Ol Jock 99 said:
ABATTBQ11 said:
AGinHI said:
I just watched Apollo 11 this weekend and what stood out to me among the throngs of people watching history being made was that there wasn't one single overweight/obese person-well maybe one.
Consuming too many calories and sedentary living has created the obesity epidemic and people are trying to excuse personal responsibility by spinning their behavior into positive self-affirmations.
You know that's a movie, right? Ever think they just didn't cast fat extras?
You serious Clark? Go watch videos of Woodstock, and then go to any big college campus today. The difference is remarkable. And not in a good way.
I saw a photo from the Galveston seawall from the late 70's/Early 80's. Two women were roller skating (one was carrying a baby on her hip) and they would both be shockingly skinny today. Just a random snapshot that captured two people that would be 5th percentile BMI's on a Galveston beach in the 2020's.
You actually have to care about your health/weight to not be fat in the US today. Not that it's hard, but if you are not conscious about it, you'll just grab an extra 300-500 calories a day and not think about it while sitting on your ass for another net 100 you didn't burn. That's 20-50 lbs, easy, and that's where we are.
I'm not sure how many are 75+ lbs overweight in their 40's or younger, but it's significant, and being that heavy for that long screws up your health in so many ways. The hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, nursing homes and dialysis companies are doing quite well with this arrangement as they can help you die slower over the course of several decades if you screw up your physiology early enough.
That is what I mentioned in this thread before it was bumped, We're going to have a health care train wreck in this country very soon. Our high Covid mortality is Exhibit A with diabetics getting disproportionately impacted.
