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In reply to the discussion: "Pregnant, obese...and in danger" [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)healthy food should be subsidized. And people work too much - stress leads to weight gain, lack of free time means little time to exercise. I'm a single parent of 4 and I have hardly anytime to exercise. I'm gone from the house 10.5 hours a day (thanks to a long commute) and I still have to cook, clean, get the laundry done, help the kids with their homework, sign permission slips, read 20 emails from their schools/teachers/coaches, go online to pay for whatever stupid field trip they are doing now, baths, stories, bedtime. My work has very little provisions for time off. I try to walk at work during lunch, but weather can be crappy. Still I manage to walk for 30 min at least 3-4 times a week.
Anyhow, people need more realistic work hours, more affordable healthy foods and mental health support if we are really serious about this. I doubt many are - it's easier to blame than to come up with solutions.
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