Until America starts treating the cause of obesity and food as something that can be addictive to some people, no surgery or magic pill will end the obesity epidemic.
"Addictive to some people"... yes! Personally, I'm a sugar addict. Sucrose is my drug (but not fructose). I once asked my doctor if it was possible that sugar could be addictive to some people. He replied that the only more addictive substance he knew of was heroin.
I do fine if I stay away from sucrose, as fast food isn't really tempting to me. One bite of sugar and I'm toast. Once, near the holidays (a tough time to avoid sugar especially in the office), my doctor, (a smart, wonderful, compassionate man), wrote me a "prescription" I could pull out and use whenever I felt I was being pressured to "just try" some holiday treats or other dessert. It said "No foods with added sugar for one year." (I don't ingest sugar substitutes so that's not an issue for me. He wrote "added sugar" so I could still eat fruit.) That note came in handy many times and was also a reminder to me.
Re: that "prescription"... people would sometimes ask me why. I'd shrug and say "I guess I'm pre-diabetic or something." But you're right... weight loss drugs help one issue and destroy others (heart, liver, kidneys). Not a good solution.
I find it amusing that you mention watching another car waiting at a drive through while you walked inside to pick up a takeaway instead and drive off faster than them.
I wonder if you realise the irony that you are also pretty bad, driving your car somewhere to pick up a takeaway is also lazy and also provides poor food quality.
The massive issue you have not recognised is not just the lifestyles but the 'food' people are consuming.
Ultra processed food.
This is the source of a lot of problems, far beyond just being more sedentary, being active while consuming 80%+ UPF will still lead to high cholesterol, high BMIs and obesity due to the utter rubbish people are consuming and its unnatural effects on the body.
Thanks for the note. I'm 6'2" and weigh 210lbs at age 53. I workout 340 out of 365 days a year and get in over 10,000 steps of walking daily. Just yesterday I road a bike for sixteen miles at a 21mph pace. I eat 5-7 fruits and vegetables a day along with protein and complex carbs. Given these facts, I'll indulge in "fast food" roughly once per month or so. Thus, not a shred of irony in my post. Cheers.
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"Addictive to some people"... yes! Personally, I'm a sugar addict. Sucrose is my drug (but not fructose). I once asked my doctor if it was possible that sugar could be addictive to some people. He replied that the only more addictive substance he knew of was heroin.
I do fine if I stay away from sucrose, as fast food isn't really tempting to me. One bite of sugar and I'm toast. Once, near the holidays (a tough time to avoid sugar especially in the office), my doctor, (a smart, wonderful, compassionate man), wrote me a "prescription" I could pull out and use whenever I felt I was being pressured to "just try" some holiday treats or other dessert. It said "No foods with added sugar for one year." (I don't ingest sugar substitutes so that's not an issue for me. He wrote "added sugar" so I could still eat fruit.) That note came in handy many times and was also a reminder to me.
Re: that "prescription"... people would sometimes ask me why. I'd shrug and say "I guess I'm pre-diabetic or something." But you're right... weight loss drugs help one issue and destroy others (heart, liver, kidneys). Not a good solution.
I made this connection to Wall-E several years ago. Let's also not forget all the "influencers" who are making Americans more stupid by the minute.
I find it amusing that you mention watching another car waiting at a drive through while you walked inside to pick up a takeaway instead and drive off faster than them.
I wonder if you realise the irony that you are also pretty bad, driving your car somewhere to pick up a takeaway is also lazy and also provides poor food quality.
The massive issue you have not recognised is not just the lifestyles but the 'food' people are consuming.
Ultra processed food.
This is the source of a lot of problems, far beyond just being more sedentary, being active while consuming 80%+ UPF will still lead to high cholesterol, high BMIs and obesity due to the utter rubbish people are consuming and its unnatural effects on the body.
Thanks for the note. I'm 6'2" and weigh 210lbs at age 53. I workout 340 out of 365 days a year and get in over 10,000 steps of walking daily. Just yesterday I road a bike for sixteen miles at a 21mph pace. I eat 5-7 fruits and vegetables a day along with protein and complex carbs. Given these facts, I'll indulge in "fast food" roughly once per month or so. Thus, not a shred of irony in my post. Cheers.
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