We’re All Guinea Pigs in a Failed Decades-Long Diet Experiment - Tonic

 

I will bang this drum until the day I die. The food industry and our government agencies have created and/or allowed a public health epidemic to consume our youth. Those two have been complicit in allowing childhood obesity to sky rocket. It isn't about not exercising. It isn't about lack of will power. It is all about manipulating the public. It is about purposely lying to the public by allowing sugar and Coke and McDonalds to fund studies regarding food safety and dietary guidelines. It is about allowing lobbyists to puppeteer members of congress so that studies and recommendations that would save the public health never see the light of day. It is about advertising practices that are no different than what Big Tobacco used to do. We are watching our children reach levels of poor health never before seen. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THEIR FUTURE MEDICAL NEEDS??? It is time to educate ourselves and stop listening to those being paid by the other side.

It's all about, and always has been, personal responsibility.

 

I'm certainly not going to blame others if my kids end up being unhealthy because of poor eating habits. That's solely on my wife and I as parents.

It's all about, and always has been, personal responsibility.

 

I'm certainly not going to blame others if my kids end up being unhealthy because of poor eating habits. That's solely on my wife and I as parents.

 

Right, but if parents are going off of wrong information purposely supplied to them, then that is a major problem. Read the article.

 

This is worse than any terror attack on the US ever could be. We're talking upwards of 30 million people.

Right, but if parents are going off of wrong information purposely supplied to them, then that is a major problem. Read the article.

 

This is worse than any terror attack on the US ever could be. We're talking upwards of 30 million people.

 

You can clamor on about how awful this is all you want. Still comes back to personal responsibility. If kids are unhealthy, there is no one to blame for it but the parents.

It's all about, and always has been, personal responsibility.

 

I'm certainly not going to blame others if my kids end up being unhealthy because of poor eating habits. That's solely on my wife and I as parents.

 

Agreed. But it is way, way easier to make unhealthy choices, mainly because there are so few healthy choices readily, and affordably available. All natural, non processed foods are labeled as premium and come with a premium price, which limits access to large parts of this country.

You can clamor on about how awful this is all you want. Still comes back to personal responsibility. If kids are unhealthy, there is no one to blame for it but the parents.

 

It's that cut and dry?

Right, but if parents are going off of wrong information purposely supplied to them, then that is a major problem. Read the article.

 

This is worse than any terror attack on the US ever could be. We're talking upwards of 30 million people.

What exactly is the wrong information?

 

It's no secret sugar and processed food is bad for you. Eating a plant based natural diet is and always would be the best way to go. It's a matter of laziness and making your own bad decisions. (Guilty here)

I'm not saying I disagree with you, but we should be take the brunt of the responsibility for letting it happen.

Agreed. But it is way, way easier to make unhealthy choices, mainly because there are so few healthy choices readily, and affordably available. All natural, non processed foods are labeled as premium and come with a premium price, which limits access to large parts of this country.

 

You can absolutely eat healthy without breaking the bank though. You don't need the organic or premium selections to eat healthy.

What exactly is the wrong information?

 

It's no secret sugar and processed food is bad for you. Eating a plant based natural diet is and always would be the best way to go. It's a matter of laziness and making your own bad decisions.

 

Nope. Gotta have someone else to blame.

It's that cut and dry?

 

Pretty much.

Agreed. But it is way, way easier to make unhealthy choices, mainly because there are so few healthy choices readily, and affordably available. All natural, non processed foods are labeled as premium and come with a premium price, which limits access to large parts of this country.

 

The thing is, education is lacking everywhere. It really isn't that much more when you take into account the fact that you eat less of it. When you keep things in their natural state, your body needs time to break it down. I dropped grains, upped fats, and my calories were still at 2400. It was a challenge to eat that much due to satiety. when I ate that w/ oatmeal and cereal in the mix, I would still be hungry.

Should they be allowed to advertise something as "healthy" that isn't? Heck no.

 

Do I still think most of the blame for obesity falls on the individual in the overwhelming majority of circumstances? Yeah. If you fat, eat chicken and vegetables. Go for a walk. Ride a bike. Use the stairs. Take up smoking to curb your appetite(just kidding. But seriously it kinda worked for me...)

You can absolutely eat healthy without breaking the bank though. You don't need the organic or premium selections to eat healthy.

 

Again, not saying it isn't possible, especially if you are more fortunate. But, as I said, healthy choices for many are very limited, especially in the inner cities. And even for those with access, just take a look inside your local Kroger. You have whole aisles loaded with cheap, processed foods. Healthy choices aren't always easy to find, and in some cases, things are labeled as healthy really aren't so healthy. And I'd bet the farm (pun intended) that a cart full of healthy stuff is going to be more expensive than non healthy stuff.

Again, not saying it isn't possible. But, as I said, healthy choices for many are very limited, especially in the inner cities. And even for those with access, just take a look inside your local Kroger. You have whole aisles loaded with cheap, processed foods. Healthy choices aren't always easy to find, and in some cases, things are labeled as healthy really aren't so healthy. And I'd bet the farm (pun intended) that a cart full of healthy stuff is going to be more expensive than non healthy stuff.

 

Not significantly it isn't.

 

It's why we decided to make our own baby food for our little man. It's way cheaper and it's completely free of preservatives and additives. All it takes is a little bit more time.

Pretty much.

 

The world isn't black and white like that. People believe that they have done the right thing. Watch cholesterol, watch fat intakes, exercise. All this time, that was a lie. They listened to the AHA and other health agencies. I'm not just talking about obese people here. I'm talking about people that at 10-20 lbs overweight who keep trying to do the right thing.