Do you feel the overall health of American citizens is in poor shape? If so, when did this problem first start? Who is to blame for the problem? What can we do to start improving everyone's health? If not, what are Americans doing to keep themselves in such good physical condition?
Luke Brown (12:00)
19 comments:
i belive that most of america is unhealty, i mean how else are you going to explain Mcdonalds selling salads and health food. But opposed to the rest of the world america is the most unheathly. blame fast food and walmart.
Isaac Mitchell
Americans are the fattest people in the world. I think that this problem started when fast food came out. People started eating unhealthy and sitting on their couch watching tv. People just dont do things that they used to.
cody Sullivan
Luke,
I think that you bring up a very good point. America is fat and it is very easy to see. Just look around at all the overweight kids. More than likely I would have to say that most of the problems would have to come from fast food and the video games. Kids now days for the most part would like to stay inside all day and play video games. When you drive around rich parts of town you see barley any kids outside, but when you drive to parts of the town that are less fortunate kids are all over the place. I think that parents need to have their kids get outside and play some sports and quiet being so lazy.
Love+Charlie Ramshaw
Fast food does have a lot to do with overweight Americans but it is also the Americans fault. Peolpe know when they should and shouldn't eat unhealthy foods. They can tell when they are putting on a few pounds. There is plenty this overweight country can do to loose weight but instead they continue to gain weight by eating fast food when they know they should slow it down. Everyone wants to blame the fast food places but its not completely their fault, the fault is also in the person purchasing the food.
Oshawa Wardlow
i do think that overall american citizens are in poor shape i don't really know when is started but i personal think we should blame are life styles look at how much fating food we eat and ya now we say fat free but still all that food has tons of suger and other junk that we don't need and yes lots of people are trying to get health look how many people are on things like wieght wacthers but we still have tons of over weigh people. And taking out suger fulled drinks in schools is not doing to help beceu these people are eating all has junk at home.
Laynie Shields
Most Americans are unhealthy because they choose to be. People see fast food restaurants and just get a feeling that they have to stop and get something to eat. They never excercise or eat properly.
Stephen Simmons
America as a nation is unhealty. People are to busy to stop and have a healty meal once in a while. they are on the run to much and the first thing that comes to there mind is "well lets stop at Mcdonalds." The only thing that you are getting there is grease, noting else. I think the reason for America being fat is because we have extra money to spend on food that other countries do not. And when people realize that they are gaining a couple extra pounds they do nothing about it and keep gaining extra pounds.
Phillip Poppe
i do believe that Americans have a problem with being overweigh. but not everythink that has came out of it is a bad thing. but thier are mostly bad things. The good thing is that the life expectancy of Americans has reached an all time high. But the one of the bad is that, during the last five years, the number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes increased by i think over 25 percent. we need to start eating better things more vegies and fruit!
Amanda Borders
America is absolutly in poor shape. I agree with the many other people who said that fastfood was the gateway to a fat america. I also believe that america will keep getting fatter because more and more americans are letting themselves go and when they do that it eaches their kids to be the same way. Parents need to pay more attention to what kind of eating habits that their kids are developing and encourage them to become more active in sports and activites other than video games and TV
I believe most Americans are unhealthy. I also believe that all the health problems in the United States is caused because many Americans are overweight. There are many people now who are diabetics or have heart problems and they are not getting better because they are overweight. I believe it started when fast food joints came out and also many people started drinking lots of pop (soda). Many people are living busy lives and they don't have time to eat healthy or excerise but I know that is no excuse. I just think that is the excuse everyone is using because they are overweight. It's very sad that many americans are unhealthy but many people need to do their effort to try to stay healthy.
Elizabeth Martinez
I think that America is in poor shape. Fast food becomes a normal part of peoples lives and it is the reason the US is so fat. Average fast food meals contain enough calories and fat to account for a full days percentage of someones calorie and fat intake.
When people eat this garbage and dont excercise, they gain lots of weight. It is rediculous when parents raise their children with unhealthy eating habits because it causes a cyle. The parents kids are fat and they raise their kids to be fat and the cycle continues.
randy ransom
Everyone know that Americans are the fatest. Our country has wealth which allows us to have resteraunts and fast food at every corner. When food is so convienent, its easy to get lazy and not make something and just go out instead. When people go out to eat, they dont really think about the calorie intake or how much fat there eating, we just like it to be tasty. Healthy alternatives need to be subsituted.
Zach Lutz
Americans have been getting fat since the revoulution. Since we broke away from Britain, who are also fat, we started making money and becoming and important country in the world. We are too wealthy that we can afford to go to Mikki D's every night or somewhere else thats out to eat or fast food. A lot of Americans are lazy and sit on their asses. It's unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical fitness that is creating unhealthy Americans. Technology has another affect as well. Most Americans have T.V.'s, video games, and sit around their houses all day, kids get unhealthy habits and then pass it on to their kids. We just need to have a great depression again so everybody will lose some weight and realize that all these material things arent important and are bad for our health.
Zach Lutz
i believe america is the most unhealthy country. in this country everything is unhealthy. even a salad is unhealthy. they put som many other ingredients in it to make it taste better but some of those ingedients are unhealthy. America is affecting the rest of the world health. they are creating Mcdonalds in every country and it is noe healthy. Mcdonalds is one of the unhealy food you can consumean it is spreading all over t he world. cristobal
I feel that we as a country are mostly unhealthy. Obestiy is a big issue. I think a major cause to it is that people are just plain lazy. People need to get up and fend for themselves more instead of complaining when things dont go their way.
Josh Kaufman
I think this can go both ways, there are some people who are unhealthy and those who are obsessed with their health. I think some people are too busy with their lives to be able to develop a healthy schedule allowing them to be helathy. I know I have little time to exercise like I want, and often skip meals. I encourage my children to be healthy. I make a healthy well-balanced dinner at least six nights out of seven. I do not want my children to be encouraged to follow my unhealthy eating habits. There are many unhealthy quick meals, and I am guilty of taking my kids to McDonalds or ordering pizza in for the evening. I do not allow my children to overindulge in candy. I am trying hard to find balance in being a single parent, working, taking care of the kids, housework, and attending Parkland. I understand why some people are unhealthy. I do not think I am unhealthy, because I am not overweight. I just need to tone up and exercise to feel better. Some people gain weight, slipping into depression causing them to gain more weight.
Cheri A
I do think that the overall health of american citizens is in poor shape. There alot of people that are overweight to the point where they can't even stand up. First of all how do you let yourself do that. People in general should watch themselves, try not to eat stuff that you know is bad for you.
I dont think there is anybody we can blame exept the person that doesnt watch himself.
Nolberto
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