http://livefitblog.com/2009/05/11/america-obese/ A Fitness Blog For Fitting Fitness Into Busy Life Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:35:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://livefitblog.com/2009/05/11/america-obese/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 AndrewE Mon, 18 May 2009 08:30:10 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2009/05/11/why-america-is-obese/#comment-1060 Heh...I said it but I too have trouble sticking to it. Heh…I said it but I too have trouble sticking to it.

]]> http://livefitblog.com/2009/05/11/america-obese/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Jonathan Aluzas Mon, 11 May 2009 15:26:27 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2009/05/11/why-america-is-obese/#comment-1047 Well said. Opportunists continue to market diets and products meant to deal with the obesity issue, citing "research" that indicates that everything but human behavior is responsible for the increase in American waistlines (you can prove a flat-Earth theory if you have a strong enough profit motive). But, in reality, I think it's simple to see that portion sizes and calorie consumption have grown over the last generation while technology has reduced the need or desire for human movement. A clear recipe for weight gain. Well said. Opportunists continue to market diets and products meant to deal with the obesity issue, citing “research” that indicates that everything but human behavior is responsible for the increase in American waistlines (you can prove a flat-Earth theory if you have a strong enough profit motive). But, in reality, I think it’s simple to see that portion sizes and calorie consumption have grown over the last generation while technology has reduced the need or desire for human movement. A clear recipe for weight gain.

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