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U.S & obesity (pg. 18)
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| Silky Johnson |
| Yes of course, my point still stands. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
I hate fat people for the most part too, but you're missing my point. Besides, aren't or weren't you dating a big fat whale? Fatty lover. |
I actually missed the point intentionally because I wanted to do teh funney.
On a serious note:
It is true that eating healthy really isn't more expensive than eating anything else. However, I do think that lack of time is not a very good excuse either - for the last two years I've worked 12 hour shifts and still managed to eat relatively healthy. Of course I had to cut corners every now and then, but eating junk every now and then isn't that much of a deal as long as your entire life does not consist of it.
And yes, I do like 'em a bit plump, but not obese. |
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| Chimney |
| I used to be a huge fan of everything McDonalds and KFC. Then I once saw how the fries were made - live. In the oil. I think that you don't really comprehend how unhealthy it is until you see it first hand. Needless to say, I haven't eaten fast-food since. My only vice right now are sweets. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I do think that lack of time is not a very good excuse either - for the last two years I've worked 12 hour shifts and still managed to eat relatively healthy. Of course I had to cut corners every now and then, but eating junk every now and then isn't that much of a deal as long as your entire life does not consist of it.
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It isn't an excuse, it's the way people live. You probably don't think so - but you are a privileged person, of course you don't understand. Riding the poverty line of life is not easy. I guarantee you if the people we're talking about (well, that I'm talking about) had the same kind of access to things that people like us do, they wouldn't "make excuses" for themselves. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
It isn't an excuse, it's the way people live. You probably don't think so - but you are a privileged person, of course you don't understand. Riding the poverty line of life is not easy. I guarantee you if the people we're talking about (well, that I'm talking about) had the same kind of access to things that people like us do, they wouldn't "make excuses" for themselves. |
Okay, so replace "excuse" with "lack of knowledge" then. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| I already did. I can copy and paste all my posts in this thread if you want. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
I already did. I can copy and paste all my posts in this thread if you want. |
Gah. I'm not trying to argue. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| And I'm not trying to repeat myself. :p |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| But I am drunk. |
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| DJ RANN |
Sorry Dizzy, but your post is simply not true.
"healthy food" is NOT more expensive. This has been proved countless times and I've even experienced it myself when I was down to my last $25 as a student living in Toronto and somehow had to make it last a month for two of us.
It's a cultural thing and it's a lack of education, which fast food companies are happy to take advantage of. They just make it easy to buy cheap food and then fill it with things, as vector A pointed out earlier that push all the addictive buttons in your brain.
Jamie Oliver's School Dinners was one of the best examples of exactly this situation; Schools in the LAUSD were serving utter crap to kids and Jamie came in and found cheaper options that were far more nutritious. Guess what? uphill fight from both the school and parents alike, to the point they banned him form the LAUSD and tried to revoke his visa (it didn't work as they were contractully bound to let him film) and then over time the state got involved from the bad press and finally some of the changes were made.
The sad thing was the dinner ladies/cooks serving just didn't want to believe that the terrible food they were serving (processed chicken nuggets, fries, chocolate milk etc) was bad for you. They actually looked at the healthy options he was suggesting as some kind of conspiracy against freedom lol.
It's total bull that you can't eat cheaply and healthily. If anything, junk food costs you more in the long run as you eat more if it and it provides less nutritional value. a Big mac meal is $5.99 in most places. You can buy a big box of grain pasta, some veggies and sauce for under $5 and it will feed two people to breaking point.
It's laziness and education, not cost. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
I can sympathise with long working hours impacting on diet and health. A few months back our current programme at work was incredibly busy and I was doing a lot of overtime, sometimes working 12 hour days. There isn't a proper kitchen for our office, just some microwaves, so I was very limited in what I could eat at work. I was trying to prepare stuff in advance and bring it in to heat up, but that in itself limits your options and makes it more tempting to just reach for the phone and order some junk, especially when you're stressed out. Also, that extra time spent at work meant I didn't have the time or energy to do any exercise when I got home.
That was only a small taste of how intensive and stressful some people's working lives are. In those circumstances it takes real effort and diligence to stay in good shape. |
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