is america's waist line gettin bigger by each passin day is good or bad for our future?
454564
Good and bad...big people need all kinds of fat people stuff...like specially made things that can withstand the weight. So this could be good economically because they would buy more stuff. It is bad for what it does to them, and also the health care costs of caring for obesity are enormous. It is bad for us because of all the things that come with it. It seems pretty rare that an obsese person only has the health issue of being fat. They bring diabetes, hygiene issues, cholesterol, and blood pressure problems to name just a few. So, in the end, the costs will far outweigh (no pun intended) the benefits of obesity. It is a serious detriment that our nation needs to acknowledge and stop the problems before they become a huge epidemic.
1003249
People are becoming more aware of it at least. I live in West Virginia, and its the "fattest" state. I don't see it getting much better.
537327
I agree. I think it is in the balance. We have better oppportunities and privileges in this generation. so we need to use it wisely, otherwise we'll end up being addicted, overwhelmed and worn out. We have more freedom and can do whatever we want, but can't escape the consequences. So we definitely need some discipline, self-denial and have life more abundantly by choosing the right, prioratizing .... we can't run faster than we have strength. All must be done in order and wisdom. We still have 24 hours
750380
Summarizing each paragraph as a simple sentence:\n\nPeople in America are fatter today than they have ever been.\n\nPundits keep trying to tie this phenomenom to a ressurgence in historical interest in the reign of King Henry VIII, who was VERY fat, but just wanted to live life to the fullest.\n\nThe author doesn't believe in the Plantagenet/obesity connection.\n\nNeither should you.
1146691
Eventually the sun will swallow the earth; that's pretty much known.  I believe with the demoralization of people that I've seen from the past that we as a people will eventually kill each other off, or our standard of living will eventually go down the drain until third world countries now will look like the upper crust.
1166074
America keeps getting fatter every year. It's all about our surroundings and how easy it is to access everyting with little effort. Genetics of course play a big role. Everyone keeps getting bigger so women see it and I guess think since everyone else is it's ok. When a woman says she's happy with being fat, 99% of the time she is lying straight through her teeth. Some people think they are healthy when they are fat, but that's because they don't get out and try and do "normal" things. Go try and jog a mile slowly, if you get winded within two steps your not healthy.
105592
No I dont think its a waist. I love to see that younger people still have goals. Be it Olympics or whatever. Some parts of the world the Olympics are very important. I like some stuff. I watched the snowbording event last eve.
457484
I think so.  Kids are growing up way before they should, the people of the world ar in a 24/7 non-stop rut, there seems to be something new out there to buy every day, and people won't stop criticizing the beliefs of others.\n\nMy head is spinning, there are not enough hours in the day to do and think about everything that's expected of us.
245218
There is plenty of trouble in the world.  However, I think there are alot more good things and good people than ever.  With modern conveniences, medicines, arts, we truly can look forward to a great tomorrow.  Sadly, bad news sells newspapers, magazines, and advertising on tv.  So we must learn to look for the positive and good in things and move away from the bad, ugly, and dark side of things... And not create more harm in trying to put all the blame on one person or culture.   Peace
216766
While it seems bad, look at teens in the 60s and 70s. They matured, more or less. Now thirty years later civilization remains and pushes on. I think we will be okay.
769046
I think there is a new world coming, I call it the future. I don't know if it will be better or worse than the world we have now. Bush will be out of office soon; that's one bright spot. I'm inclined to think it will be worse simply because there will be more people around in the future, and that can only spell trouble. As for what I'm doing to make it better...not much. I am trying not curse around children as often, I guess that's something.
200330
Probably a little bit. Don't worry about your weight too much, though. Society focuses too much on crap like that. Just eat healthy foods, and make sure you get plenty of physical activity.
471202
Very bad...I sonetimes wonder if we have methods of indirect populatin control....attacks..diseases..cause their are only so many resources.....for so long...\n\nAnd with the rate of growth..its going to be interesting in 30 years..
1176804
Unfortunately you have a point. Obesity is causing many problems in our society. It is placing such a strain on our health system as the beds are no longer adequate, we need bigger chairs on planes etc. I think instead of insults we need to educate people and use the same tactics we use on war/cigarettes or anything that is harmful.
109127
No, we are not doing fine. Maybe America is on it's way out. The average government lasts 200 years. Do the math. However, Bush is doing fine, as are the other rich people in the nation. The gap between upper class and low class is widening and middle class is disappearing. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
638738
I completely agree.\n\nHave you ever seen these Colonial House shows, or been to Greenfield Village?\n\nIn past times, men wore long pants, jackets, and hats.  No matter what the temperature.  Similarly, women wore long sleeves, skirts, and a whole lot more underneath.  It didn't kill them then and it won't kill us now.\n\nCome one America, dress up a bit.\n\nI can give a McDonald's exception, maybe an Arby's exception.  But any place that you don't order from a counter, or above that, and men should wear long pants and women should not have bare legs.  No sleeveless tops either, men.
474966
yes it has...\n"...weak, unhealthy and disease prone."\n\n  All of these are the legacy of our life styles and trends towards lethargy.\n\n  We are weaker as individuals despite our knowledge of nutrition.  We also learned that fat tastes good.  Pleasure before function.  We eat more and more fat and gain weight as a world...North America seems to be leading the world in weight gain.  We know that excersize and an active lifestyle is condusive to strength so we spend more time on-line.  We don't even have the desire to get up and watch t.v. anymore...hail the active couch potato!\n\nUnhealthy and disease prone.  Our tendency is towards weaker and weaker immune systems.  Unfortunately, when you circumvent natural selection, you weaken the species--humans are weaker because of the "wonders of modern medicine."  We have anti-biotics to fight diseases for us and then procreate making future generations a step weaker than the previous.  If current trends continue--which they will--humans will one day have no immunity to anything without external help.  We will be like scuba divers depending entirely on our technology to survive in our own environment.\n\nAs man devolves he weakens to the point of extinction.  Our attitudes feed this de-evolution making us weaker by the generation.  We're on a roll folks.\n\nMany of us have a distinct distaste for genetic diversity, a concept that could temporarily stave off this devolvement.  What a waste!\n\nMost of us hate letting a disease "take its course" to strengthen the carrier.  To do so builds immunities in the individual!  To pass along the inability-to-build-immunities cripples the gene-pool but this exact debilitation is encouraged by medical technology.  It's hard to say against the moral masses that modern immunology is crippling the future of the human race.  In order to gain a short-term goal goal of relative temporary health, our future generations will suffer for eternity.