Obesity is one of the biggest health issues in this country. I live in San Antonio, and we're one of the Top 10 'fattest' cities in the nation (why they now refer to us as Fat Antonio). The problem here is it's mostly a Hispanic community, and their diets are nothing but fat to say the least.
I can agree there are hereditary issues for some people, but as deejeff said, there's medications available to assist with that issue. Unfortunately, our society has 'let itself go', and have accepted a more laisse-fair attitude about eating right and exercising. Why exercise when you have everything at your fingertips technology-wise? Sit on your rear in front of the TV, computer, cell phone, or video game all day? I flipped on that new show Wipeout the other night, and they had this Couples competition. Out of the 12 couples who were competing, 10 of them looked excessively obese. Did this network program pick these people specifically, or is that just the standard percentage of American couples who are overweight these days?
How many of you get at least 30 minutes of cardiac-intensive exercise everyday? Do you watch your calorie intake?
