WEEK TWENTY-SIX :: Why Do Americans Have Such A Hard Time Keeping The Fat Off?

[mclarengts]

battlefeild

[jamesrustin]

Because They are mostly on junk Food....

[justi123]

ropejumping !

[kizz100]

High sugar foods. Plain and simp

[LivinRuthless]

lots of xenoestrogens not only in our plastics but in all sorts of food. Soy lecithin is an emulsifier that preserves food. It's pumped into a lot of meat in order to keep it lasting longer like meat at mcdonalds, burger king, etc.

That estrogen ****s with not only a man's body but a woman's too because it's not natural.

Check your body wash and deoderant products. If you find a chemical called Sodium Laureath Sulfate, that's a xenoestrogen. There are alternatives but they do cost a bit more

[Dielikeadog]

thats simple they just dont want to do it

this

[RobertPett]

I think because of all the options out there, you go to a supermarket and almost everything is precooked food just waiting to be microwaved so you don't have to cook a few minutes to enjoy a really healthy meal. Also the access to bad foods is way to easy

[JinKazama23]

I won't type an article but I will share my brief thoughts.

As mentioned before it all comes down to being lazy. That is unfortunately a mental and not a physical problem. People in America are naive and easily convinced that shortcuts and fad diets can solve their problems. They can't seem to focus on a longer term and are obsessed with consumerism. They want quick reward without much effort. Take it all together, and you have an image of a person who drives around a supermarket's parking lot for 15 minutes in order to find a space closer to the store in effort to conserve their own precious energy, just to later that night go to the gym and do 20 minutes of cardio that helps them feel good about themselves. This is a problem of priorities in life and lack of common sense.

It is also a result of poor habits and lack of proper mindset that is inherited from parents. If daddy or mommy take you to McDonald's from the age of 4, feed you with frozen pizza due to lack of time, it becomes really hard to break those habits when you become an adult. Want to change it? Start with your own children, educate them about nutrition, feed them with quality food and expose them to as many food choices as possible. One thing that you shouldn't do though: DO NOT pollute your children's brains with broscience food knowledge. Kids take their parents' words quite literally and very often become nutritional idiots due to the mommy food stories that are often read in ladies magazines.

[Looton]

lots of xenoestrogens not only in our plastics but in all sorts of food. Soy lecithin is an emulsifier that preserves food. It's pumped into a lot of meat in order to keep it lasting longer like meat at mcdonalds, burger king, etc.

That estrogen ****s with not only a man's body but a woman's too because it's not natural.

Check your body wash and deoderant products. If you find a chemical called Sodium Laureath Sulfate, that's a xenoestrogen. There are alternatives but they do cost a bit more

Thank you! Reps!
My wife is from SE Asia and she plumped up and got skin problems after she got here. I travel a lot and see the difference in body fat in the world. I always am saying, "There must be *something* Monsanto is doing to our food supply or something!"
Americans work out more and refrain don't eat white rice daily. Maybe xenoestrogen is something I need to research.

[rswl86]

We're all just lazy and take the easiest option when we're hungry: processed and fast foods. Then we eat these foods while we sit at a desk, watch TV, or play video games and we teach our kids to do the same. We are turning into a mindless culture where we just want to be entertained 24/7 and take the easy way out of everything.

Not talking about everyone obviously. Just 80% of Americans.

[frankstomp]

There food size meals and because of lots of fast food restaurants everywhere you go. The media and advertising agencies promote so much advertising about fast food and through this we have seen so many teen gaining weight at a dramatic stages and that the government just sit and watch. The best way is for parents to come up with better solution and feed their kids with health foods and allow them to play outside rather than sitting down watching TV all day.....

[Gregthegiant]

because as soon as they reach the goal they go back to their old bad habits

[YoshiK1]

This topic is of course way old haha but it's probably a vast variety of different things such as how portions are massive, they sell deliciously looking dohnuts, pancakes, syrups, yadda-yadda, as well as they might not want to exercise because of the constant sugar rush required when they hit the mid-afternoon slump. I think you'll find plenty of gym buffs and people that want to keep fit however I think it's magnified by the media so they focus on the one area that makes headlines rather than comparing it to people who do enjoy keeping fit. I think it's the same around the world however the types of foods that are normally associated with the US are large, fatty types.

[vgaldo123]

Lazy, lack of motivation, fast food, eating over caloric intake, and highly processed junk.

[Rmemo182]

I think advertisements play a big role. How many ads or commercials do you see for healthy food? The big fast food chains force this stuff down our throats and let's not even talk about these soda companies.


Luckily they banned cig commercials. I think they should do the same with alcohol/bad fast food.

[mmbosu]

Its not only americans yvou find it hard to kep of the pounds, but the difference between america and everywhere else seems to be

food quality, natural food is expensive and nearly all food has corn syrup in it or else soy

And americans have a high dependency on cars.

[jpwhitey]

simple.. americans lack conviction and consistancy... many will start a new diet.. or new excersice program and go for a few days or even less.. and give up cause its to much work.. also fast food.... hello? a monster burger from hardies has 1400 calories and 107 grams of fat?!? but when you eat fast food... weining off of it can be hard.. until you've licked it.. every meal is a temptation ... oh i'll just have it one more time... or just today for lunch... which turns into ... well i screwed up for lunch.. might as well finish the day with it for dinner.. untill your off fast food.. every time you have it.. its a setup to have the craving again right behind it.. no matter how long you've not had it..

[bucktownmassive]

Degradation of society is the reason. Overworked and underpaid people leave the mass without no time for proper nutrition, compounded with the fact that fast food is cheap, easy, always available (24hrs) and no access to proper healthcare and nutritional instruction and you have a recipe for obesity heaven.

[coolio5]

Sugar nation!!!

i think that people are too worried about losing weight and overdieting rather than simply becoming fit through exercise.

[MuscledHorse]

Sugar nation!!!

Sugar Nation is an excellent book, a full unapologetic indictment of our health system's failure to deal with obesity and diabetes and the sugarificaiton of our whole food supply. As I have pointed out to my pharmacology students when we get to the diabetes section, they should note the subtle political move by the American Diabetes Association in that they list a series of risk factors for diabetes, but not a single one relates to food/nutrition choices. Not surprising since O'Connell points out in Sugar Nation that the ADA receives donations from some of the largest corporate purveyors of junk food (including soda, cereal and candy companies).

Couple that problem with the fact Americans are completely uneducated in medicine and nutrition, and it makes even the most resolute person certain to fail because they have no ability to discern good information from bad, or even the ability to separate marketing from the ingredient list. I still enjoy the reactions I get every time I show someone sugar is actually added to nearly every peanut butter out there (save for Smucker’s Natural, which only has peanuts and less than 2% salt).

[freeybd]

i remember this thread

[cmcleaney]

this country's based on instant gratification, no ones willing to put in the work.

[PappaBear76]

Im not gonna type out a full article, but I think a HUGE reason is that everywhere you go, there is fast food resturaunts on every corner. That is all I see, they are fast and convenient. If there was some healthy fast food shops, it would help. Also people are just ****in lazy, no dedication to go on a diet, go to the gym and workout etc.. some are just to busy but if theres a will, theres a way. peace brohampsters

I agree. Most people aren't preparing their healthy lunches at home a week out. It would be so awesome to see health food stands pop up to compete with the big Mc chains. Also, I would love to see some prices of all the good stuff go down at the super market. ~lol~ There was a day when a frozen pizza or a Mc Combo cost more than a pack of chicken breast or a fish filet. Now because of marketing and profit margins, if its good for you its a fad that needs to be marked up?

[JonWilliam]

Simple answer. America is convenient. Convenient equals lazy. Lazy means less physical activity. Convenience also effects food. Which pulls us farther away from natural and whole, and closer to preservatives and unhealthy. Its sad, really.

[devildoc0220]

Im not gonna type out a full article, but I think a HUGE reason is that everywhere you go, there is fast food resturaunts on every corner. That is all I see, they are fast and convenient. If there was some healthy fast food shops, it would help. Also people are just ****in lazy, no dedication to go on a diet, go to the gym and workout etc.. some are just to busy but if theres a will, theres a way. peace brohampsters

Dude I totally agree with your comment. That is all I see on my way to work and even during work. Not only that there are to many things in this world that are making us lazy. The many computers and gadgets that do everything for us. That's why America is so F-ing lazy. Come on America you want to lose the weight and keep it off? Then lose the fast foods cook the good foods and get rid of the machines making us lazy!

[Philly67]

In America today people are overweight bc there are fast fatty food places too easily accessible. People don't have patience to eat somewhere where they have wait for meal to be cooked and honestly most people don't like to pack lunches. Soda and sugary drinks are everywhere u turn and the amount of soda the consumer gets from these fast food joints is crazy. Adults by now should know whats good to eat and the children learn the hard way. It's called bad parenting. Between the horrible diets and lack of overall exercise it's not hard to see the obesity rise and keep rising as years come. Gotta go the drive thru moved.

[NOROIDSJUSTRAGE]

from what i hear in most american states theres a mcdonalds on each block

[NOROIDSJUSTRAGE]

Sugar nation!!!

and the fact that they are uneducated is a huge aspect too

[NOROIDSJUSTRAGE]

Its not only americans yvou find it hard to kep of the pounds, but the difference between america and everywhere else seems to be

food quality, natural food is expensive and nearly all food has corn syrup in it or else soy

And americans have a high dependency on cars.

i totally agree with this

[stephendo]

In America today people are overweight bc there are fast fatty food places too easily accessible. People don't have patience to eat somewhere where they have wait for meal to be cooked and honestly most people don't like to pack lunches. Soda and sugary drinks are everywhere u turn and the amount of soda the consumer gets from these fast food joints is crazy. Adults by now should know whats good to eat and the children learn the hard way. It's called bad parenting. Between the horrible diets and lack of overall exercise it's not hard to see the obesity rise and keep rising as years come. Gotta go the drive thru moved.

Agreed!!