Obesity in the US. Like with most things, government is the problem, not the solution
05-08-2012, 11:22 AM
It's a pretty well-known fact around these parts that I don't subscribe to this neo-conservative anti-government reasoning for everything (including obesity). If anything I think the problem lies with under-funding of health classes at public schools. If dumb-ass kids knew the difference between 18g of fat and 18g of sodium--from youth--it would make a difference. The woefully inadequate condition of health knowledge is absurd. Even my educated-ass doesn't know whether 18g of fat is a lot or not. It's the goddamn metric system!
Another problem is food deserts. If any of you guys have ever been to the hood--and tried to eat there--you quickly discovered that all there is is Burger King and shitty corner markets with canned food. Getting a decent meal is hard, even if you only have a vague idea of what's good for you. Try it out.
I wouldn't be so quick to blame big, bad, vague "government" for everything. Government can be the problem and can be the solution. It really depends on who's running the bitch. Put me in there and see what happens.
Another problem is food deserts. If any of you guys have ever been to the hood--and tried to eat there--you quickly discovered that all there is is Burger King and shitty corner markets with canned food. Getting a decent meal is hard, even if you only have a vague idea of what's good for you. Try it out.
I wouldn't be so quick to blame big, bad, vague "government" for everything. Government can be the problem and can be the solution. It really depends on who's running the bitch. Put me in there and see what happens.