Why is obesity the number one killer of americans?
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Because we all sit on our computers answering questions instead of going out side and doing something
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this is a non-educated answer but if you think about it, it makes sense.\n\nsmoking causes cancer, high blood pressure and emphazima.\n\nbeing overweight causes high blood pressure, stroke, heart attacks, diabetes, high cholesterol and on and on and on.....\nthere are much more complications and other health risks caused by being overweight.  so it's not being overweight in general that causes the death but something that became because of being overweight!\n\ndoes that make sense?
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Americans choose quantity over quality when it comes to food.. everything is super sized. A lot of us do not sit and enjoy a meal, we eat while doing other things, like driving, watching TV, etc., which makes us eat more without thinking. Also, it is not a coincidence, I'm sure, that we have more cars here in  USA than most places, which makes us get less exercise. The worship of thinness here in USA is contradictory to what we as a nation look like. The standard of thinness that is worshiped here is so unnatural and extreme that some people give up s thinking it unattainable and let themselves go even more than if it were a normal  weight standard set.
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Wow. Lots of excuses to be fat, arn't there?\n\nFirst, fad diets don't work. They work against the way the human body is meant to work, which is never healthy in the long run. (for example: everyone who followed that no-carb diet for a full year or more is going to end up with kidney problems within the next decade)\n\nAmericans live in a culture where food is offered as quick comfort. Foods are high in grease, fat, salt, artifical colors and flavors, refined sugars and bleached flour. Diets consist mostly of fats, with a severe lack of fruits and vegetables. Even meats, which have healthy fat that humans need, are often fried in oils or covered in gravies or sauces. \n\nHumans were not meant to survive on empty calories.\n\nAdd to the nutrition problem the fact that Americans don't have steady exercise in their lives. Compared to most countries, Americans spend a lot of time indoors. We go from bed to a car to a chair at a desk to a car to a sofa and back to bed. \n\nIn much of the world, few people would take a car 5 blocks to run an errand. In America, few people would spend 20 minutes walking somewhere they could reach by car in 5 minutes, even if they don't have anything to do afterward.\n\nSpending an hour in a gym 3 times a week doesn't make up for a lack of physical exertion during the rest of the week - and few people even do that.\n\nI heard a joke that a woman was going to have bariatric surgery. It was the only thing she hadn't tried besides diet and exercise.\n\nThe scary part is, most people would rather have surgery than be accountable for their own health and wellness. And they have no one to blame but themselves: not stress or glands or McDonalds.\n\nBut I guess personal accountability isn't an american value anymore, either.
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Yes, it suppresses your appetite, which should make you skinnier. But it also kills you and the people around you.
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well funny you should ask that , i believe so the government allows a lot of things to control the population growth, but i cant prove that , but i do know that the people put things in the food we eat to make us want to eat more if people would just read the package that our food comes in and look into what they are putting into there body's , a lot of the food we eat today has so much chemicals in them they over a period of time it will make people sick , and our food that is on the shelves today in time does kill us, and all of this is controlled by the government, that's why there are so many sick people in this world, so yes i do believe it ,if you will just think about it, # 1 killer in America is heart disease , and what causes heart disease, by eating the wrong foods that are filled with fat that clogs up the arteries , which slows down the blood flow and that will cause a heart attack because the heart has to work harder to pump , there are people that have blood sugar and that's caused by the food intake again , to much sugar in the blood can cause a person to have blood sugar or high blood pressure , again theses are more diseases, that people get in there body's because of the food that we eat that is controlled by the grovernment,
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Unfortunately you have a point. Obesity is causing many problems in our society. It is placing such a strain on our health system as the beds are no longer adequate, we need bigger chairs on planes etc. I think instead of insults we need to educate people and use the same tactics we use on war/cigarettes or anything that is harmful.
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I believe that Texas ranks in as having the highest ratio of obesity. Apparently their school lunches are all managed by soft drink and fast food companies too.
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Well, if you're a Cereal Killer, then would someone who loses allot of weight be a Mass Murderer?
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YES.\n\nObesity is an increasing public healt h risk in America. Being overweight leads to hypertension (high blood pressure) and that increases your risk of heart attack and stroke. It also leads to diabetes which in turn can lead to many bad things.  Having a poor diet will also lead to clogged arteries.\n\nEven loosing 10% of your weight can help reduce your chances of heart disease. Eating well and staying active are the two best ways to avoid heart disease.
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look at the obesity in north America, you cant go wrong if people keep stuffing themselves with junk food!!
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None of them. If they did, America would not have an obesity problem because everyone overweight would be taking it.
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Good and bad...big people need all kinds of fat people stuff...like specially made things that can withstand the weight. So this could be good economically because they would buy more stuff. It is bad for what it does to them, and also the health care costs of caring for obesity are enormous. It is bad for us because of all the things that come with it. It seems pretty rare that an obsese person only has the health issue of being fat. They bring diabetes, hygiene issues, cholesterol, and blood pressure problems to name just a few. So, in the end, the costs will far outweigh (no pun intended) the benefits of obesity. It is a serious detriment that our nation needs to acknowledge and stop the problems before they become a huge epidemic.
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yeah i would say its a high number, probably something like your guess of 65 or 70%. America has such a high population of obese people... its really sad, and very unhealthy.
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People who are responcible for obisity...is our self.  Mcdonalds don't force us to eat their food.   Pizza joints don't force us to eat their food....its our own decision in how we treat our body...like smokers who choose to smoke.  People in america just have a thing to blame other people them themselvs.
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Supersize Me.  It's a lot about McDonald's but it really shows how obesity affects your quality of living.
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I answered a question quite similar to this for someone else just a few days ago ... here is what I wrote ....\n\n\nObesity leads to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, disk disease, heart disease, varicose veins, gall bladder problems, pancreatitis. It contributes to joint problems such as bad hips and knees. People who are obese lose muscle tone because they don't move much. Breathing problems are common, shortness of breath, as well as sleep apnea, which can be very serious, sometimes fatal. Obesity can lead to depression or a persistent sense of sadness and unhappiness. There is also research to suggest obesity increases risk of certain kinds of cancer.\n\nI don't think it actually affects intelligence or height, though disk disease can eventually make you shorter. However, obese people may be viewed by society as being less intelligent because people sometimes react that way to someone who is different.\n\nIf the person lost the weight his body could get back to normal in most ways. Certainly health would be much improved. However losing a lot of weight can lead ot lots of loose or excess skin in different areas of the body. \n\nI hope this helps.  Take care.