Obesity is NOT beautiful! :(

6 real culprits that are making American kids fat

Americans are now consuming more than 30 times the amount of sugar they did three centuries ago — some 132 pounds per person per year. And children are no exception. In fact, the Mayo Clinic reports that 16% of the total calories in kids’ diets comes from added sugar — well beyond the recommended 5% to 15% range. The problem, says the Mayo Clinic, is that “added sugar means empty calories (no nutrients beyond calories) that put kids at risk of obesity.” Even more worrisome, says James Greenblatt, chief medical officer at Walden Behavioral Care, a group of treatment centers that specialize in eating disorders, is that sugar is essentially addictive. That’s especially true of sugar in the form of high fructose corn syrup, Greenblatt adds: “The more you consume, the more you want.”
 
This is from my link above. Because the article is broken down into pages, I can't quote it all in one post unfortunately. Very interesting stuff though!

"American households are watching more than eight hours of TV a day — a sizable increase from a couple of generations ago. (In the early 1960s, viewership averaged five hours a day.) The issue is that more time in front of the TV means less time engaging in physical activities, say obesity experts. Caroline Cederquist, co-founder and medical director of bistroMD, a weight-loss meal plan, points to research that shows that adolescent boys who watch several shows per day are twice as likely to have insulin resistance, which is correlated with weight gain and can lead to a host of serious medical problems, including diabetes. Look at the household viewing numbers and Cederquist points to a further troubling reality: “The American child spends more time watching TV than he or she does in school.”
 
Tip: To make a great healthier burger at home.
First don't buy the abominable frankenmeat at a grocery store, go to a decent butcher and buy 80/20 hamburger.
Now also buy a package of your favorite mushrooms.
Cut the mushrooms in tiny pieces, I use a small compact chopper.
Blend it with the meat.
You just cut 30% of the fat and calories...and...it taste better.
 
No. I've never smoked cigarettes. Why do you ask?

Most of the time I see people attack others for being fat it is to cover for their own vice, usually smoking.

The fact of the matter is that obesity is very costly to us, and now our children are starting to develop obesity related medical issues.
 
Tip: To make a great healthier burger at home.
First don't buy the abominable frankenmeat at a grocery store, go to a decent butcher and buy 80/20 hamburger.
Now also buy a package of your favorite mushrooms.
Cut the mushrooms in tiny pieces, I use a small compact chopper.
Blend it with the meat.
You just cut 30% of the fat and calories...and...it taste better.

I put onions, garlic and red peppers in my hamburger meat for hamburgers! :p There is nothing wrong with eating this kind of food sometimes. It's all about moderating how much of it you are consuming. :)
 
Tip: To make a great healthier burger at home.
First don't buy the abominable frankenmeat at a grocery store, go to a decent butcher and buy 80/20 hamburger.
Now also buy a package of your favorite mushrooms.
Cut the mushrooms in tiny pieces, I use a small compact chopper.
Blend it with the meat.
You just cut 30% of the fat and calories...and...it taste better.

That's pretty fatty.

If I'm BBQing, I use 90% lean, otherwise 97%.

In meat sauces and tacos, i use ground turkey, because I like the taste better.
 
The fact of the matter is that obesity is very costly to us, and now our children are starting to develop obesity related medical issues.

It's been going on for decades.

Get them off the phone and the XBox, and out to play.

According to the experts, Americans are fatter than ever and getting fatter all the time and this is considered an epidemic, more so than smoking or any other bad habit.
 
The fact of the matter is that obesity is very costly to us, and now our children are starting to develop obesity related medical issues.

It's been going on for decades.

Get them off the phone and the XBox, and out to play.

One out of every three children is obese. Obviously parents do NOT send their kids out to play.
 
Now, are you fat? Because it seems to me that mostly fat people get offended for pointing out that they are fat or have issues with obesity.

I think so, but technically no. I was a body builder all my life. Now that I've gotten older, I can't lift very much, screwed up my joints But I still do cardio

When you're 40, benching 350 seems like a really good idea. At 55, you pay the price in rotator cup and other joints.
 
I'm not attacking anyone. Who am I attacking?

Fat people.

Now, are you fat? Because it seems to me that mostly fat people get offended for pointing out that they are fat or have issues with obesity.
Or any decent person with a modicum of class.

Got anything to add to the topic of obesity, because honestly, I really don't care about your opinions on . . . well anything! Lol. So, you can either contribute to THIS topic, or go away please.
 
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