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Why don't we just eat less?
Topic Started: Aug 7 2008, 05:10 PM (115 Views)
kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
What that frack is going on?
Why can't we control our weight?

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/...ht-in-40-years/

Study: All American Adults could be overweight in 40 years

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

Put down that burger and fries and consider this: a new study says that every American adult could be overweight in 40 years. We’re actually not so far away now with two-thirds of the population already overweight.

Researchers say that if the trends of the last 30 years hold up… by 2030, 86% of adults will be overweight, with 51% obese. By 2048, they predict all adults could be overweight.

Certain groups – like African-Americans and Mexican-Americans – are expected to suffer the most from weight issues. In fact, all black women and almost all Mexican-American men could be overweight in less than 30 years.

And it’s not just the scales we’d be tipping. The study shows that health care costs related to all this weight will double each decade, reaching $957 billion in about 20 years. Or even more.

Some experts doubt that all of us will be obese or overweight in 40 years, but they agree the problem is getting worse. Others say it just might happen if Americans keep eating more and moving around less. Researchers call for major efforts to improve lifestyles in this country along with social changes, like healthier food choices and making neighborhoods more pedestrian-friendly.
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JBryan
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I am the grey one
I can look at a cracker and gain ten pounds. It just doesn't make sense. Sometimes I will binge and look at the donuts in the break room.
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kenny
Aug 7 2008, 05:10 PM


Study: All American Adults could be overweight in 40 years


That's one of those absolute statements that could NEVER come true.

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ivorythumper
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Aug 7 2008, 06:26 PM
kenny
Aug 7 2008, 05:10 PM


Study: All American Adults could be overweight in 40 years


That's one of those absolute statements that could NEVER come true.

:wink:

That depends on how you define the terms.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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Frank_W
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According to height/weight indices, I'm "overweight." When they do actual bodyfat measurements, I fall well below the "overweight" mark. Honestly, I don't think forty years is going to make much difference. People who have slower metabolism and don't have the time or make the time to exercise, are going to gain weight, especially if they have a genetic predisposition to do so.

Those that eat right, are able to exercise, or make the time to exercise, and aren't genetically predisposed to being overweight, will not be overweight. :shrug:

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