RE: Obesity and health care in the US
January 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Appears to be a combination of factors.
-We have an incredibly productive set of food policies.
-We have the wealth to buy the produce of others.
-The products we manufacture with the inputs from our ag sector (and our purchasing power) are more focused on profit than nutrition or health.
-We have a "food culture".
-We appear to be trending, genetically, towards a population with more and more people possessing more and more of the genes associated with obesity in these past few generations.
-Our overall attitude -towards- obesity was first one of ambivalence (if not encouragement - see above) and then one of avoidance. We excused ourselves from the discussion and said "Meh, those fatties should deal with it themselves if they don't like it - it's all on their own fortitude".)
Hell, sounds like the perfect storm, huh?
-We have an incredibly productive set of food policies.
-We have the wealth to buy the produce of others.
-The products we manufacture with the inputs from our ag sector (and our purchasing power) are more focused on profit than nutrition or health.
-We have a "food culture".
-We appear to be trending, genetically, towards a population with more and more people possessing more and more of the genes associated with obesity in these past few generations.
-Our overall attitude -towards- obesity was first one of ambivalence (if not encouragement - see above) and then one of avoidance. We excused ourselves from the discussion and said "Meh, those fatties should deal with it themselves if they don't like it - it's all on their own fortitude".)
Hell, sounds like the perfect storm, huh?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
