Comments on: Americans May Be Getting Poorer, But At Least We Are Getting Fatter And Sicker

By: Denise K

Denise K — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:58:30 +0000

I don’t think it’s lack of funds for healthy food that is causing obesity. It’s easy to eat healthy on a budget. My family and I do it every day.
I think it’s the so-called ” ‘health’ ‘food’ ” that’s causing obesity. How often have you been in the checkout line and seen fat people stocking up on “diet” foods? Are they working? Clearly not!
Americans have forgotten how to eat healthy, thanks to government propaganda saying that fat, salt, and cholesterol are bad for you.
Eat whatever you want and don’t feel guilty about it. Don’t overeat. Obey your hunger. It’s as simple as that.
http://feedingjimmy.com/the-livet/

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:35:30 +0000

What part of my post did you not understand? Svelte means thin.

Learn to read please.

What does being a prostitute have to do with this issue, is this what you say to every woman who disagrees with you? Do you visit prostitutes since you are so familiar with the rent by the hour hotels?

You missed the point completely.

or are you an internet change agent type who needs to deflect an issue really quick lest someone starts thinking….

about why Americans are being fattened up like crazy, and the European gov’ts care enough to outlaw GMOs and another tactics being done here like the over-freeding of antibiotics to cattle?

or are you really that stupid?

By: Baz

Baz — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:33:14 +0000

Paul, my thoughts exactly. as if half of these ‘do-gooders’ practice what they preach anyway. deep down they know its true. the west needs to toughen up and start getting their shit together. do you think non western asian countries have similar concerns?? no, because they have a work ethic, discipline, a much simpler diet, an excitement for what the future holds and a healthy culture, while we in the soft west are completely fractured in everything that we once held to be good and true. less namby pambying about peoples feelings getting hurt and start doing, FFS!!

By: DownWithLibs

DownWithLibs — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:21:53 +0000

Please tell me that you drove your SUV with the broken muffler and that pro-2nd amendment bumper sticker on it?

By: DownWithLibs

DownWithLibs — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:18:43 +0000

Well said!

By: DownWithLibs

DownWithLibs — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:17:03 +0000

Thanks for the tasty listing!

By: linda

linda — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:09:44 +0000

*******! Looks like poor ‘randome’ got stuck with a 28-day prescription on a 31-day month…
Go lie down awhile…

By: linda

linda — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:19:36 +0000

American’s income has been in decline for nearly 30 years, long before Obama took office, so blaming him is just silly.
The thing about measuring a “median” of anything is that the figures can be way off if the figures at each end are extremely high or low, as they are today. If you take 1 person making 20 million/year, and three making 20 thousand/year add them together, the halfway point would be at about 10 million, obviously not a true reflection of income distribution.
I realize that formula was extremely simplistic, and more goes into the calculation, but I offer it as an example of how carefully we should approach statistics.
Perhaps a better example would be to use the old “flat tax” argument. A lot of people think this would be THE answer. And it DOES seem fair on the surface…everyone pays 20%, rich, poor and in between, no exceptions.
But what they fail to consider is that a percentage of something is unknowable unless you take into account the size of the entity you are taking 20% OF…
Take 20% of 20 million, and all that happens is a zero or two gets knocked off a bank balance. Life does not change at all.
Take 20% of a 22,000 income, and you have just thrown a working family onto welfare.
Obviously these two are NOT shouldering the same tax burden, even though the actual numbers seem as fair as they can be.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:39:13 +0000

Eating healthy and exercising are very challenging, but possible. The reason we have such high medical costs can be attributed to the sicknesses and diseases of the obese. My wife and I regularly take her elderly (mostly healthy) mother to our local Kaiser Perm facility for checkups. While they are inside, I observe the folks (young and old) going in and out the front door. Most of them are extremely obese, very few thin people. Fast food may be convenient, but it’s deadly. Remember the guy from “30 Days”? He alomost died from eating fast food for only one month. Not only did he gain weight, the food was damaging his kidneys and liver, and most certainly his heart. To the person who said that God could zap away Hell. Not possible. God created Hell for Satan and his followers. People go there because they they refuse God’s merciful offer to spend eternity in Paradise with Him. He gave His son Jesus to die for YOUR sins. And, you are a sinner, if you’re willing to admit it. If you are willing, why not take His free gift of SALVATION through Jesus’ death on the cross? One day, YOUR life will end. You have the power to choose your eternal destiny. Choose life, eternal life for yourself. Choose Jesus, choose heaven, choose to live. There’s is only one other place for you to go. And it’s not “party time” with Satan.

By: Tall Tom

Tall Tom — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:37:07 +0000

I haven’t seen a commercial in two years because…I DO NOT WATCH TV.

I ‘hit canned my service. I suggest that you do the same. I am a lot happier and spend less money at the same time.