Great article on obesity.

[Coyote]

The 'go outside and play' ship has sailed long ago. It happened to me and my friends when we got television back in the early 1950's. Most outdoor activities stopped in favor of watching tv, even in the summertime. It's even worse today with smartphones and video games, and of course the proliferation of junk foods.

I agree with that sadly…though TV was less of a factor in my childhood, we were kicked outside to play…free range childhood.

 

[Woodznutz]

I agree with that sadly…though TV was less of a factor in my childhood, we were kicked outside to play…free range childhood.

Same here, when my dad wanted peace and quiet, he kicked us out, rain or shine, or snow.

 

[Unkotare]

The 'go outside and play' ship has sailed long ago. It happened to me and my friends when we got television back in the early 1950's. ...

That's nonsense. In the 70s and 80s we ran around outside all the time.

 

[Unkotare]

Basal metabolism rate is likely different.

I gots me phat cells. They fire!

 

[ActionJackson]

Rather lengthy but worth the time.

Obesity was long considered a personal failing. Science shows it's not.

Faced with reams of scientific evidence, the medical community has begun to stop blaming patients for not losing excess pounds.

www.usatoday.com

Parents who allow and even promote their kids getting morbidly obese should be punished for child abuse:

A high carb diet mostly consisting of sugar is at the core of this epidemic.

 

[Woodznutz]

That's nonsense. In the 70s and 80s we ran around outside all the time.

You weren't there.

 

[Woodznutz]

Parents who allow and even promote their kids getting morbidly obese should be punished for child abuse:

A high carb diet mostly consisting of sugar is at the core of this epidemic.

Parents are usually overweight themselves.

 

[Unkotare]

You weren't there.

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Say what now?

 

[Woodznutz]

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Say what now?

You weren't in my neighborhood in 1954.

 

[Unkotare]

You weren't in my neighborhood in 1954.

When did I say I was?
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[Mr Natural]

People are fat because they eat too much and do too little.

It’s a very simple equation.

 

[Woodznutz]

When did I say I was?
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"That's nonsense", you said, as if you knew what was happening in the '50's.

 

[Woodznutz]

People are fat because they eat too much and do too little.

It’s a very simple equation.

Occam's Razor to the rescue.

 

[braalian]

Yes there are certain disorders and genetic disposition that might make one more likely to gain fat faster, but these are few and far between and most cases are people self-diagnosing because it’s human nature to not want to take responsibility.

But in 99% of cases it really is as simple as “eat less, exercise more”