Originally Posted by CherryQuinn (Post 4685372)

texas, wisconsin, idaho

Originally Posted by TurboMammoth (Post 4685442)

There seems to have a major arguing on what is overweight/obese/BMI thing going on.

What bothered me the most actually is the point where the ''epidemic'' thing was said overstated.

I honestly think that in a society where many family eat fast food on a usual basis and not just as a special treat from times to times, where child obesity rates keep on rising and rising, when more people every year have to deal with weight related health problem (diabetes and other), when people FIGHT to maintain their right to buy 16 oz and more soft drinks, yes, I think the word epidemic applies to the situation.

Just my opinion, though.

Originally Posted by Arctic Mama (Post 4685457)

Okay, let's get the arguments straight - most folks 'fighting' to maintain their ability to buy the sodas aren't doing it for the drink's sake, but because of the very real issue with the government dictating public health and individual freedom of purchase based on arbitrary guidelines. It's a liberty issue, not a health issue, and I say this as someone who hasn't had a soda of that size in such a long time I can't even put a year on it!

That particular issue has nothing to do with public fatness and everything to do with drawing a line most sane people don't want their local government crossing over and regulating. The two are pretty unrelated, in terms of root cause, even if Nanny Bloomberg conflates them ;).

Originally Posted by CherryQuinn (Post 4685490)

XD Canada is just as bad as America in some areas like in my own province for example its pretty much the exact same as the states obesity wise.

Originally Posted by TurboMammoth (Post 4685502)

Folks must have fought about that for the legal rights sake in this Soft Drink situation, I know that. I'm not sure exactly where stands the Health Insurance policy in the State, but in Qc, government covers the health expenses of the population and it is a fact that weight related problem are increasing, needed therefore to be covered by Health Insurance (at least here). I understand that overregulation is a dangerous path to take for autorities, but in my opinion, at some point, individual bad health habits do become a matter of society.

I actually stand by what I say in this situation, but I do recognize that my opinion on that matter is quite drastic. But thanx for your interesting input :)

Sorry for this little ''not on the subject'' post, it was not my intention to hijack the thread!


^THIS.

Because we all know how poutine is great for the tummy. LOL

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys (Post 4685509)

More on that - it's not just soda. It's all sugary drinks. Sweetened teas. Juices, smoothies. (most smoothies are NOT health foods).

So, why just the soda industry picked on? They would just spin on it anyway and make another addictive drink and people would continue to buy it.

My mother in law drinks about half of her calories for the day (if not more). She drinks it in milk, sweetened kefir and orange juice. For her, she sees it as "healthy" because it at least has some nutritional value, but it's still too much sugar for most people, drinking like that, even the healthier stuff would lead to obesity.