Why Are People in the USA so Fat?

How come Are We So Fat?
That is the call into question demanded in the cover report of a recent issue of National Geographic mag.

"Americans relish one of the most opulent life-styles on the globe: Our food is abundant. Our work is machine-controlled. Our leisure time is unforced. And it is killing us," says Geographic senior writer Cathy Newman.

More or less, some of the up-to-date truths and statistics about obesity brought out in the article is scary:

* One out of 3 Americans is fat, double as many as 3 decades ago

* The Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) has proclaimed obesity an "epidemic"

* Fifteen% of kids and teens are overweight, a just about 3 fold jump since 1980

* Additional countries are catching up with the U.S., Particularly recently industrial nations. KFC opened a drive through eating place in Beijing in 2002 with several additional ones en route. UK snack food consumption climbed twenty-five% in the last 5 years. Sales of refined food climbed twenty% in Latin America between 1980 and 2000.

* Being overweight is now affiliated with over 400,000 deaths annually

* Obesity is affiliated with an accumulated hazard of heart disease, type two diabetes, osteoarthritis, stroke, and colon, breast and endometrial cancers

* Next year, Obesity is anticipated to exceed smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.A.

* The Puget Sound Ferries inflated their seat width from eighteen to twenty inches to take into account room for larger bottoms

* An ambulance company in Colorado retrofitted its vehicles with a winch and a plus size compartment to accommodate patients up to one-half a ton in weight

* A coffin maker in Indiana now provides double-sized patterns

* One in 4 Americans gets no physical exercise, one-third of Americans do not get the minimal quantity the government proposes we need just to ward off degenerative disease

* The common youngster will watch ten thousand commercials annually swashing food or beverages, virtually all of them for junk and fast food

National ASSociation for The Advancement of Fat People

National ASSociation for The Advancement of Fat People


There is an organization known as "(NAAFP)".

Here is their Motto:

Fat is nothing to be ashamed of. We are proud noble people,If you wish to join please learn our national anthem: Stand up, all fat men Stand up straight Stand up because no chair can hold your weight If God created us to be so big That's proof God is a big fat pig God's real flabby with as ass so wide His arms look like pillows with cake mix inside God's man boobs are flabby and they hurt when he jogs And the back of God's neck looks like a pack of hot dogs

Are Americans Fat Because of Fast Food?

Americans seem to be getting fatter by the second these days ! It seems as if our fast food resturants are one of the main culprits for overweight people. Just like alcohol being a major problem, EATING is high up there on the list too!

One big reason that alcohol is an issue in the USA and in most countries is that there usually is a liquor store or outlet around every corner in every town, city and state. Just as bad, there seems to be unhealthy fast food joints everywhere and they seem to be growing more everyday. Fast food restaurants lure people into there establishments like a curse and it even gets worse if you have kids.

What do kids do a lot?
Watch T.V.  On T.V. there are millions of commercials about food; mainly, Fast Food ! Have you ever driven by some fast food joints and smell the cooking in the air?  Of course you have! The problem here is that not only the adults have issues but their kids as well. I believe that a lot of this is caused in the mindset of the human being innate mind. We can break this pattern if we choose to. Just like alcohol, if you have an issue with it, keep on driving when you see a store. It may sound easy saying it but I am sure for the ones with the issues, it is not as easy because of the urge.

Food is very similar. You already know what it taste like. It may not give you that "buzz" that alcohol does but the similarities are very close because of the "satisfaction" factor. What disgusts me the most about fast food establishments is that now there are starting to add "healthy" food items to their menus? Why bother? Are they truly trying to get people to eat healthier? I really do not think so. I believe that it is a "ploy" to put a stamp on their food chain to say "we are ok".. and its ok to bring your kids here now because we are now healthier !
Uggg !

Anyway, to end this article, I hope you are not one of the suckers that fall for this. Remember, if you want to eat healthier for you and your kids, keep on driving by the fast food joints. Buy a salad at "Salad Works". Stock up your refrigerator with better food and snacks.
You can do it!  But, only if you WANT to !

Fat Americans Death Sentence - Fast Food Ingredients

We live in a world of fast food and quick eats because many of us do not choose to savor the moment of actually enjoying a nice meal. This is a gigantic reason why Americans and other Countries not too far behind us are fat!

The funny thing about all of this is that I will be honest with you. I used to be one of these people who just ate this fast food crap. I worked in a job where I felt I had no choice but to stop at the most convenient fast food shit hole and buy their crap to quickly satisfy my hunger pains and not pay any attention to what would eventually happen an hour later.

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Big Fat Americans - They Are Everywhere

Fat slob Americans are everywhere.

As of right now, health articles are emphasizing the necessity of diet and exercise to keep your body weight stable and to always avoid obesity no matter what. It should be a normal thought that maintaining a certain body fat weight should be a natural occurrence. NOT.

There are so many fat Americans that I am embarrassed to have to capitalize the " A " in American. pretty crazy huh ? Where do all of these fat slobs come from?

I was raised from a decent mother and father who made sure that what we ate was not going to kill us and contaminate our well being. Yes, I ate crap as well as fat enhancing recipes that produced nothing healthy but ill, fat growing calories that continued to reep up as time went along. What i am truly embarrassed about her in the good old USA is that parents do not Another thing that really pisses me off is that moms and dads allow their kids to eat anything that they want as long as it does not interfere with their life. The true result is that the kids become fat and spoiled. They are spoiled to the point to where they get to eat what they want as long as it shots the parents up.

What can we do to change this? Has this reached a point where we don't know what to do ?

Fat Americans

WASHINGTON, DC–According to a report released Monday by the Surgeon General's office, 67 percent of U.S. citizens have gigantic fat asses, with that number projected to climb significantly in the next decade.

Wellness Watch

Wellness Watch

The report is the latest in a string of dire findings from Surgeon General David Satcher concerning the high percentage of Americans who suffer from fatness of ass.

"The state of the American derriere has reached crisis proportions," Satcher said. "Without immediate steps to rectify this problem, we can only foresee even more hideously huge backsides as we continue to blimp out into the 21st century."



The strongly worded report, in which Americans are alternately described as "porkers," "wide loads," and "friggin' whales," attributes the fat asses primarily to poor eating habits, with diets heavy on sugar, starches, and saturated fats. It also cites Americans' lack of exercise and sedentary lifestyles as factors in the trend toward "huge bucket-butts."

Why Are Americans So Fat And Heavy ?

There are so many people in the USA that are not only overweight but really fat!

Here are 7 possible reasons for this:

1. Government Subsidizing Practices

Our government pays out gigantic subsidies for major production of the following:

A. Corn
B. Soybean Products
C. Wheat
D. Sugars

None of the above are actually healthy for you.

2. Cities Are Structured For Less Activity

What this means is that compared to most other cities in the world, the USA has the biggest supermarkets, bigger selections of foods (both good and bad), more fast food restaurants and less bike paths.

3. Our Young Are Being "Brainwashed".
T. V. is the number 1 culprit when it comes to our kids today. They watch and literally "Space out" when the majority of our commercials are about horrible foods to eat. The companies do not care about the nutrition. All they care about is the amount of sales and total net worth that is accumulated for them.

4. Our Fluoridation in Our Water

Yes, water can make you fat! Here are some consequences of drinking too much water with high contents of fluoride in it:

A. It can suppress your thyroid gland which inevitably can make you fatter.
B. Can cause cancers
C. It can inhibit many bodily functions which can make you more obese and/or cause you to obtain new diseases.


5.The Overall Response to Obesity is Terrible.

Example; Artificial sweeteners. These are known to elevate blood sugars to a dangerous and very unhealthy level. In return, your body craves even more sweets thus making you more fat.

6. "I Am Fat and It's Ok"...

No, it is NOT ok. That is, if you want to live longer.
One big reason Americans are so fat is because their families, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends and any related person is also a fat pig.

"Hey, (One fat guy says) ... my mom is fat and so is my dad so i think this is natural and i should accept this as the way i am supposed to be..."
WRONG IDEA AND WRONG THINKING !

7. To Lose Weight Can Be Too Hard To Do !

Losing weight should never be hard. In a matter of fact, it should be relatively simple as long as you truly WANT to lose the fat and as long as you follow a certain diet that will work for YOU. Try different diets and get advice from people who used to be fat and are not anymore. You will be amazed at what valuable information you can pick up from these individuals.

Why Are Americans So Fat?

Call IT Fattergate. Americans are beginning to and already have becoming fater each and every day. it's no wonder why there are so many over weight that need a special store, one that is only for the big and large. suits). 

And scientists would like to know why, so they can make it stop. After all, this sharp trend toward a well-rounded population has some pretty hefty (and heinous) consequences for public health.

its no wonder that fast food is a large part of this! Even kids are getting fatter each and every moment.

At that place ,  simple-minded explanations for the weight gain, naturally: People take in more calories than they burn. The preferred explanation: They eat bigger helpings of less nutritionary nutrients at easier-to-get-to fast food places, just as they crouch down increasingly dependably in front of their television set and electronic computer screens. 

"Just about all of us say it's a combination of decreased energy expenditures plus dietary consumption not passing up enough," says Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of NC at Chapel Hill.

Why AreAmericans So Fat ?

Why Are Americans So Fat ?



The United States of America is by no doubt one of the fattest countries in the world. And becoming even more fatter day by day. Even later on after all the health and wellness  warnings and words of advice, Dr. Passports and Food and Drug Administration rules, and a monumental weight loss industry, Americans are all the same jamming on the pounds at an horrifying rate.  

This evening, we take a look at the perpetrators. In a article published today from the Trust for America's wellness and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, investigators ascertained that obesity rates for adults ascended in twenty-eight states over the preceding year, and that to a higher degree two-thirds of states have obesity rates above twenty-five pct. So who's to fault? 

We would like to know why you think Americans are so fat. Is it from a redundant of fruit sugar and other fattening elements in our dieting - like the new Friendly's sandwich  - predacious selling and discombobulating labeling, or do we just lack self-discipline? John Donvan is scheduled to have this evenings report.

American children are bombed with advertisings contrived to via media their young minds into becoming nagging little terrors. 

The food industry isn't only getting off with causing parenting more ambitious (due to the elevated nag ingredient), but even more insecure, they're supporting our children to consume foods that will set them up for life-long sickness. In the  Kingdom of Sweden, and several other European nations, advertising to children is ILLEGAL! Swedish law prohibits advertising to children until 12, for instance.

The problem with publicizing to young children is that they're not able to recognize between an advertisement and other sources of data. That is, they do not recognize that they're being sold something. Advertisers are fully knowledgeable of this fact, and take full reward of it. At our, and our children’s disbursement.

Man, never realized how fat americans were!

Fat Americans in Europe

I found this interesting post from someone explaining their brief encounter with fat Americans overseas.

After 17 days, 3600 miles, and 10 countries later, we returned home, and the first thing we noticed was how many fat people there were in North America, compared to Europe. Even in the Bavarian Alps region, an area noted for jolly chubby Germans, the % of fat people was not even close to the average American town/city...

At breakfast, we noticed that our fellow travelers, all European, never took more than they needed... a croissant, an egg, just enough till lunch...the portions at the restaurants were not as big, the meat cuts at the supermarkets were smaller...but still, everyone looked so healthy and slim!!!

In fact, I think they quietly shoot ugly people in Europe...everyone looked so damn good! In fact, the only fat people we saw were...well...American tourists pouring out of a bus, loud enough to be heard in Mosquito Neck, Iowa (a really really small place) (grin)

Are Americans The Fattest People On The Planet?

Fat Americans are now the 2nd group of species of lard asses on the planet.

The number one spot is now Australia. Yes, the land down under. Or down under your belt because you cant see below it!

The revelation that Australia is apparently now the fattest nation in the world, has been a cause for alarm.

According to a new report from the Baker Heart Research Institute in Melbourne, 9 million adult Australians are now obese or overweight, more than the U.S., and the nation is facing a ticking "fat bomb" with the potential to cause 123,000 premature deaths over the next two decades.

Experts warn that unless the crisis is averted, obesity related health costs could exceed $6 billion with an extra 700,000 people needing to be admitted to hospital for heart attacks, strokes and blood clots as a result of excess weight.

The latest figures indicate that 4 million Australians or 26% of the adult population are now obese compared to an estimated 25% of Americans and a further 5 million Australians are considered overweight.

The Reasons Why You Are Fat And How To Easily Overcome Them

By Cindy Burgenstein

Of all the problems facing adults today, obesity stands out as the most deadly. Obesity can be responsible for a host of life threatening diseases. It's a well known fact that fully two thirds of adult Americans are either overweight or clinically obese.

If you look back into history, it wasn't always this way. People weren't always so fat. Back in the old days, most people were thin and healthy. What was different? Let's look at the two main reasons.

One reason is that so many of us today are lucky enough to be able to make a living while sitting on our behinds all day long. Before, that just wasn't possible. In the old days, you had to really work hard to earn money.

Another, likely more significant reason is that the food we eat today is completely different than the stuff people ate a hundred years ago. Food in those days was fresh, and wasn't shipped across the country. People ate stuff that was grown in their own neighborhood.

Today, most of the food you can get is filled with chemicals, preservatives, and all kinds of other junk that would be better of in some high school chemistry lab.

The reason is so that they can transport food from far away places, and keep it on the store shelf for a longer period of time. This benefits the stores and the producers, making it easier for them to sell their products, but what about us?

They keep making more and more money, while we keep getting fatter and fatter. Do you think they really care all that much about our health? Most people don't think so.

But it doesn't have to be this way. You can choose to find and eat healthy food. You can choose to do something physical a few times a week. It might not be easy, but your life may literally depend on it.

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The World’s Unhealthiest Burger?

By Amy S Clark

(CBS) It could be the world's unhealthiest snack. The ultimate in fast-food indulgence is cooked up, not by a restaurant chain, but by a minor-league baseball club, reports CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers.

Despite having a charming ballpark just outside St. Louis, the Gateway Grizzlies will likely never be renowned for their brand of baseball — one step below Single-A ball.

But they're already famous at the concession stand. Or should that be infamous?

It's sweet like a doughnut, and then you've got the hamburger. You’ve read that right. It's a burger with cheese and bacon, sandwiched between a Krispy Kreme doughnut — a heart attack waiting to happen. A burger so perfect, they say, tampering is discouraged.

“You're ruining it! You're not supposed to put ketchup on it!” Bowers says to a diner.

“Well, I don't know. It's my first time,” he replies.

For a mere $4.50 it's breakfast, dinner, and a little dessert all in one. That it packs up to 1,000 calories — the donut alone has 10 grams of sugar — doesn't seem to faze diabetic diner Floyd Schuetz.

“Oh, I’ll have another one of these,” he says.

Nor does it faze three fans — two in their 80s — who passed up the peanuts and crackerjacks for this.

Asked if she was worried about the health ramifications, Betty Osborne says “No, not tonight. Tonight I'm living it up.”

After trying a bite — Bowers says she would normally never eat a burger like this, but she would make the sacrifice in the interest of journalistic integrity — she says it is better than she expected.

“I don’t know that I would do this again, but it’s pretty good,” says Bowers.

The Grizzlies say "cheesy" gimmicks like this are crucial to the team's bottom line.

“With minor league baseball we have to work extremely hard to get fans to come out here,” says the Grizzlies’ Jeff O’Neill.

Which begs the question — what's next?

“We were in the concession stand the other day trying to come up with 'Baseball's Best Pizza.' "

Let’s just hope it's not going to be be on a Krispy Kreme crust.

Obesity Articles 2009

Obesity is a dangerous disease to have if not kept in check. It not only shortens your lifespan but also seeks to weaken the quality of life as well. A person is consider obese when the total fat percentage is 20% and above. There are countless obesity articles in America and all over the world that have stated the increase in the number of people who are becoming obese.

The number of children that is becoming obese is on the rise. Obese people are more prone to heart problems due to arteriolosclerosis, and now even obese children are not spared from it as well. There are other problems that include Hypertension, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, heart attacks and Coronary heart diseases.

Obesity might be a problem we dread but the truth is that the way we conduct our lives actually help to increase the chances of us becoming obese. Fast food for one is one of the main causes in modern times, with its high fat and high calorie content. Although most of us know how unhealthy they are, we still consume it due to the fast pace society, which leaves us less time for proper meals, which take a longer time to prepare.

Another factor owning to the fast paced society is the lack of exercise. Modern technology has provided us with a lot of conveniences in our life, which creates a sedentary lifestyle. For example, people nowadays walk less, a process that helps to greatly burn fats naturally. Not only that, most people have desk bound jobs these days, which also helps to contribute to the chances of obesity.

People now only react to the obesity problem when it arises instead of trying to prevent it. To solve the issue, we need to have a healthy diet with a more regular exercise regime. If you really want to lose weight, it all comes down to discipline and hard work. Crash diets might not work because they might help you to lose weight quickly, but the chances of regaining the weight is also equally as fast. Furthermore, health issues might surface as well in the long term.

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Americans Are Super Size Gluttons

Americans Are Super Size Gluttons

It's actually not McDonald's that's making you fat -- it's how much you eat every time you go. (Although they've definitely increased their portion sizes over the years.) Gluttony doesn't lead to a svelte figure, but neither does moderation lead to obesity. If you Super Size your Big Mac menu, add an apple pie, a McFlurry and then dip your fries in mayo every time you eat, most of you are going to gain weight.

When's the last time you saw an adult just order a cheesburger and medium fries? It's enough food for me, and I'm not a Skinny Minnie. Consuming a normal sized meal at McDonalds is not going to make most people fat. Every time I go to McDonalds or KFC in Europe, they're quite busy serving fit and healthy looking people a normal portion of food; super size just isn't something you hear very often over here. But it's not just McDonalds -- Americans seem to binge anywhere. FYI: Just because Souper Salads has an all you can eat salad buffet, doesn't mean ten helpings is healthy for you, especially when your salad is covered with fatty dressing!