Discussion: Obesity in America - Page 2

MM3

Where I live, there are no professional gyms in low-income areas. But there are tons of fast food restuarants and liquor stores. The "premium", healthier stores are only in rich areas. You're not gonna find a Whole Foods in the hood.

And it's great that people can pride themselves in shopping at Whole Foods and eating "only organic", but others can't afford that. A salad costs more than a burger. Freerange, organic chicken costs more than fried chicken nuggets. Fruit costs more than french fries. Bottled water costs more than soda. I can't blame people for buying what's faster and cheaper.

KB.

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Originally posted by jose168

i try and buy cases every week so i dont have to buy them elsewhere. But yea i try and avoid fast food, i dont drink soda at all. and its hard to find something to eat! especially when going out. One of my favorite cheap places is called maoz, they make falafel sandwiches and you can top them with unlimited veggies

Yum... I think it's unfair for people like us. Like if we want to go out to eat we're going to spend at least $10 getting a decent meal

8thPrince

The most obvious and sensible solution to obesity would be to lace Big Macs with tapeworms.

KB.

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Originally posted by MM3

Where I live, there are no professional gyms in low-income areas. But there are tons of fast food restuarants and liquor stores. The "premium", healthier stores are only in rich areas. You're not gonna find a Whole Foods in the hood.

And it's great that people can pride themselves in shopping at Whole Foods and eating "only organic", but others can't afford that. A salad costs more than a burger. Freerange, organic chicken costs more than fried chicken nuggets. Fruit costs more than french fries. Bottled water costs more than soda. I can't blame people for buying what's faster and cheaper.

Right. I mean I stay in downtown Atlanta and there are places I can go and I have readily access to a Whole Foods and other organic markets, but the second you step foot outside of the surbaban areas you see McDonalds, KFCs, Taco Bells, and Burger Kings who readily advertise their low prices. Plus it's convenient. You can get a meal in less than 5 minutes at a fast food drive through. After a long day at school, work, or having to tend to multiple children, you don't want to cook.

Caesar

I don't really see much people that are obese, I always see people active. I think it just depends on what area you live in. In NYC (mostly downtown Manhattan) usually everyone's working out to look fine in the summer

(like muah). I only eat fast food (Usually Wendy's I feel like it's healthier or I get a salad with fries by a diner near me) like once a week, but that's because my mom doesn't cook on that day. The other days my mom cooks meals that fit on the triangle food chart thing, she rarely ever cooks greasy foods.

Nikolai.

I work as a host at Outback and let me tell you the amount of fatsos that walk in and can't fit in the ****ing booth. It happens like twice or even three times a day, that's so embarrassing

lancelovesgaga

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Originally posted by KB.

When bottled water costs more than a soda it's a problem

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KB.

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Originally posted by Caesar

I don't really see much people that are obese, I always see people active. I think it just depends on what area you live in. In NYC (mostly downtown Manhattan) usually everyone's working out to look fine in the summer

(like muah). I only eat fast food (Usually Wendy's I feel like it's healthier or I get a salad with fries by a diner near me) like once a week, but that's because my mom doesn't cook on that day. The other days my mom cooks meals that fit on the triangle food chart thing, she rarely ever cooks greasy foods.

It definitely has a lot to do with where you live. Like in the south fried foods

are considered a delicacy. In metro places people tend to be more active one of the main reasons being because they depend on public transportation more.