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Our Food is Killing Us!
THC
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Childhood obesity has tripled over the last twenty five years....almost 2/3rd's of americans are overweight or obese...
WTF!
don't we realize the companies 'feeding' us are not our friends....they are corporations looking to profit. they care nothing about your health...Nothing!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060829/hl_hsn/31statesrecordincreasesinadultobesity
WTF!
don't we realize the companies 'feeding' us are not our friends....they are corporations looking to profit. they care nothing about your health...Nothing!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060829/hl_hsn/31statesrecordincreasesinadultobesity
“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
-Big Fish
-Big Fish
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Of course they don't. They care about you buying their brand again so its loaded with sodium and fat. But thats why you buy your kid a baseball bat and a glove instead of a playstation.
Exactly. People need to develop an internal locus of control. Don't eat a Whopper and fries every night and watch TV for 6 hours and expect to be a fitness model.
How the heck are Phathalates and Propyl gallate getting into my body. Well some of this stuff is hidden in our food, but a lot of it is in cosmetics, hair products, toothpaste, lotions etc. Did you know that 60% of what we put onto our skin is absorbed into our blood stream? Phthalates are really toxic and are in our plastic products including plastic wrap.
I would really encourage everyone to pay attention to what you are putting in your bodies, it is scary.
This website http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep will tell you what they put in cosmetics: formaldehyde, Phthalates etc. many if which are not allowed to be used in Europe. OPI nail polish, Estee Lauder, L'oreal are some of the biggest offenders. And they don't list ingredients on perfumes, so we don't know what we are wearing.
I recently discovered the heaven found through Ben and Jerry's Karamel Sutra.
One thing on the subject that upsets me the most is soda/junk food machines in schools (as well as fast food!). Get the corporations and disgusting products out of schools. Let the parents feed that shit to kids. I also think it's creepy how McDonalds will strategically plan to build locations near schools (and reel the kids in with play areas and happy meals).
cross the river to the eastside
Then the pesticides get ya!
VERY true.
...the choices offered the general public IS what is killing us.
Ever try to find an apple to eat while driving cross country?????
that is the point i am trying to make...
ever try to get a home cooked meal while on the road??
your logic here is way too simplistic. that is what the article talks about...there are not really any pro-active strategies for curbing this rise in obesity. "Stop blaming corporations..and eat a fucking apple" is pretty near sighted. that is no solution...that's just a put down!
Thank you to the poster who wrote something about what we put on our skin...that was interesting...thanks!
-Big Fish
Then apparently more choice is bad because we have more choices than ever. Furthermore, no one owes you a choice. McDonald's doesn't owe you fat-free hamburgers just like you don't owe McDonald's any business.
Yeah. They're called grocery stores.
Again with the driving....are you a trucker? I'm sure there are many people here who would cook you a meal if you're driving by their houses. If you're ever in Chapel Hill, NC, feel free to stop by and I'll whip you up something good.
It is simplistic. It will be too simple the day someone forces you to eat a Twinkie. That day is not today.
Here's a "pro-active strategy for curbing the rise in obesity" -- don't engage in behaviors that make you obese. It's not as if obesity is some kind of airborn disease or hurtling at the earth from space at 500 miles per minute. Obesity is a direct product of the choices you make.
A put down to whom? Apples? No, it's not a put down. It's sound advice. Cheeseburgers will make you fat. High calorie drinks are making our kids fat. Stop eating them, stop drinking them, stop pretending that obesity is someone else's fault.
Wow. Ironic that I could stomach a double-cheesburger before I can stomach that crap. This last one takes the cake though:
Since I'm going to have to pay for this, apparently I'm a "stakeholder". Can someone please elighten me and tell me what stake I have in your obesity or lack thereof?
I recently heard on the radio that there are more overweight people in the world than there are hungry. That's just sickening.
Why is it "sickening"? Would it be ok if more people starved to death??? Would you be glad to see a statistic that showed that there were more people starving than people obese???
People are obese because they don't have the will to eat healthy. It's their choice. You are a fool if you beleive other wise.
Thank you! I owe you a milkshake.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
The parents are the ones to blame for the obesity in their kids... if you're going to stuff their greedy fucking faces with pre-packaged, fat laden snacks in bulk form... then get their fucking asses out there and have them run a marathon instead of sitting them in front of a television or PlayStation for 12 hours a day.
I eat junk food, like potato chips... but I don't eat the whole fucking 5 pound bag in one sitting. Same goes for ice cream and Oreos and M&Ms... i eat that crap... but, not all the time and not in monsterous portions.
Now, back to McDonalds... what kind of example is the parent setting when they won't even get out of the fucking car to get the crap? If you're gonna feed your kid that crap... park the fucking car, get your lazy ass out and walk into the place. Buy your spawn ONE Happy Meal and let them romp around in that bacteria infested jungle gym out back to either burn off the calories or puke out the shit.
Hail, Hail!!!
While I don't disagree with you here, you seem to be forgetting something. How about the idea that you shouldn't buy something if you're not informed about it? The excuse "well I didn't know my Nachos Bel Grande was loaded with Trans Fat because Taco Bell didn't tell me" doesn't hold much water for me when the person had the option to simply not buy the damn nachos. If "being informed" is so important, how come people are buying this shit in the first place?????
Lots of school districts are seduced by big monetary donations from soft drink companies. Pepsi gives a few million dollars towards a new football field or something, and the school board allows Pepsi to put machines in the school. It's a crock of shit.
Because I view it as wrong to knowingly distribute harmful items into the public and not give a fair warning.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
The thing is... we all sort of know this already.
Like we already know that snack foods, like potato chips, are loaded with crap we probably shouldn't be putting into our bodies... but, the crap tastes good. In small doses, we can probably take it. But, when the whole damn bag is dragged out to the couch for the 'Deal or No Deal' marathon... then, it's a problem.
And fast food still works... as long as it isn't ingested in large amounts, followed by hours upon hours of physical inactivity. A kid can get obese on a homecooked meal if he eats 3 portions and sits around like Jabba the Hut.
Diet and exercise... feed the kid, don't stuff him and make sure he's out there doing kid stuff... like playing tag or hide and seek or anything that requires him to run around a bit.
Hail, Hail!!!
Personally I'd like to see them get rid of the drugs in schools then worry about the pop machines. At least the schools are getting something out of the pop and theres not too much peer pressure to do pop nor too much stupid and risky behavior occurring after pop usage. Perspective, it's a neat thing.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
As the entire staff looks at me weird for just laughing at my computer. Good one!
I'm saying that because it's sick that gluttony has consumed the masses, the world over. NOT because there should be more people starving. Really, you would think someone would think that?