Why don’t Americans give a f*** about what they eat?

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Anonymous wrote:Almost nothing you said is true. Subway bread is bread. Taco Bell meat is meat.

Only in America. In Europe this is not considered bread and meat.

...That's not true. There are facts and then there are "facts".

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Anonymous wrote:You’re wrong that “no one cares about this.” Do you live in the DMV area? There are very few obese people, adults or kids, in my county. People prioritize eating healthy food and providing it to their children. Certainly there are very few pre diabetics who have young kids, or young kids eating “orange puffs.”

I’m not clear on what “have you seen what our kids eat” even means. If your kids’ diet is shocking, that’s on you.

DP. OP is right though. Go outside the DMV, either into Maryland or Virginia or to other cities all over the country, and the people are all bigger. A lot bigger. Including (especially!) the kids.

I remember going to a fudruckers in suburban Maryland and they had burger sizes that they didn’t serve in the city (when there was one here). You could get a literal pound burger, a pound of cheese fries and a freakin gallon of coke. How far gone must you be that you don’t feel like dying after eating that? American culture is sick. The vast majority of adults are overweight and kids won’t be far behind. Wake up.

Obesity is a disease of the poor and exurban. The urban rich are in the best shape around. You really don't see too many overweight people in ballston or cleveland park. Things go south both the further out you go or the poorer the neighborhood. Sad reality.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…you’re pretty judgmental for someone who is pre-diabetic because of their own crappy American diet.

This.

Lol this is actually pretty funny.

This might turn out to be my favorite thread! In all seriousness, most of us (i.e the approximately 2/3rds you mentioned) learn proper nutrition from a young age and make healthy choices. Why didn't you, OP? I doubt anyone forced you to eat crap and not exercise.

Um yeah OP blaming “American food” for her poor choices is ridiculous. Sorry, you’re pre-diabetic and just decided now to give a f*ck. You’re in the minority, as you pointed out.

OP isn't in the minority at all. Over 40% of American (42% of adults and 19% of children) are obese and over 70% of Americans are overweight/obese. It's true that not all obese people are diabetic but it doesn't mean that they won't become diabetic in the future.

We clearly, as a country, don't give a f*** about what/how much we eat.

Sorry, but there’s not a “we” when it comes to American eating habits. There are huge dietary differences in different areas and among different education levels.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…you’re pretty judgmental for someone who is pre-diabetic because of their own crappy American diet.

Yeah, you can blame it on people and say it’s their fault for making poor choices. But what choices do they have? If at every step you are being targeted by marketing that sells you junk, when 90% around you is junk food. What choices do our kids have growing up in this culture? Why is the system not being held accountable for this?

I’ve lived in America my entire life and I am not pre-diabetic. I don’t eat shitty junk food and Taco Bell all the time, so maybe that’s what sets me apart from the bizarrely judgmental OP?

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Anonymous wrote:Um…you’re pretty judgmental for someone who is pre-diabetic because of their own crappy American diet.

This.

Lol this is actually pretty funny.

This might turn out to be my favorite thread! In all seriousness, most of us (i.e the approximately 2/3rds you mentioned) learn proper nutrition from a young age and make healthy choices. Why didn't you, OP? I doubt anyone forced you to eat crap and not exercise.

Um yeah OP blaming “American food” for her poor choices is ridiculous. Sorry, you’re pre-diabetic and just decided now to give a f*ck. You’re in the minority, as you pointed out.

OP isn't in the minority at all. Over 40% of American (42% of adults and 19% of children) are obese and over 70% of Americans are overweight/obese. It's true that not all obese people are diabetic but it doesn't mean that they won't become diabetic in the future.

We clearly, as a country, don't give a f*** about what/how much we eat.

Sorry, but there’s not a “we” when it comes to American eating habits. There are huge dietary differences in different areas and among different education levels.

Okay, 1 percenter.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um…you’re pretty judgmental for someone who is pre-diabetic because of their own crappy American diet.

This.

Lol this is actually pretty funny.

This might turn out to be my favorite thread! In all seriousness, most of us (i.e the approximately 2/3rds you mentioned) learn proper nutrition from a young age and make healthy choices. Why didn't you, OP? I doubt anyone forced you to eat crap and not exercise.

Um yeah OP blaming “American food” for her poor choices is ridiculous. Sorry, you’re pre-diabetic and just decided now to give a f*ck. You’re in the minority, as you pointed out.

+1

Teeeheeeheee

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I don’t know OP, why don’t you care about what you eat? You are pre diabetic, right? I mean, nobody in my family is diabetic or pre diabetic. We seem to be capable of finding plenty of healthy food. Maybe you just aren’t trying hard enough?

Ha. Maybe you think that no one your family is pre diabetic. Have you run tests for their insulin resistance?

In my DH’s American family out of 10 people, 1 diabetic, 3 morbidly obese, 4 seriously overweight and 1,2,3,4,5… at least 5 have serious health issues.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck is an “orange puff”?

Cheese puffs, I would imagine.

For toddlers/kids? Goldfish are ubiquitous but cheese puffs aren't.

Pirate’s Booty?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um…you’re pretty judgmental for someone who is pre-diabetic because of their own crappy American diet.

This.

Lol this is actually pretty funny.

This might turn out to be my favorite thread! In all seriousness, most of us (i.e the approximately 2/3rds you mentioned) learn proper nutrition from a young age and make healthy choices. Why didn't you, OP? I doubt anyone forced you to eat crap and not exercise.

Do you live in a bubble? Or are you in denial?
How can 2/3 be making healthy choices when according to CDC

“Approximately 88 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes. Of those with prediabetes, more than 84% don't know they have it.

The prevalence of obesity is 40.0% among adults aged 20 to 39 years, 44.8% among adults aged 40 to 59 years” ?



Do to

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OP, in the US you can only afford to eat healthy if you have enough money to go to farmers markets and higher end grocery stores and restaurants, and have enough time to prepare the food or hire someone who can.

This leaves out a vast number of Americans.

I am also a prediabetic, and have had to completely change the way I eat. I spend a large portion of my time trying to find healthy foods and preparing them.

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Um yeah OP blaming “American food” for her poor choices is ridiculous. Sorry, you’re pre-diabetic and just decided now to give a f*ck. You’re in the minority, as you pointed out.

I didn’t just woke up. I’ve been fighting this battle for years. Do you know how hard it is for your kid not to get candy and cookies at school every day of their life in America?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Almost nothing you said is true. Subway bread is bread. Taco Bell meat is meat.

Only in America. In Europe this is not considered bread and meat.

...That's not true. There are facts and then there are "facts".

I am from Europe and it is true that a lot of what is considered food here would not pass in that category in Europe. Pretty much any gas station in Italy offers higher quality food than what one can buy here, including in places like Wholefoods, which are really mostly just overpriced and pretentious but not that great.

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I’ve lived in America my entire life and I am not pre-diabetic. I don’t eat shitty junk food and Taco Bell all the time, so maybe that’s what sets me apart from the bizarrely judgmental OP?

84% of people with pre diabetes don’t know about it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost nothing you said is true. Subway bread is bread. Taco Bell meat is meat.

Only in America. In Europe this is not considered bread and meat.

...That's not true. There are facts and then there are "facts".

I am from Europe and it is true that a lot of what is considered food here would not pass in that category in Europe. Pretty much any gas station in Italy offers higher quality food than what one can buy here, including in places like Wholefoods, which are really mostly just overpriced and pretentious but not that great.

How do we allow it? How is that the people in Italy care about quality of food and people here don’t?