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Originally posted by sigmagrrl
In your opinion, why is obesity an issue in the USA?
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I think a lot of it has to do with portion control. I've been in the US and seen some potato chips bags the size of Animal Feed Bags, which I think is out of control!
Also, the way that a lot of North American cities are set up, you cannot walk here there and everywhere, you have to drive. Whereas, in Europe, you can often walk to places, or you can walk to their terrific public transit (believe me, climbing the stairs in those subway stations is good exercise)
FWIW: I have seen people who exercise who were "not slim". I watched the Ironman Triathlon in Penticton, BC and saw plenty of 'not-slim people' finishing. It's important that people exercise, as we don't get enough in our day to day routines, unless you do heavy manual labour or something. Exercise is GOOD FOR YOU!
I have already vowed, that when I have children, I will never buy them a Nintendo or an X-Box. For their birthday, I might 'rent one" and they can play it all weekend, but that's it! At the end of the weekend, it goes back to BLOCKBUSTER.