This "might" hold a clue.
http://www.cheese-burger.net/stories/doughnut_luther_burger.html
I like a burger as much as the next person,but I would NEVER eat something like that :dazzled:
http://www.snopes.com/food/origins/luther.asp
I just knew I had to post this:
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Get them before FDA cuts them off!!
Note: KFC insists that their 'Double Down' sandwich only contains 610 calories, but you would have to be a fool to rely on that after seeing what this sandwich is made of. :bg
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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1264166/KFCs-Double-Down-chicken-sandwich-bread-unveiled.html
We have so many of these people,...they have to purchase earthmovers just to drive around town to shop for more stuff.
Every morning when I'm standing in line at Starbucks, there is inevitably an obese, dimwitted woman at the front of the line, who seems to take forever just to order some coffee.
I always get this nearly irresistible urge to yell out: "CHECK OUT THE ASS ON THAT WOMAN !!!"
...While this would clearly be politically incorrect (and, would probably get me killed),...it would be so much fun,... :eek
this brings to mind Tyrone, the getaway driver in the movie "Snatch"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiW5YHYlLso
"I thought you said he was a getaway driver!"
"What the F can he get away from?"
:lol
Why they are overweight? Because calories intake is greater than calorie expenditure.
The philosophical answer? That is a long discussion. It may be a culture thing. Bad food is a big part of social lifestyle in america, when you socialize chances increases that you will find yourself participating in that unhealthy lifestyle.
The technical answer related to types of food? Some types of american food is actually very unhealthy. Once you get sick, you get really sick and its too late to cure it with aftermath wise-words from doctors. Once the damage is done, the damage can be overwhelming.
The problem of the concept of a healthy lifestyle is that it is usually only learned after you suffer stroke or any other diseases related to your lifestyle. If you eat specific types of american junk food in total ignorance, for many years, the damage can be greater and you learn things too late.
You can be somewhat more ignorant without too much negative impact if you live in a culture where crap food is less popular. Education can also be part of the problem, people of low education can't really afford to buy all the essential ingredients needed to give you optimal nutrition.
Another problem might be stress. Living in american cities can be a great cause of stress and we know that stress is a factor with overweight problems.
I know of a funny example, a lady I knew that used to live down the road was pleasantly plump but attractive enough (big bones and buxom) but she them married a guy in Los Angeles and moved to the States. Some years later she was back visiting here family here with a youngster in tow and she was a genuine yard wide and the kid was grossly overweight as well. Too much American fast food seems to have been the answer.
Are there any hideously obese assembly programmers out there ???
I'd bet not,...even though it's a very sedentary occupation.
Americans are pathologically obese because they drive everywhere.
And, everywhere they drive there are restaurants,...those,...all-you-can-eat restaurants,...
The solution is simple. Throw everybody in jail. Jail food is terrible,...
...And, think of all the money we'd save on extended medical care,...
Actually I think it has to do with the serving sizes... the FDA should really re write the rules for them... I think the companies "donate" some money to get them the way they are so their products sound better for you... For example 1 can of soda IS NOT 1 serving really, do you open a can of soda and drink half the can? A danish I like to eat here and there is in one piece of plastic 3.5oz it is the size of my hand... a serving is 1/2, then wrap the 1 serving in its own wrapper... Really I never seen anyone eat half and put the rest away for later... potato chips, a serving is like 5 chips... get real... And the packaging has gotten bigger over the years... donuts are bigger, muffins are bigger, bagels just about everything... A small can of say Campbells soup guess what, more than one serving, stupid.
Around about my parts of the country its quite common to see big fat women with their big fat kids. The really hilarious thing about it though is their skinny runt husbands walking along side them. :bg
It's actually pitiful seeing fat families going into fast food chains.... How much of a burden is it to eat healthy at home?
it is an interesting factor that most of the western countries are suffereing an obesity epidemic and it appearsw to boil down to crappy diets and junk fast food. I remember at chool that only about 1 or 2 kids in the whole school were fat and they tended to come from families that were fat people. Now days many of the kids are fat slobs who sit on their arse playing video games instead of sport and work.
Another factor is income, usually the poorer the people in western countries, the lousier their diet is and they tend to lean to crappy fast food that is full of trans faty acids and other nasties. Elevated incomes usually mean better education with corresponding better diets that exclude the crappy dangerous stuff.
The most dangerous fat is invisible, it is attached to internal organs and you cant see it. That is why some skinny people die of heart attacks while apparently fat people live until they are 85-90 years old. You can't measure health by looking at how much fat is apparent on the outside.
The composition of muscle and fat is also of importance. If you are low in muscles and have little fat, you will appear to look fat, while if you are high in muscles and high in fat you will appear lean.
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It's actually pitiful seeing fat families going into fast food chains.... How much of a burden is it to eat healthy at home?
America is fast paced. When it comes to a fast pace, you can't find a sit-down home meal. There is always the frozen lasagne in the freezer, or the Top Ramen in the pantry. Not only is it bad for the health, but this fast-pace kills the family values of sitting down to a home cooked meal. You got John the husband sitting in the den eating his TV dinner, and the children eating there freezer-bought chicken nuggets in their rooms while watching the television.
I'm not saying that this is in every American household, but it has been brought to attention by many psychiatrists and children paediatricians. I am neither a paediatrician or a doctor, and what I am saying is only an opinion.
Here is good information on this subject: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110503124702AA4ZHMb.
Quote from: hutch--Another factor is income, usually the poorer the people in western countries, the lousier their diet is and they tend to lean to crappy fast food that is full of trans faty acids and other nasties. Elevated incomes usually mean better education with corresponding better diets that exclude the crappy dangerous stuff.
I think that is it in a nutshell. Our society is so oriented towards fast foods. And most people have forgotten the benefits of and how to keep a backyard garden.
Just walk into McDonald's or similar fast food chains, observe what kind of people is standing in line there. It is mostly students, couples, some tourists and people who have a short break from work. It is okay to enjoy a burger from time to time and that you don't become fanatical. What is important is that you make the right choices in places where it is relevant.
Things that you can improve that will have great effect. What is more relevant than food is smoking. That is the biggest change you can do and it is more relevant than food. Quit smoking and you probably improved your health by some big percentage.
Then you can improve your diet habits to further improve your health. It is important you take the most relevant steps in right order, smoking is the most damaging of all. If you have the choice between quit smoking and quit eating fat chips, then you obviously want to focus on the smoking part first.
When youi diet is perfect and there is nothing more to improve there, you may continue to phase C of the plan, now you don't seek to "GET RID" of damaging types of food, now you want to 'IMPLEM;ENT" natural substances that will actually improve your health. For this I recommend
1. Blueberries (clean) or blueberry extract pills, this type of food/supplement will boost your health for sure
2: If you can get some lactoferrine, it is one of the strongest immune stimulator substances, extracted from milk
3: Eat a wide variety of nuts on a daily basis, except coconut
4: Get enough water
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:bg
DO like the redhead but check the cost of the difference between McDonalds and the food on the left, about a 100 to 1 cost ratio. Money and obesity are linked, poorer and badly educated people more often eat crap fast food. In some poor areas in the western world there is the prediction that children will not outlive their parents because of the crap they eat.
Well I don't know what food costs over in Europe but here I can buy a lean thin cut steak, potato and vegetable plus a small glass of wine or a beer for about 5-6 US bucks, cook it all myself and avoid the fat that fast food offers. It really isn't the cost Steve, its laziness that makes mom and kids fat here in the states. Oink, oink! :bg
WTF Bill? When I first viewed this post on my cell phone, it only showed the redhead.... Decided to take a look a t the full picture... C'mon man, don't do that.. :dazzled:
Quote from: hutch-- on August 20, 2011, 06:24:16 PM
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DO like the redhead but check the cost of the difference between McDonalds and the food on the left, about a 100 to 1 cost ratio. Money and obesity are linked, poorer and badly educated people more often eat crap fast food. In some poor areas in the western world there is the prediction that children will not outlive their parents because of the crap they eat.
I am going to have to disagree with you Steve... Money and obesity? Nope not buying it... It is a CHOICE to eat unhealthy. Growing up my mom was poor, can't tell you how many nights me and sis went to sleep at night hungry because she chose to pay the bills to keep a warm and lighted roof over our heads. The little money we did have, mom did not get dinner from a fast food joint we did not eat crappy food, she shopped the best she can.
It is also from being LAZY... The kids nowadays in this country are so friggen lazy... they sit in front of the tv or computer, they don't go outside and play anymore...
It is laziness without a single doubt. Not only has this affected eating habits, it has affected ethics, too.
Rob,
Its an ERA thing, when my parents were bringing up their 3 kids the only outside influence was a little TV in the evenings where modern kids get bombarded with McDonalds and similar crap advertising. Their parents often were subject to the same pressure and know little about nutrition to pass on to their kids. My era had good if a bit plain food, shoes that fitted properly, warm clothing and all of those sensible old fashioned things that parents did long ago and you were on the hoof from dawn to sunset, sports, mischief, school and I don't remember fat kids at school at all, they were all skinny, fast and fit.
Transpose that to the modern era and parent are targetted by advertising that says "Bring your kids down to Makkers, KFC or any other crap fast food outlet, fill 'em full of sh*t and watch 'em die young." I agree that it is lazyness but its more complex than that, much of the ordinary world is shaped by advertising and a vast number of people believe it. Be lazy, take the easy route and who cares about the long term effects, the retail outlets will have made their money by then.