More than 73% of American adults are overweight or obese

Post by worik » Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 9:08 PM UTC

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turing_complete wrote: post #30

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"Body positivity" is -- inadvertently for the most part -- insidious. Of course, don't make fun of overweight people for being overweight, don't be an asshole. However, making people people believe that they can eat whatever they want, can be obese and still healthy doesn't help at all. It might make you feel nice, but it is very destructive and unhelpful in the long run.

I’m sorry but you can’t just make broad sweeping claims like this with literally zero supporting logic or evidence: > However, making people people believe that they can eat whatever they want, can be obese and still healthy doesn't help at all... it is very destructive and unhelpful in the long run. First of all, I can’t think of a single body positivity activist who says “you can eat whatever and you’ll still be he…

Post by 29athrowaway » Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 9:10 PM UTC

brundolf wrote: post #79

29athrowaway wrote: post #34

In the US there are many highly processed foods with little fiber and added sugar. Nutrition fact labels can be very misleading. e.g.: showing nutrition facts per certain some arbitrary amount of weight, or having multiple servings per container, which is misleading if it's an individual serving container. e.g.: Oreo serving size is 2 cookies. Who opens a pack of oreos only to eat 2 of them? nobody. Many occupations…

Something I've realized in recent months is that restaurant portions are insane . Even if you're not eating a cheeseburger - heck, even if you're eating a salad (assuming it has more than just lettuce) - the sheer amount of food you get in a single entree at most restaurants means that even a reasonable type of meal will end up being two or three times the calories it would be if you made it at home. The alternative…

Post by bpodgursky » Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 9:12 PM UTC

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bpodgursky wrote: post #24

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Most every fast food restaurant has reasonably healthy food that few people order. Mcdonalds has chicken burgers. Everywhere has salads (albeit fewer than in 2019 because of food handling concerns in 2020). Subway caters to this heavily in their marketing. You can easily put together a cheap sub with whatever macro/micronutrient combo you want. Also, most supermarkets have a hot prepared food section with very health…

Mcdonalds has chicken burgers. The cheapest chicken sandwich at McDonald's is slathered with mayonnaise. Of course one can specify that the mayonnaise be omitted, but then one is confronted with the fact that the factory-made chicken patty is fairly unpalatable by itself. The main question about Subway is which is more disgusting: the food or the way they treat (especially immigrant) franchisees? I can't think of a s…

Post by worik » Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 9:13 PM UTC

meowzero wrote: post #44

symlinkk wrote: post #12

Isn’t it strange how the only way to eat healthy food in America is to cook it yourself? Every fast food restaurant is unhealthy. Most sit down restaurants are unhealthy. I can pay someone to change my oil, I can pay someone to cut my grass, but for some reason cooking healthy food, the most essential service, is difficult to find. Why has our economy failed us in this sector specifically?

Usually, healthier cooking doesn't taste as good. Most of the food industry is focused on providing the best tasting food so people will buy them. How do you make food taste good? Add a lot of fat and/or carbs, which are the macro nutrients that are calorie dense. There doesn't seem to be much demand in healthy food services.

Post by war1025 » Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 9:15 PM UTC

mpol wrote: post #119

meowzero wrote: post #72

This isn't surprising. We're conditioned to eat great tasting food and lots of it. Most American cities have a car-oriented culture, along with sedentary lifestyles; therefore, not much walking or NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis). It seems over the years, Americans are burning less calories, but consuming more. I usually cook at home now, thanks to the Pandemic. Looking at all the recipes I found online, I…

> I realized how much high-calorie ingredients you have to add to make the food taste delicious. Is that not a trap? Most professional cooks who want to stand out use lots of salt and sugar, sometimes up to a point that I find it disgusting. I can imagine if you are used to that much salt and sugar, you need it again to taste anything. But believe me, you can unlearn it and start to taste the food itself, instead of…