Americans why are you guys SOOO FAT?

[rnch]

...We might be 3rd but at least your government are doing something about it.....

by cutting wages and raising taxes to the point that brits cannot afford to eat enough?

 

[sugarlicious]

because we have so much damn money and nothing else to do with it but stuff our faces!

Did you say too much damn Money
WAKE UP WAKE UP what country do you live in
The dollar has fallen, the economy is CRYING out for help
the Credit Crunch has affected Millions and yet you JUST KEEP FEEDING those super size meals

 

[drsketch]

Why is the UK so weak?

 

[mountain muscle]

LMAO.

Cool to give Americans shit. Question islam and the thread disappears!

 

[pintoca]

LMAO.

Cool to give Americans shit. Question islam and the thread disappears!

we are controversial

 

[rnch]

Why is the UK so weak?

not enough to eat?

 

[NEO1]

The dollar may be weak but it'll still get you a double cheesburger from McD's...Damn I love this country!

 

[javaguru]

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, in 2004 the US Government spent 400 million dollars on obesity research. Americans are bombarded with information from government and news outlets, they just don't want to follow the advice.

http://www.obesityinamerica.org/PDF/govinitiatives.pdf

In 2004, two major U.S. government agencies – the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) – launched programs aimed at combating the
epidemic of obesity in the U.S.

HHS joined with the Ad Council to educate Americans about taking
small, achievable steps to improve their health and reverse the impact
of obesity81. FDA’s campaign to reduce obesity called, “Calories
Count,” includes recommendations to strengthen food labeling, a
consumer education component about maintaining a healthy diet and
weight, and a push to restaurants urging them to provide information
about nutritional value and caloric intake for all food served82.

 

[sugarlicious]

Well FAT AMERICANS wake up, your look is not a good one
Damn I LOVE THE UK

 

[Tatyana]

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity

The UK doesn't have an obesity problem?
#1 US 30.2%
#2 Mexico 24.2%
#3 UK 23%

Bingo.

People in glass houses shouldn't be throwing stones.

I think Scotland is fatter.


There is a huge advert campaign here right now for eating 5 a day,taking exercise, tax on non-essential foods, all sorts of telly programs like the food doctor, diet doctor, you are what you eat, honey, we are killing the kids..........

It is a global issue, the world is fat, there are currently more people in the world right now who are overweight and obese than there are those who are starving.

Playing the blame game or being smug is really not going to benefit anyone.


What sort of actions are being taken in the US right now to help with people being overweight/obese?