Why are there so many fat people in the United States?

geniusonwheels

Government agencies and private medicine have warned Americans for years of the adverse health effects associated with overweight and obesity. Despite the warnings, the problem is getting worse. In 2004, the CDC reported that 66.3% of adults in the United States were overweight or obese. The cause in most cases is a sedentary lifestyle; approximately 40% of adults in the United States do not participate in any leisure-time physical activity and less than 1/3 of adults engage in the recommended amount of physical activity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity Oct 12 07, 5:46 AM

zbeckabee

"One simply needs to examine the American diet and lifestyle. Living a life on the go, eating fast-food and microwave dinners, the health of the American people has been sacrificed. Instead of eating a diet of pure, wholesome foods coming directly from the land, Americans eat a diet of packaged, processed, and refined foods." That coupled with a lack of exercise and we have a situation ripe with "overweight" or "obese" people. Please notice that one does not refer to them as "fat." http://www.downtoearth.org/articles/obesity_america.htm Oct 12 07, 8:39 AM