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Originally posted by #GetAlong
I think the problem starts with the sedentary lifestyle many American lead. I come from a typical Jamaican family with strict values. I hardly eat out, practically everything I eat is homemade, everyone in my household can cook. I've never been fat or overweight, even if I eat like crazy. I know thee are contributing factors in why a lot of people cannot live this lifestyle, but there s also know reason in not going to the park, getting off your asses and do something once in a while that makes you sweat or run out of breath.
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I know exactly what you mean. My dad is Japanese and my mum is British and they both grew up eating at home, exercising regularly, and cooking. They instilled those values in my brother and I growing up, too. Sure, we ate out sometimes, and yes, we did slack on exercise all the time, but that doesn't mean that we didn't stay healthy. I'm an adult now and I usually make my own food, I exercise frequently, and I try my hardest to stay healthy. I wish more families were like that, but in all honesty, if they aren't, I don't see why it's the whole country's problem.
What I'm trying to say is that the U.S. has bigger problems to deal with than obesity.