You know the obesity epidemic isn’t just a problem in the United States. Now Britain’s Health Secretary warns, 90-percent of adults will be obese or overweight within the next 50 years. Right now, about 9,000 people in Britain die prematurely from obesity-related conditions every year and one-third of 11- and 12-year-olds are overweight.
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It’s a tide that can not be turned. Real ideas that would make a difference are just put into committee and discussed, never implemented. It’s just the way it is. We fat-fighters are a lonesome few
No, Dr. J – don’t say it cannot be turned! We’ve got to keep fighting, right?
Sounds like the Brits are catching up with Americans, which is too bad. Our “fast food nation” has affected the rest of the world … sadly, it won’t be long before we see this obesity epidemic impact once-impenetrable places like India, China, Japan etc.
So, it may seem like an uphill battle, but I am optimistic that people like us, those committed to health and out-of-the-box thinking, will also rise up and start to counter this. As a holistic health educator and nutritionist, I know that people are definitely hungry (excuse the pun) to get away from the Western diet trap and culture that has left people overweight, sick and having a poorer quality of life and to start living and eating better. But they need support and education, because of the confusing messages people receive about food.
So true, Kathleen – the Western diet has spread to other countries and obesity has followed. But I, too, believe we can still turn it around!