General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: " U.S. ranked near and at the bottom in almost every heath indicator. That stunned us." [View all]Someone who goes to work at 7 am, and then comes home at 7 pm is not going to have time to cook a healthy meal. For those that do have time, there's such a lack of food education in this country that they wouldn't know how to eat healthy in the first place. Fast food thrives because it works with peoples' overly hectic lifestyles in this country.
Walking is not possible when it's dark outside when you go into work, and dark outside when you get out. This just means sitting in a desk chair for 12 hrs and getting no exercise.
Also, look how people view dieting: with strong negativity. This should be a part of our everyday lives, but instead dieting is something you do to 'punish yourself.' No wonder diets fail, and people just put the weight back on.
Finally, high fructose corn-syrup is making people obese. Not many people look out for it.
Our diets in this country are abysmal, but for some people, cooking healthy foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is not possible - they either have no time or don't know how. Eating healthy needs to be culturally learned.