What factors have contributed to U.S becoming one of the fattest nations in the world?

Answer 1

-horrible food.
-lack of exercise.
and
-too many electronics.

Answer 2

Start with the FDA and all the special interest groups.
The FDA is trying to medicalize everything, is actively publishing misleading and erroneous information, and the FDA gets the bulk of its operating budget from drug manufacturers and the medical establishment... who stand to make more money if the FDA keeps people sick. Just look at the re-do of the food pyramid... doesn't even make sense!

The food packagers lace everything with excitotoxins (Nutrasweet, Splenda, MSG) to make it addictive. The so-called "diet" foods actually make you fatter!

The fast-food outlets use the least-common denominator ingredients guaranteed to create diabetes, hypertension, arthritis and obesity.

Look at what the average American eats... packaged, processed, nutritionless but convenient crap. Take a look at the kids as they either head in or come out of school... more blimps than ever before. And their parents are too busy working to take the kids out to play or to feed them right.

Answer 3

candyass; wouldn't too many electronics and lack of exercise kind of be the same thing... I mean... what other effect do electronics have on your weight other than distracting you thus preventing you from getting exercise ? Its not as if they beam out some fat producing rays or something...

Answer 4

Fast food restauraants, tv, commercials, snack machines, video games,laziness..Come on, the list is endless..

Answer 5

thats hardly a question. can u see all those fast food restaurants on every corner? if u go to mexico most of the people are skinny because there are almost none there=)

Answer 6

What doesn't make us fat?? TV, lack of exercise, cars, bad habits, cakes, pies, sodas, fried foods, the list goes on and on...