we have the highest rate of obesity in the world?
2007-05-12 20:52:34 · 7 answers · asked by JistheRealDeal 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Because we eat crap!! Processed food, fast food, stuff like snack pudding, pop tarts, mac n cheese, junk, junk, junk. There is no nutritional value whatsoever in that stuff; your body can't do anything with it but send it to the holding tank (butt, thighs, belly, etc.)!
2007-05-20 17:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Diaper Cakewalk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walk the streets in ANY American city, and there is food EVERYWHERE, and it's all GOOD.
There are fast food restaurants every 50 paces or so, and our markets are huge.
It's almost impossible to escape food here in America. It's a part of everything we do. We can't go to the hardware store without buying a candy bar and a soda pop. We can't buy gas without buying a bag of all kinds of goodies.
There are so many restaurants that it takes an hour just to pick which one is best for dinner.
And, Americans have too much money. When I was a kid, eating out was just for special occasions. Now, we eat out all the time, because we can.
Bottom line, we're getting fatter and fatter.
2007-05-13 11:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they aren't willing to eat healthy- it takes time, energy and commitment. Also, we are in the electronics age and are very spoiled by the sit in one place and push a button for what we want mind set.
I know, I am an overweight American, but trying to do better.
2007-05-19 18:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's quite a simple reason actually. only 15% of the US population gets regular exercise. that is roughly 45 million out of 300 million and with that low of a figure there is going to be a very high percentage of people that are overweight and more everyday on their way to being overweight.
2007-05-13 07:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you can figure out the answer to your question by just reading it.
The problem is commitment, really.
2007-05-12 20:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by count 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
u answered u own question budyy, americans are competitive like crazy and currently they are losing in the health race...
2007-05-20 19:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by vaseayoung 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because they are fed Lipid Hypothesis NONSENSE
The whole anti saturated fat movement is RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
2007-05-13 08:44:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋