Obesity killing the planet, U.K. researchers say

This is totally ridiculous.

I used to be classified 'obese' on the BMI scale (5'10" and 230 lbs - about 31), but I still played hockey and rode my bike. I was just to lazy to eat properly and exercise enough. Once I got off the sofa and started acting like a normal person (eating sensibly and exercising several times a week), I dropped below the 'obese' category. And it was surprisingly easy too.

I could maybe see an argument against morbidly obese people, but the BMI scale is not the be all end all method for measuring one's health.

Well, I guess we;'ve gone after all the other easy targets. Fat people are next.

If people aren't willing to change themselves for their own good, I seriously doubt spouting this crap is going to change them either.

It took me a lot of work/effort to gain weight. I got out of exercise and good diet and exercise and gave it all up. Then after 2 years I was sick of how I looked and felt...so I changed it. And now I'm not how I used to be yet but I'm still working on it.

Before my Junior year in high school I was swimming about 3 miles and day with 45 mins of weight lifting 5 times a week. I was really skinny. When I got a job (lifeguarding) I stopped working out and I would literally eat out almost everyday. After about 5 months I gained a bunch of weight and I stopped the eating out but I did nothing about exercise. Then starting last fall I started to exercise and knocked out soda and junk food (I had to because I was a broke college student). And then I lost about 50 pounds since then.

This was me in 2007 (on the left)


This was 2 months ago (in the back)

Another issue that contributes to obesity is all of the artificial growth hormone in our food that is making a bad situation worse. My son is 3 inches taller than I was at his age. The way our food is grown and how junk food is cheaper than healthy food are also contributing factors

I stopped reading after this...

The only answer I have to this is: BS!!
People eat what they need (or more, and get fat, or less and die of anorexia), and people who work out 7 times a week, 2 hours a day, eat lots. They have to. Just stick to a healthy diet, and let McD's go bankrupt.

I don't work out, I don't eat much, and have a superhealthy BMI of 22.6

So there!

That is true. I am 6'6" (just measured a few days ago) which is 3" taller then anyone else in my family. I also think it also causes kids maturity levels now days. Kids that are 8 are now hanging out with the friends at the mall with there Ipods and Cellphones talking about weight loss and having relationships. I mean, years ago kids at that age would be still playing with barbies or playing with there neighbors outside.

Euhmm, my kids are 9 and 11, and they play with the neighbours kids outside. No way in hell they are going to hang out at the mall.
Nor do they own a cellphone or iPod.
Don't you think that is more lack of parenting than anything else?

I'm sure it is...I wasn't saying that EVERY kid was that way but a lot are.

I think in general though, kids are just maturing faster. Which I think has to do the hormones.