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Originally Posted by NotforSale
I don't know if you had a chance to watch the Video, but there were some interesting approaches to helping our society face and deal with this dilema.
They brought out how increased taxes on Cigarettes has helped this Country almost do an about face on Tabacco use. Taxing the known foods that are causing this problem (Sugared drinks, Fast Food joints, Vendors of processed foods) might help curve this slide into a National Health Crisis.
What is interesting, the cheapest foods are the worst for you. So, lets try and change that. Fresh fruits, Vegetables, Lean meats, and Organic type foods, lets bring these into the affordable price range and reward Americans for the right choice.
Stop the "giving away" of meals that almost cost nothing at Fast Food places, where cokes, fries, and a burger are killing us, and increase the taxes on this food that is sending so many to the hospital.
We had better do something before this goes any further.
I've thought about teaching some classes at our church about diet and exercise, which I think is a great idea. An educated people is a powerful people. This has also worked in the area of Tabacco use. Years of stringent advertising guidlines and commercials about how cigarettes kill have helped many to quit, or never even smoke.
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taxing anything takes away freedom. We are a free country. It is a matter of choice. It is not my business that someone smokes, abuses their bodies with sex, alcohol or whatever their vice is... am I concerned? yes, but more concerned as the abuse is a spiritual problem. However, it is their right and freedom... freedom to choose. Everyone is entitled to freedom to spend their money where and how they want to spend it if they earn it. If we choose bad roads to follow, it will lead to early death, but it is our right to choose.
We do NOT need government any bigger taxing foods, drinks and restaurants. This country does not need more regulations.
Anyway, you can't judge other people, especially questioning salvation because of the fact they carry extra weight or are obese. I do not believe condemning people for their failures work at all, and I don't care what the issue is. The fastest way to turn someone off is to have a skinny person harp on overweight issues... want to see a person with weight issues gain weight?? harp on their eating habits. I really don't know a fat person around who wants to really be that way. Many times they feel helpless and unable to succeed at losing.
Nothing annoys me more than to see people post on weight issues when they have never spent one day facing the stuggle. Generalizing the problem and lumping every over weight person in one group is annoying too....
I am an overweight woman but am healthy and has not been sick or to the doctor in over two years... and the last time I was at my family doctor was for preventative visit... my blood pressure runs low, my blood sugar is normal, my cholesterol is good. I exercise and I eat healthy. I am not a glutton, usually the only time I can honestly say that I don't eat right is from Thanksgiving till Christmas. I enjoy baking, and cooking.....it's fun.
I am not sinning because I am heavy... I gained weight as it snuck up on me over 10 years or so... lot easier to put it on and maintain than to lose it. We eat a lot of fruits, vegi's and whole grains...and I buy organic when I can... we eat really healthy foods... it is a rare, rare time to have hot dogs or processed foods in my fridge.
I have three daughters all raised with the same foods served to them, two were thin... one is heavier and has weight issues. Genetics does factor into this...I have apologize a zillion times for cursing her with the slow metabolism like my family, she even looks like my family... I just bought her a gym membership so she could go to the gym with me....oh, yeah, this overweight woman goes to the gym and has for years.
Does America in general eat the wrong foods... yes Food is a big part of entertainment where people enjoy cooking and eating out in restaurants. Taxing everything is NOT the answer....education is.
I think there does need to be more focus on healthy foods through education and promotion in health organizations.
I went to get a dental procedure done recently and they took my blood pressure before doing it... the nurse swings around and excited says "wow, great pressure, awesome!" I looked at her annoyed and told her it was high for me... I am stessed and nervous because of the procedure... it was 120/80Just because someone is overweight does not mean they are struggling with high blood pressure or other ailments. I get annoyed with every nurse that does that to me...
I can't stand people who think because someone is overweight they are gluttons, sickly with health issues, and now think they are sinners.
now I am throughly annoyed... I think I will go to bed.