This Is Why You're Fat

Americans LOVE food, I know I do! I've never seen the movie Supersize Me before, but I was pretty astonished at how people chose to sue McDonald's and other various fast food restaurants based on their lack of understanding. People make choices, but they chose to make bad ones in which it leads to obesity and other diseases such as diabetes. We all have a responsibility to take care of ourselves, our own bodies. If you want to eat a Big Mac and stuff your body full of 560 calories, along with a side order of large fries which is another 540 calories than that's your prerogative. People aren't going to tell you "No, you shouldn't eat that!" When you're in the line to order. On average people are supposed to consume approximately 2000 calories a day. You're getting more than half of that in one meal from McDonald's. It's no wonder that our country has become obese.

(Hamburger, ground veal, sausage, egg, breadcrumbs, random spices all mixed together rolled around a 1/4 lb hotdog, bacon, sauerkraut, 3 types of cheese, and banana peppers.  Topped with ketchup, mustard, more peppers, and chili all on a hoagie roll.)There is from an interesting website with crazy food that people make up on their own and they post pictures of it. Here are some examples of some... and it's surprising how much fat, grease, and just junk that they eat all together in one meal. I'm sure this would beat out a McDonald's burger in a second if calories were counted.  You can go ahead and check out the craziness yourself at this website: This Is Why You're Fat
Baker Harrell gave me a startling revolution when he came to class. I would always look around me and wonder how America is obese, but we really are in our own little bubble when it comes to obesity. We still like to exercise and participate in sports and we aren't really interacting much with people suffering from obesity. We just learn about it in our Kinesiology courses. Has obesity really become the norm? I guess so, according to the research done. But how can we change this? My generation, our generation, has been predicted to be the first generation with a shorter lifespan than the generation before us. That's a startling piece of information to digest. What can we do to prevent this? And how can we make sure that our children will not be affected by this as well?