What can be done to stop the obesity epidemic in America?

[IronFeta]

forced exercise bootcamp

That used to be the military but somehow it there's a good chunk of it (here, down south, Europe) that's overweight. Much less than the general populace but there's something wrong here.

[Legz422]

Nothing and it never will as long as we live in a capitalist economy.
Fast food is a multi billion dollar industry and it will stay that way.
It's up to the individual consumer to recognize his/her faults and diet accordingly.

I would suggest we need to add nutrition education and reform in our public school system. If most people actually knew what goes into fast food they would stay away from it.

Is anyone dumb enough to think fast food is not complete garbage tier food? Everyone knows it's not healthy. They eat it because it tastes good.

I think putting a tax on certain foods and charging more for insurance might help. Also giving discounts on health insurance to those in a healthy weight range.

[ChrisLS8]

Nothing.

Look at the way that the Whole Foods CEO was handled for suggesting that people eat better and take care of themselves so they have less health problems.


Absolutely manhandled and put on blast for speaking pure facts. People on average dont want to be healthy

[IronFeta]

Unfortunate note on Canada with publicly funded healthcare....

https://nationalpost.com/health/it-c...ventative-care

Canada spends roughly 11 per cent of its total health expenditure on treating medical conditions that arise as complications of obesity, according to a recent report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Fuark. And I don't think this accounts for all the other ways obesity costs the economy, like less productivity and more sick days.

[niospecv]

Fat Tax and higher insurance premium.

[BipolarBrah]

bootstraps, grab them, then pull.

for everyone else: subsidies and taxes.

[ChrisLS8]

Is anyone dumb enough to think fast food is not complete garbage tier food? Everyone knows it's not healthy. They eat it because it tastes good.

I think putting a tax on certain foods and charging more for insurance might help. Also giving discounts on health insurance to those in a healthy weight range.

Denmark, Sweden, France, mexico, hungary etc all have extra junk food taxes. It's a fantastic idea

[Beast92]

Legalize DNP and force morbid obese to get medicated

[tbonestake]

I think having a president who has valued health into old age will be a good start. Srs.

[Legz422]

Denmark, Sweden, France, mexico, hungary etc all have extra junk food taxes. It's a fantastic idea

I think so too. I mean, I like junk food just as much as anyone, but I don't eat it often so don't care if it's taxed higher.

[2RDEYE]

simple bro. white ppl need to stop being fat

i haven't seen a fit white girl IRL in a long time srs. especially past like age 20

white canadian women are bloatmaxxing lol

i think over here... we need more BIGGER gyms, not ****ing 1000-1500sq feet gyms with 2 benches and 2 squat racks

[Tornach]

Two points haven't been mentioned yet.
Corn syrup and hormones that are pumped into cattle.

Cut those out of all food and food products and I guarantee you that obesity levels would drop.

[2RDEYE]

Two points haven't been mentioned yet.
Corn syrup and hormones that are pumped into cattle.

Cut those out of all food and food products and I guarantee you that obesity levels would drop.

think it's a more cultural or social issue. it's the stress and toxicity of white societies. stress-eating. you have all that good stuff in asia, fast food, junk food, so many types of delicious food, all sorts of sugar drinks, and all sorts of sugary foods, but they don't get fat, they eat a lot but they don't overeat. every time i'm over there i actually get shredded without trying, even though i'm eating everywhere and trying this and that, and I don't exercise/workout on vacation. it's the environment it's so much easier to be in.

i studied my white female coworkers, they get pissed at work, then they eat a **** ton of food during breaks to relieve that stress lol. chinese fast food and muffins and chocolate

[bsmit107]

-Dont cover pre-existing conditions
-Fat tax/increased cost for overweight people's health insurance
-Public humiliation/stop the acceptance
-Cut government subsidies to fast food joints
-Provide incentives for people to be healthier
-Ban HFCS
-Stricter food manufacturing policies/regulations (you cant just make a box of fukking sugar covered fried dough)
-More in-depth screening/questioning when applying for insurance. not just "do you smoke?" "Do you drink"....How about "what does a day of eating look like for you?"

[SoutheastBeast1]

It's getting higher every year. Being obese is far more dangerous than covid will be, yet nothing is done

Nature took its shot with covid but betas stopped going outside to curb the spread.

Natural selection no longer a thing

[sooby]

"obesity" trackers as well

[SoutheastBeast1]

"obesity" trackers as well

I think if we’re going to have mandatory covid vaccination cards to enter locations we should have mandatory body fat testing cards for the same thing

If you’re above 20% bf you’re not allowed to go grocery shopping lol




Obviously you can’t do that but it would be funny.

Maybe you could at least set certain restrictions. No fast food or dining out. Doesn’t necessarily solve the problem cause you can still overeat at hone but at least there are restrictions to encourage change.

[andy0w]

It's getting higher every year. Being obese is far more dangerous than covid will be, yet nothing is done

Covid targets obese people. Flu as well.

[IronFeta]

simple bro. white ppl need to stop being fat

i haven't seen a fit white girl IRL in a long time srs. especially past like age 20

white canadian women are bloatmaxxing lol

i think over here... we need more BIGGER gyms, not ****ing 1000-1500sq feet gyms with 2 benches and 2 squat racks

There sometimes are a few HBB fit white girls with asses sandman would be yearning for at my gym srs.

[mycorona]

Make smoking cool again

[katya422]

Is anyone dumb enough to think fast food is not complete garbage tier food? Everyone knows it's not healthy. They eat it because it tastes good.

I think putting a tax on certain foods and charging more for insurance might help. Also giving discounts on health insurance to those in a healthy weight range.

Denmark, Sweden, France, mexico, hungary etc all have extra junk food taxes. It's a fantastic idea

I'm fine w/discounts for good health habits and taxing some foods. Also w/killing the healthy at any size/fat is beautiful movement.

Back to food: seems like maybe we need some solid guidelines on what qualifies as nutrition vs. entertainment.

Not saying to ban anything (maybe tax it), but apples and Oreos aren't equivalent items and most states don't tax grocery items or tax them at a lower rate than other purchases.

I've seen apples priced anywhere from $1 to $3 a pound vs. a family sized Oreos for $3 or $4. So (depending on size) you might get 2 to 4 fresh apple for .50 to $1.50 each for large apples vs. 16 servings (3 cookies) of Oreos .19 to .25 per serving.

And the packaged foods get put on promotion more often, things like "buy 6 items get $5 off".

Not unlikely at all that as a shopper you are faced with choosing 2 apples for $3 or a family sized Oreos for the same price. And the Oreos will keep longer and are less likely to be half-eaten or tossed in the trash.

[SoutheastBeast1]

simple bro. white ppl need to stop being fat

i haven't seen a fit white girl IRL in a long time srs. especially past like age 20

white canadian women are bloatmaxxing lol

i think over here... we need more BIGGER gyms, not ****ing 1000-1500sq feet gyms with 2 benches and 2 squat racks

I don’t know about cuckanada

But you do know black women have the highest rates of obesity by demographic by far in the US

Hispanic women next most obese.

White women rank third and Asians beneath in terms of females

Obesity is a problem across all of them (except maybe Asians) but white women aren’t necessarily the worst offenders according to the numbers.

Minorities are more likely to be poor, and poor people are more likely to eat garbage food and be obese, plus undereducated with no concept of nutrition.

[sooby]

I think if we’re going to have mandatory covid vaccination cards to enter locations we should have mandatory body fat testing cards for the same thing

If you’re above 20% bf you’re not allowed to go grocery shopping lol




Obviously you can’t do that but it would be funny.

Maybe you could at least set certain restrictions. No fast food or dining out. Doesn’t necessarily solve the problem cause you can still overeat at hone but at least there are restrictions to encourage change.

Funny thing is, I was reading an article in a pretty prominent medical journal that said that obese people are more likely to catch covid. So basically by just being a fat piece of chit, you are contributing to the spread of covid. On top of that, you are more likely to display symptoms, be hospitalized and be put into the ICU. Obese people are literally contributing to killing grandmas.

You can't magically stop being old, and certain conditions can't be helped due to your genetics. But obesity for the most part is a choice that is detrimental to society. Resources that can be used for those who suffer through no fault of their own are being used on worthless sacks of chit who lack the self control and discipline. Their selfishness in indulging in their own healthy habits are affecting other people.

like I said, just toss these fukkers off a cliff and have them tumble to their deaths

[kusok]

I like the obesity!

More pussay for me because most other men are ugly and fat, more dead bodies of immune compromised fat morons = better air, less traffic etc.


I feel that obesity should be encouraged! Let every virus rip thru also, no masks, no lockdowns, we need to strengthen the gene pool. Let nature take out the weak and undeserving of the gift of life.

[sooby]

I don’t know about cuckanada

But you do know black women have the highest rates of obesity by demographic by far in the US

Hispanic women next most obese.

White women rank third and Asians beneath in terms of females

Obesity is a problem across all of them (except maybe Asians) but white women aren’t necessarily the worst offenders according to the numbers.

Minorities are more likely to be poor, and poor people are more likely to eat garbage food and be obese, plus undereducated with no concept of nutrition.

am from Canada, and srs every 2nd black woman I see is very overweight/obese. Asian people tend to be the least obese just based purely on observation, but I think stats corroborate that as well.

[lolhey]

Charge them more for seats, tickets, services etc. SRS.
They charge me more when my luggage is overweight.

[havoc00]

It’s too late not embrace the bloat

[blazenbb]

Stop making it so profitable to make chemical foods. And so expensive to produce real food.

Also, increase income somehow so families aren't forced to feed fast food to their kids just because it's cheap.

Wat? It’s usually cheaper to feed a family real food then it would be to get fast food. Unless you’re buying organic or expensive cuts of meats. How about increase health and fitness education. Give peasants more money and they will blow it on cigs, booze and lottos. Lmao you really think they would spend it on high quality food. They feed fast food because they are fat lazy kunts themselves and don’t care

[ezra76]

Make soda illegal

Put the coke back in the coke

[DustinTheHuss]

There is a problem with the yo-yo dieting with obesity.

They may lose the weight temporarily, but they can't keep it off.

That's why I've noticed that many nutritionists are advocating that unless there are problems with diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, then it's all about body positivity vs. shaming people for gaining the weight they lost.

I really don't know the answer to the problem of yo-yo dieting as I suffer from it myself. Once I reach my goal weight then I start to binge eat healthy food from Whole Foods and get obsessed with food 24/7.