US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking

Some people still seem to think they can eat any amount of fattening foods,and drinking a diet coke will some how balance it out.

When I read this I dropped my Big Mac, fries and super sized drink.

When I pick up my kids from school I'm amazed at how many fat kids there are nowadays. I think back to when in I was growing up the 80's and there was just a handful of fat kids (usually the ones who got teased). My kids are involved in sports and I limit their junk food. Parents need to stop making excuses and take responsibility for their kids' health.

America is fat because of the standard American diet (SAD) of super processed, super refined foods high in sugar with little to no nutritional value and highly addictive. No wonder people overeat, their body is seeking nutrients. Want an easy way to lose weight, eat whole (not instant) oatmeal for breakfast instead of sugary cereal and some greens, like a salad before or with every meal.

Bring back physical education to our schools!

I think it has alot to do with automobiles. People drive everywhere nowadays. Kids used to walk to the bus stop every day, now they are driven by car. Then they are driven to McDonalds after school, then they sit in front of computers, televisions, or play video games, followed by dinner. It is no wonder. Adults drive to fast food all the time themselves.

Go low carb, the weight falls of and its great for diabetics!

Diet and exercise is the way to weight control and healthy body; eat modest amounts of quality food and exercise daily if that is important to you.

Let me see, on one hand we replaced manual labor jobs with ones which have you seated at a computer, then we started pumping growth hormones into all the meat that gets consumed. Sounds like we got exactly the results our actions should have led to.

How many fats and calories they are accumulating eating pizza full of cheese pepperoni watching TVs playing on ipads computers, not to mention the chips that goes before and after meals and then huge fatty ice cream...
Where all of these calories and fats are going to go inside their bodies......

How about those who never walk to buy their meals sitting in their cars for an hour to order Burger King, or In N Out burger have you seen the cars lined up to buy a stupid unhealthy burger or a sandwich..

America is going down health wise the ignorant consumer dont give a dam about healthy meals they are eating worst than animals yes, most Americans are eating worst than animals...

Good luck........

Lets talk about the fast food stores on the streets....
How about AM PM gas station, Seven Eleven, and the rest of these little stores, they attract ignorant people by advertising on their window, 2 Hot dogs for $1 or 2 burgers for $1,99. How many people will say these meals are more poison than healthy? Not many, only us who are writing these comments know that these are poison meals.
Think about it people what kind of quality Hot Dog you are buying for $1?
What kind of meat you are buying for $1...

Every one who write comments know that healthy food with physical activities is the only key to be fit no one can argue that, but where the argument starts is here...
When people are watching with their kids high rated sport events such as NFL playoffs how many ads of Subway sandwiches, Mc Donald's, Carl's Junior, Pepsi, Coca Cola, 5 energy drinks, Pizza Hut, Dominos pizza, Papa Jones, Heart burn pills, Lapitor, Cialis, and hundreds more....
Do you think these millions of viewers who are watching these ads are saying these meals are un healthy for you? Of course not because the prices advertised to purchase these meals are super cheap, so people going for quantity rather quality.
This is one of the biggest reasons that America will be more and more obese every day.

Another reason to ride your bicycle to work every day!

unfortunately your body wants to be fat its what it is suppose to do everything every hormone in your body wants more that's our purpose to feed and reproduce we are merely victims of our own success to think we are different from any other animal on the planet is wrong once we realize we are not in control we may find a solution these are hard facts to swallow and I wish they where not truths as I like to think I am in control as well

And people should stop saying being fat is OK and beautiful. It's not OK! And no it's not big or plump it's #$%$ fat. Pretty words doesn't solve the problem.

for those ignorant saying that asians are skinny because they live in poor country, take a look at this article, asian americans are not included in the obese category.

If the FDA would quit taking money from the Corn industry, and listen to the Princeton University Research, and other studies, about High Frutose Corn Syrup, and how it is basically sludge for your pancreas, Increases in type II diabetes, and childhood obesity. The corn will do and say anything to protect it billion dollar a years corn sweatner industry.

Fat chance of improvement.

I'm not denying that there's a lot of overweight people, but consider that the government's BMI chart is a little screwed up. For example, at 6'1" and 197 pounds, the BMI chart says that I'm overweight. It says that normal weight for me is 140 - 189 pounds. I'd barely be skin and bones at 140 pounds.

Parents have been slacking off. They feed their children crud, give them video games, tell the kids to stay inside when it's too cold (when it isn't even 60 degrees), etc.