
2006-12-16 21:54:30 · answer #9 · answered by TheGonk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Healty - thoughtful eating.
Cured.
2006-12-16 21:42:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋