obesity...your feelings?

Question

the last question i posted about weight i think people were offended by. honestly i really think we are wasting $ spending time educating kids about fat and fat foods. And giving them the idea that it is a disease that americans suffer from. ITS NOT A DISEASE. anyone else think of it this way.

its really pathetic america has tv entertainment focused on weight loss

Answer 1

YES IT IS PATHETIC! OBESITY IS NOT A DISEASE!

Answer 2

I somewhat agree. How is educating kids about obesity a bad thing? Something went wrong in the last 10 years and kids are suffering. Sure, the parents should be the first to say something but half the time they're obese themselves.

However, I agree its not a disease! Blame it on what you want but it all comes down to eating the right amount of the right foods AND getting daily physical activity! Put down the fork and get off your ***!

Also, I agree its silly and sad that people are capitalizing on something such as obesity! Almost every network has a show/series that focuses on fat people! It's stupid and I'm sure it'll pass but still, some people rely on the TV to get their info so you may as well get some good advice, ie: how to get less fat, out there!

Answer 3

If you think that its a waste of kids times to be educated about what could happen if they eat badly then i wonder do you think its OK what has happened to Americans. About 50% of america is overweight, would you prefer that number to rise? I dont think many people would so the government took action and is at least doing something to try and help.

If you never had a weight problem you would not understand anything about obesity. I agree its not a disease but its a terrible cycle of failure that is really hard to figure out.

Answer 4

Sorry to disagree with you, but obesity is an extremely serious issue. OK, so it is not a disease in itself, but it leads to many diseases, among which are hypertension and heart disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, GERD, and degenerative joint disease. All of the above are very expensive to treat, wasting health care dollars that could better be spent elsewhere.

Some TV entertainment has always been pathetic.

It's too early to tell if the education via school wellness programs are effective, but our eating habits and lifestyle changes have gone south in the past 15 years. Obesity is a serious problem and you are hiding your head in the sand if you think otherwise.

Answer 5

Kids should be taught about making healthy food choices. Most teens do not know what trans fats are. They don't know what causes heart disease or a stroke. They have no idea what diabetes is . They don't know the embarrasment they may feel one day if they cannot fit in an airplane seat.

Far too many people are totally unaware of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, which could add years to their life . That would be a valuable lesson to learn. We need money for awareness, and if TV can bring it.... then so be it.

Answer 6

I agree with you. Telling Americans that Obesity is a disease makes us believe that we are absolved from our being overweight. It's ridiculous! However I don't agree with you on the other part about how it's a waste education kids on fat and fat free foods. Children that are more aware about what they eat are usually healthier.

Answer 7

I don't think of obesity as a disease, but it's very serious. It drives healthcare costs through the roof. Obesity leads to a whole myriad of medical complications.

It's a shame that obesity is such an epidemic and that bariatric medicine is such a growing field.

Answer 8

im obese.

i dont think it is a disease, and if i had to blame anything, i would say stress from groing up (and genetics, but that only goes so far)

i could lose more weight from working out, but even then, not as much as any normal person can...

i think schools do need to step in, but parents need to push it to, as they control what a child does and eats.

in my case, my mom was gone most the day, so i watched cartoons and ate cereal all day.

also, society needs to toughen up. we are a fast food, 40 grams of sugur soft drink type of nation. and that makes it worse more than anything else...

like i said, its not a disease, and i dont try and pass the blame, but it would help if there was more my mom did.

Answer 9

obesity is not a disease, its really a choice of living and how you maintain yourself... children who have no discipline or who have parents who are junk food eaters will most likely become obese.. unless its hereditary! i agree with you that tv and ads and everything else focuses toooooo much on weight losss! they should just take out all those stupid fast food outlets and take care of the children.. our future generations will keep getting fatter and fatter if this keeps up =[

Answer 10

i agree. its not a disease, but people do need to be educated. most people have no clue about nutrition. you cant just say you don't care about people. you have to think of people as a whole, as the human race. kids are the future we have to give them all the knowledge we can.

Answer 11

i sad to hear you think about this in this way. obecity is wherethe mass of the body increases in such a way that it starts having negative symptoms. it is a disease, and i think its very sad that some people dont think is it.

your body is your temple, youve only got one, and its going to have to last your entire life, dont waste it or mess it up. Children need to learn to eat healthy just as much as they need to learn to write, normally this is the parrents job. but when the parrents fall short, i do think schools should step in.