Obesity could hit economies as hard as malnutrition

[jaguarr]

Indeed, many overweight people are under-nourished. They eat the WRONG foods in too high a quantity. They don't eat enough fruits & vegetables. They eat far too many chips, French Fries and other junk food (high in salt and cholesterol, low in vitamins)

Yep. And I bet if you look at the ingredients on all the crap they eat, nearly every single thing that they ingest is loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup.

jag

 

[Crimson_L]

HA HA! Fat people...

 

[Kyalesyin]

Someone in college said that obesety could become the new natural selection. I find myself wondering if they're right.

 

[triplefive]

^ Yeah. I'm not sure about other places, but a good salad here costs more than a fat ass grease-burger. Subway is pretty expensive as well.

I read a really interesting article that makes me believe Subway being healthier than regular fast-food is a bit of a misnomer.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...ageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
^ if anyone can't see it because it makes you register, let me know and i'll post it as a quote.

 

[jaguarr]

I read a really interesting article that makes me believe Subway being healthier than regular fast-food is a bit of a misnomer.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1161294618030&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
^ if anyone can't see it because it makes you register, let me know and i'll post it as a quote.

Well, in comparison to McDonald's they're not AS bad for you, but yeah...Subway puts all kinds of extra sodium and preservatives in their deli meats an an assload of High Fructose Corn Syrup into their bread and sauces. Not exactly stuff that's good for you.

jag

 

[triplefive]

Well, in comparison to McDonald's they're not AS bad for you, but yeah...Subway puts all kinds of extra sodium and preservatives in their deli meats an an assload of High Fructose Corn Syrup into their bread and sauces. Not exactly stuff that's good for you.

jag

One of the things the article discusses is that people who eat Subway think they've eaten much healthier than they actually have, which leads to the possibility of eating poorly later because they don't have the post-McDonald's guilt. (I'm paraphrasing big time because I haven't read it in a month, but that was the general idea.)

 

[Kyalesyin]

Thats the last time I buy from Subway

 

[Prodigy]

eating subway worked for him cause he was just THAT big... even though subway isn't the healthiest option, the fact that it is just slightly healthier and fewer calories than what he'd typically eat at mcdonalds means it actually makes a difference in his body composition. he managed to take in fewer calories, even though the sandwiches had sodium. if someone needed to lose maybe 20 lbs... they aren't gonna do that on the subway diet... it just doesn't provide the necessary calorie restriction

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061115/ts_nm/obesity_cost_dc

 

[Ben Urich]

I never realized that obesity had an economic impact.

Portion size in this coutry is a big part of the problem too.

Agreed.

 

[Prodigy]

I knew that it would have an economic impact, since getting a full time job I've noticed how often people get sick and stay at home and whatnot. I lead an incredibly healthy lifestyle and haven't been sick in many many years... it makes me feel so much more productive, always having energy when everyone else is sick or dragging ass

 

[SoulManX]

A lot of things factor in with the way people eat....work, stress, life. Food can make it seems better when in fact it could worsen one health....Hell I know I need to lose weight....I need to change my habits.

 

[Cаrter]

If you're as fat as the individual in that picture, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself.

 

[SoulManX]

If you're as fat as the individual in that picture, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself.

Hell no Im not that fat....jeez.

 

[SoulManX]

U.K. Bans Junk Food Ads in Kids Programs

OFCOM, the British television watchdog, announced today (Friday) that junk food advertising will be banned on all children's programming. The ban will apply even to evening programs that have an above-average audience of children younger than 16, including music channels and many awards ceremonies. OFCOM estimated that the ban will cost broadcasters about $75 million per year in advertising revenue. OFCOM said that studies had led it to conclude that "the case for intervention is clear." Some health advocates said that the ban was too limited and should extend to all programs aired before 9:00 p.m. In a statement, Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the British Medical Association, said, "OFCOM clearly believes that TV advertising has an effect on children's eating habits, yet it does not have the courage to recommend a more comprehensive ban."

 

[Cаrter]

Hell no Im not that fat....jeez.

I was just speaking in general

 

[SoulManX]

I was just speaking in general

So noted

 

[enterthemadness]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061115/ts_nm/obesity_cost_dc

Damn!! make it go away....BHK.

 

[SoulManX]

Damn!! make it go away....BHK.

Hope your future wife don't end up like that

 

[sassycat]

Bad food is cheap....good food not so cheap....

Sometimes I wish I could have my own greenhouse so that I can grow my own veggies, but I know that would cost me too much

 

[SoulManX]

It's sad that this cost less and this cost more....



vs

 

[cryptic name]

U.K. Bans Junk Food Ads in Kids Programs

OFCOM, the British television watchdog, announced today (Friday) that junk food advertising will be banned on all children's programming. The ban will apply even to evening programs that have an above-average audience of children younger than 16, including music channels and many awards ceremonies. OFCOM estimated that the ban will cost broadcasters about $75 million per year in advertising revenue. OFCOM said that studies had led it to conclude that "the case for intervention is clear." Some health advocates said that the ban was too limited and should extend to all programs aired before 9:00 p.m. In a statement, Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the British Medical Association, said, "OFCOM clearly believes that TV advertising has an effect on children's eating habits, yet it does not have the courage to recommend a more comprehensive ban."

i'm so glad i don't live in the UK.
i'd rather live in country full of fat people than a country where the government has any kind of say in people's diets or even the advertisemensts of restaurants and food companies. fat people should be held accountable for their own actions, and the parents of fat children should be held accountable for them. everyone is responsible for what they put in their bodies. the government doesn't have a right to be involved in it at any level whatsoever.

 

[Prodigy]

I agree cryptic. if someone can't control themselves and their lives, it isn't up to someone else to do it for them.

 

[Immortalfire]

Foot-long sub deal = ~$10
Value meal @ McD's = ~$5

It's relatively expensive... Quizno's is cheaper than Subway yet I still prefer the work done by those crazy Sandwich Artists anyways

$10? What Subway have you been to