I just stumbled across this video this morning and i actually found it to be extremely clever, and delivers the message PERFECTLY.

The ad was made by an organisation called Strong4Life.
Strong4Life is a wellness movement designed to ignite societal change and reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity and its associated diseases in Georgia, Atlanta.

it's their choice?
self control is something we should all have, **** fat ppl (not literally of course, ew)

At work so can't watch but obesity is a societal problem as much as it is a personal problem. In a perfect world everyone would have the self-control and intelligence to make healthy choices and to know when to exercise and what's appropriate, but that's not the case and the world we live in is one where western cultures are vastly becoming more and more overweight.

The entire food industry is designed to encourage over-eating and the maximum level of consumption as possible. Plain Jane from down the road who works in her office job all day and drives past a hundred billboards promoting delicious, enticing, fresh and healthy "looking" foods probably thinks pulling in for a "100% angus beef" hamburger with "freshly made buns" and a "salad" is a healthy choice, without a clue of the food's real contents behind the marketing.

ever heard of charles darwin? survival of the fittest, henny (literally)

Not sure how this would be controversial it's a serious problem in America. And a lot of it has to do with the fact that the food industry causes. Literally they direct unhealthy habits to children that they want parents to follow and honestly it's so sad how things are turning into. Statistically speaking 1 of 3 U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 and it's because of this. The food industry is probably the #1 reason to blame. Those gmo foods they put on shelves that has chemicals into them to make it even more addicting is horrible. Also the sugar consumption nowadays is HORRENDOUS which is leading to the biggest epidemic the US is going to face real soon.

Brilliant ad, it all starts at home.

Wait, but this ad is technically blaming the parents for starting to give their kids sweets...... That's so stupid and doesn't make sense? The only time it's acceptable to blame parents is when they don't even bother making an effort in trying to teach you about why some foods are bad for you at an early age.

I have three nieces and three nephews, and yeah, we give them chocolate and french fries and sweets from time to time, but they themselves have self control and tell us when enough is enough. Just the other day my six year old niece told me that I'm giving her and her brother too much chocolate and that I need to calm down - I gave them 1/3 of a Galaxy bar. My other niece who's five made a convincing argument that they should be allowed to eat at McDonalds once in a month because even though it's junk food, once in a month should be okay because it's not that much. That's because when we tell them that something is not healthy, we give them a reason why. Reasoning makes a huge difference, believe it or not.

But excluding that, if you're obese or fat, the only person you can blame is yourself. Everyone has self control. Even a bunch of little kids. Some are just too weak. Inject Me. has a point by mentioning survival of the fittest.

Not from the US, but I eat fast food at least 6 times a month, but I balance it out with exercise and eating healthy some of the other days and I'm perfectly fine. I don't have abs or anything - because I don't go to the gym or work out like that or lift weights etc -, but I'm neither fat or obese either. It all comes down to self control.

Yeah, all overweight people are disgusting, greasy, sweaty beasts and will die of heart attacks. What a great message to send.

This ad targets the parents and not the individual... Are fat people incapable of breaking old habits or something? Always trying to put the blame on someone else.

There's a difference between being overweight and obese. Stop making this a social justice issue when obesity is a disease that kills and people should be educated before they adapt bad lifestyle habits. It's not aesthetic, it's not about fat shaming, it's about saving lives

I think people need to understand that depression and anxiety is the cause of obesity. I used to be fat (200+ lbs) and there were some days I literally would FIEND for food. I would spend hundreds of dollars a day on food. I would eat until I was sick so I wouldn't feel afraid or sad. I literally had no control. Even when people told me to stop I would just keep eating.

Obesity is not a joke. It is a serious condition.


However, I do acknowledge that some obese people accept themselves and are not ruled by vanity and ego. I am happy for them.

He was sweating in this video because he was having a heart attack are you ****ing that bigoted towards obese people?

this.

like if people don't see a problem with this . Not to mention they're basically saying obesity is a choice and that's is NOT always the case

This too

The guilt I'm feeling as I read this and eat a Jack in the Box combo lmao

Another big part of the problem is the fact that you can get a whole dinner for a couple bucks at a fast food place, but a healthy one is far more costly. Ideally I'd be eating grilled tilapia right now but my bank account doesn't allow me to do that often. Obesity is such a complicated and multifaceted problem. I am lucky enough to have a good metabolism and the sense to go a little bit harder at the gym after eating bad, but as a whole, it's nowhere near an easy fix problem.

Burn all the video games.

Chubby kids may not outlive their parents.

That's ****ing scary

Hm, interesting

Why is everyone on ATRL holier than thou when it comes to health. The skinny guys always think they are better just because they can show their ribs? Obesity is obviously not healthy, but neither is negativity and general lack of empathy for people who struggle with their weight. It's absurd that you all just think you can give lifestyle advice to a quarter of the population. Have some compassion