Americans seem to be obsessed with their health these days. why do u think so? how did this obsession start?
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I think being concerned about health is good, but we seem to be obsessed with our weight.  Skinny does not always equal healthy.  This is the lesson we should learn.  It's possible to be a little on the overweight side, but also be healthy.  As long as we have a healthy diet and are exercising regularly, we shouldn't worry about anything else.
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America keeps getting fatter every year. It's all about our surroundings and how easy it is to access everyting with little effort. Genetics of course play a big role. Everyone keeps getting bigger so women see it and I guess think since everyone else is it's ok. When a woman says she's happy with being fat, 99% of the time she is lying straight through her teeth. Some people think they are healthy when they are fat, but that's because they don't get out and try and do "normal" things. Go try and jog a mile slowly, if you get winded within two steps your not healthy.
885942
I totally agree with you. We really need to change our health and how we take care of ourselves as Americans.
669318
I agree but so many people don't have health ins these days and can't afford to consult a Dr. Also, some people are afraid of doctors. It is dangerous and foolhardy to expect to get life altering health information here.
466565
I think everybody's body is different. Some people who drink, smoke and never exercise live to be 100. Other people who are very health conscious drop dead at 45 from a pulmonary embolism. It certainly can't hurt to eat healthy though. Most people's body's can't handle the abuse of trans fats and tobacco for very long before they start having health problems. People like your grandfather are few and far between.\n\nIn answer to your question about whether or not I hate the self-righeous bastards who preach about eating healthy, yes I do. I can barely get the food in my mouth before my fiance is telling me how bad it is for me. I do try to live a healthy lifestyle, but every once in a while you want to eat a ton of fried food or ice cream or whatever it is you're craving. It's not gonna kill you. It's not something you can do every day, but people are just way too uptight about it.
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I am for neither, I am 45 yrs of age, it seems to me that this Country is in some serious Crap. We/USA are always more concerned with other Countries and their well being. The USA is not taking care of their own people first, as they should be. We have many, many people in our own country that is homeless, going hungry, etc. Yes there are a few programs out there that are trying to help, but come on, all that food and medical that other Countries are getting, why not give it to our country first where it is so desperately needed. Medical in the USA is crazy, I have to work 2 jobs at 32 hours a week for each, yes i am correct here on the hours, i get very little sleep and am getting burned out. just so i can have medical, one medical plan does not cover what i would like it to, so i have to have another medical plan to try and make up for the first one. Now how crazy is that? You asked me whom I am standing up for? believe in? well no one has earned my belief yet. I hope the future changes that.
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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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Some people just don't care about good hygiene - they don't bathe frequently or wash their clothes regularly and some people do the same things because they're poor.  It is sometimes a cultural thing too - Americans are often overly obsessed with cleanliness and other cultures are less concerned.  I shower usually once per day unless I get really dirty or sweaty.
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Actually we people are made to be healthy. A lot of the drugs are foisted off on us. We do not need the pills. Instead eat right and do some reasonable exercise, something physical every day, like walking. That will take care of it.
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Well, I agree that there's a lot of hysteria surrounding smoking.  But a lot of it comes from smoking being out of fashion.  And let's not forget--most smokers WON'T die of lung cancer.  They'll die of other diseases only linked to smoking but not actually caused by them.\n\nBut I'm not sure I agree with you about the fast food.  I've seen several groups try to sue fast food chains and, don't forget, the FDA just recently mandated new food labeling laws.\n\nBut, yes, I also agree that in the hysteria, nutrition is often overlooked.  And just look at how obesity is linked to so many diseases, many types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, the list just goes on and on.\n\nI'm not sure I answered your questions but thanks for asking them.  They'll give a lot of people something very important to think about.  Best Wishes.
879357
When u are overweight or obese....not only is it physically unhealthy but mentally too...cause of they way people treat them...sometimes the more they think about it and are reminded of this the more depressed they get and try to make it all go away...so they are more than likely to try to starve themselves or end it all...scary but it's true...
247493
Yup. People can say, "you're born with it" all they want. Plenty of people are born with DISORDERS. It's not like it is something to be ashamed of, anyway. I am not afraid to admit that I have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although I have some choice in my behavior, that doesn't make it a lifestyle choice.
89542
Yes it is possible to be so obsessed with dying that you would forget how to live.  It is also true that when we learn of our own mortality that we learn how to live.  We all go through a period when we are invincable and will live forever.  Then as we go through life we learn to accept our own mortality and I believe that then we learn the truest form of what it means to live.
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I think Americans spread diseases quite well. Stop trying to blame someone for your stds.
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Because they live in a god forsaken hell hole which consumes too many resources!\n\nThey live in their self-centred little world - I ask you how many things in the non-american home have the words 'Made in USA' on it? Very few I reckon!\n\nEverything in America is second rate - the people are a bunch of old inbred Europeans who are genetically designed to be FAT!\n\nGod Bless America - for what!? Embarrassing the world!\n\nWhat ever crap you hear about British Food being awful is a myth! Food in the UK is fantastic - thats why many of us are healthy - the unhealthy ones feast on AMERICAN shite!
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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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We all are self conscious to some degree.  The key is not to obsess about things.  I think dieting is ok if done properly and for the right reasons.  A persons health and well being is important and a good diet is important to that.