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[Kalea]

I took your comment as if you were stating some fact you knew, not that it was just an opinion so I apologize.

ETA You can google obesity stats for various countries and compare them. Apparently Mexico just passed America as the most obese (developed) country. Of course the UN report conflicts with a WHO estimate so who knows what is right.

Oh, no worries. I'm more or less just stating what I've personally seen & heard. I'm not comparing--the US is definitely winning. All I'm saying is that it's becoming an issue/topic abroad as well.

In terms of sedentary behavior--just my personal experiences, I walk everywhere when I'm abroad. I use the Underground and sometimes buses, but I walk to the Underground station and then from the station to my destination, for example. In America, I walk to the garage and get in my car and drive to the store. On a conservative side, it's half a mile compared to 20 yards.

 

[lugnut33]

I just got back to the uk today after 17days in Disney and Clearwater.yes isaw a lot of obese Americans but I saw even more very fit Americans! Way more than I see fit Brits. I was very impressed by the dedicated joggers early every morning running around the boardwalk whilst I was drinking tea lazily on my balcony
I love Americans....you are such a friendly bunch, I lost count of how many have a great days I got from other guests. Sigh missing it alreadyĝ

I was going to comment on the original post, but you made such a nice post I just wanted to send you a thank you.

 

[Cyrano]

Since the topic is not about trip planning and is discussing other theme parks moving to Community board.

 

[bwang123]

Oh, and IMO this issue is more than just the food -- don't even get me started about what I think video games are doing to this country. Maybe some of the Brits on here can say if they're prevalent in the UK? Seems like more of an American thing.

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[bwang123]

Oh, and IMO this issue is more than just the food -- don't even get me started about what I think video games are doing to this country. Maybe some of the Brits on here can say if they're prevalent in the UK? Seems like more of an American thing.

i grew up with video games but we were outside a majority of the time. you dont see that as much for some reason.

also, its not the video games fault, its parents that let their kids play on them all day. same could be said about tv in general or any toy that encourages no physical activity.

 

[Bellamouse]

Oh, and IMO this issue is more than just the food -- don't even get me started about what I think video games are doing to this country. Maybe some of the Brits on here can say if they're prevalent in the UK? Seems like more of an American thing.

It's actually mostly about food. And not because everyone's a glutton all of a sudden. Notice the article said all this started in the 1980's? Well just "coincidentally" ( ), that is when WHEAT started being altered. The wheat we eat now is NOTHING like the wheat of pre 1970's. And interstingly, the food pyramid keeps changing to tell us to eat MORE wheat....

Previously, the Europeans didn't have our wheat. But now they are getting it, and guess what? They too are getting fat.

The new wheat (which no longer grows on 4 foot stalks that wave - think "amber waves of grain" - and now grows on 1-1/2 foot compact dwarf stalks) causes chronic inflammation of every part of our bodies (arteries, organs and joints) as well as has something called opiate gliadins in it that actually make us crave more and more food. Those who eat the new wheat eat on average 450 more calories a day, day in and day out than those that don't. It's an actual addiction with real chemical changes to the brain (and other parts of the body). Read up on it yourselves. Monsanto and other large corporations are behind it all. Wheat is worse than cigarettes. It also causes diabetes, since one slice of WHOLE WHEAT bread raises blood sugar more than a candy bar.

Anyway, read Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis. All the science is there. It's the real reason we are all fat all of a sudden, when pre 1970's almost no one was fat. And no one went to the gym either.

But anyway I digress.....

 

[aml3679]

It was Universal. I am a size 18 and it was quite embarrassing to be pulled out of line at Harry Potter (although we already tried the test seats) by the workers while everyone stares at you. Has never happened at Disney.

 

[meggiebeth]

I am British and live in Essex. I can confirm that obesity is becoming a big problem in the UK, and we are made aware of it more because it costs the national health service money.

This link from the NHS website explains obesity is a growing problem...

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/02Febru...y-stats-for-England-are-alarming-reading.aspx

Although it differs greatly depending on where you are. The local village secondary school has a fairly low obesity rate, and this must be partly due to financial reasons- our village is quite wealthy and families tend to be supportive.

Several miles away is another village. It is home to a large majority of people from bad backgrounds. Many children smoke, and many are overweight or obese.

So obviously it does depend on where you live. Obesity is prevalent in cities and large towns, but where I live, in the countryside, obesity is not so threatening.

You can't go two miles without seeing a fast food restaurant and supermarkets stock so much junk food. I believe it was in the news a while ago that when Jamie Oliver went to a school to make meals healthier, children's parents handed them fish and chips (fries) through the school gates in retaliation.

This statistic I find particularly scary-

During 2011-12 there were 11,736 hospital admissions due to obesity  this over 11 times higher than during 2001-02.

I have found that in some areas, there are more overweight people than people with healthy weights. People turn to gastric band surgery, which is a life-saver, although being provided free on the NHS, has been criticized over fears that the procedure was given unnecessarily.

I have just left school, and I was the minority in my class. Most people were overweight with quite a few being obese. Obesity does spark anger in a lot of people because they feel they have to 'pay' for their obesity related illnesses through taxes. So there is a stigma with regards to being obese here, and I don't really agree with it. I just think people need to eat healthier, and live a healthy lifestyle.

I have to say, when I visited WDW, I was shocked at some people's weights. It was odd because people seemed to be really fit and in shape or very overweight. There wasn't much of an in between. Some of the weights did really shock me though, as I rarely see someone that large in the UK.

Meg~ Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

 

[meggiebeth]

I was going to comment on the original post, but you made such a nice post I just wanted to send you a thank you.

I have to agree with the PP- you are so friendly and generally just welcoming. I also love your patriotism and faith in your country.

I can't wait to return to the US and meet more Americans. I just don't understand the fascination with my accent (although it is flattering!)

Meg~ Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

 

[Bellamouse]

I am British and live in Essex. I can confirm that obesity is becoming a big problem in the UK, and we are made aware of it more because it costs the national health service money.

This link from the NHS website explains obesity is a growing problem...

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/02Febru...y-stats-for-England-are-alarming-reading.aspx

Although it differs greatly depending on where you are. The local village secondary school has a fairly low obesity rate, and this must be partly due to financial reasons- our village is quite wealthy and families tend to be supportive.

Several miles away is another village. It is home to a large majority of people from bad backgrounds. Many children smoke, and many are overweight or obese.

So obviously it does depend on where you live. Obesity is prevalent in cities and large towns, but where I live, in the countryside, obesity is not so threatening.

You can't go two miles without seeing a fast food restaurant and supermarkets stock so much junk food. I believe it was in the news a while ago that when Jamie Oliver went to a school to make meals healthier, children's parents handed them fish and chips (fries) through the school gates in retaliation.

This statistic I find particularly scary-

During 2011-12 there were 11,736 hospital admissions due to obesity  this over 11 times higher than during 2001-02.

I have found that in some areas, there are more overweight people than people with healthy weights. People turn to gastric band surgery, which is a life-saver, although being provided free on the NHS, has been criticized over fears that the procedure was given unnecessarily.

I have just left school, and I was the minority in my class. Most people were overweight with quite a few being obese. Obesity does spark anger in a lot of people because they feel they have to 'pay' for their obesity related illnesses through taxes. So there is a stigma with regards to being obese here, and I don't really agree with it. I just think people need to eat healthier, and live a healthy lifestyle.


Meg~ Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

I promise you, it's the WHEAT. You've got our frankenwheat now. The poorer people eat more of it and the richer people eat more meat and veg.

 

[mirage0306]

It's actually mostly about food. And not because everyone's a glutton all of a sudden. Notice the article said all this started in the 1980's? Well just "coincidentally" ( ), that is when WHEAT started being altered. The wheat we eat now is NOTHING like the wheat of pre 1970's. And interstingly, the food pyramid keeps changing to tell us to eat MORE wheat....

Previously, the Europeans didn't have our wheat. But now they are getting it, and guess what? They too are getting fat.

The new wheat (which no longer grows on 4 foot stalks that wave - think "amber waves of grain" - and now grows on 1-1/2 foot compact dwarf stalks) causes chronic inflammation of every part of our bodies (arteries, organs and joints) as well as has something called opiate gliadins in it that actually make us crave more and more food. Those who eat the new wheat eat on average 450 more calories a day, day in and day out than those that don't. It's an actual addiction with real chemical changes to the brain (and other parts of the body). Read up on it yourselves. Monsanto and other large corporations are behind it all. Wheat is worse than cigarettes. It also causes diabetes, since one slice of WHOLE WHEAT bread raises blood sugar more than a candy bar.

Anyway, read Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis. All the science is there. It's the real reason we are all fat all of a sudden, when pre 1970's almost no one was fat. And no one went to the gym either.

But anyway I digress.....

I am laughing because as i was reading your post, I was thinking "she totally just read Wheat Belly" I read it not long ago, too, and was also very intrigued by his hypothesis about the altered strains of wheat. My husband has Celiac's so he avoids wheat and has for years. I am sensitive but not to a terrible extent, but I feel so much better when I eat wheat free (or keep it to a very limited amount). I've recommended the book to lots of people--it's a very eye-opening read.

 

[Bellamouse]

I am laughing because as i was reading your post, I was thinking "she totally just read Wheat Belly" I read it not long ago, too, and was also very intrigued by his hypothesis about the altered strains of wheat. My husband has Celiac's so he avoids wheat and has for years. I am sensitive but not to a terrible extent, but I feel so much better when I eat wheat free (or keep it to a very limited amount). I've recommended the book to lots of people--it's a very eye-opening read.

I read it last year and have been wheat free ever since. It has changed my life. And I was never obese. It's not only about being overweight, but all the awful diseases too. Heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, endometriosis, and on and on. My triglycerides dropped from over 200 to 66 and my HDL (good cholesterol) went all the way up to 84. They say it should be between 30 and 60, with 60 being the best. They say people with 60+ have almost no chance of heart disease. So I'm pretty happy with 84.

So even if you aren't a celiac or don't have any gastric distress from eating wheat, it's still worth it not to do it just for the heart protection (and diabetes protection, and cataract protection, and reduced infllammation - which causes cancer - and, and, and....). All these years we thought it was meat and high fat that was making us unhealthy. What a crock (thanks Monsanto). All the time it's actually wheat and sugar that is slowly killing us all.

 

[mirage0306]

Yes, one of the things that really opened my husband's eyes was he went off wheat for intestinal issues several years ago and found an interesting side effect--the pain he had from a shoulder injury was diminished. That was when I learned about how wheat can exacerbate inflammation and going off it can help with so many diseases/issues related to inflammation--joint pain, arthritis, even belly bloating). I recommended to my mom that she try going wheat free since she has been having arthritic pain.

I find that when I don't eat wheat I have more energy, am less hungry throughout the day, and of course have fewer intestinal issues. I am a total believer that the strains we eat now are very harmful to our bodies.

 

[AliceIn]

I'm not buying it. I've seen too many people way bigger than her get on everything.

I saw people getting turned away at "The Sum of all Thrills," but that is the only ride at WDW.

Universal is a different story. They had sample seats outside of some rides and they were asking people to try the seat before getting in the line. There were other rides that had a special area for larger people to wait in because they could only ride in the special seats.

 

[jaykorf001]

i grew up with video games but we were outside a majority of the time. you dont see that as much for some reason.

also, its not the video games fault, its parents that let their kids play on them all day. same could be said about tv in general or any toy that encourages no physical activity.

True. Totally agree that it's the parent's fault.

 

[jaykorf001]

I read it last year and have been wheat free ever since. It has changed my life. And I was never obese. It's not only about being overweight, but all the awful diseases too. Heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, endometriosis, and on and on. My triglycerides dropped from over 200 to 66 and my HDL (good cholesterol) went all the way up to 84. They say it should be between 30 and 60, with 60 being the best. They say people with 60+ have almost no chance of heart disease. So I'm pretty happy with 84.

So even if you aren't a celiac or don't have any gastric distress from eating wheat, it's still worth it not to do it just for the heart protection (and diabetes protection, and cataract protection, and reduced infllammation - which causes cancer - and, and, and....). All these years we thought it was meat and high fat that was making us unhealthy. What a crock (thanks Monsanto). All the time it's actually wheat and sugar that is slowly killing us all.

Does this mean I can't drink beer??? Thanks for the name of the book. I'm interested enough to read it, although I suspect our issues include other factors as well.

 

[Bellamouse]

Does this mean I can't drink beer??? Thanks for the name of the book. I'm interested enough to read it, although I suspect our issues include other factors as well.

LOL yes, it means no beer! My DH has a tough time with that one too because he LOOOOOVVESS craft beer. Of course he still has one (or a couple!) once in awhile. And he chooses not to eat wheat of his own volition, not because I "make him"

It really is mainly wheat and sugar though that have caused our problems. Some of it is genetics and other environmental issues (chemicals, stress, etc), but if you take away wheat and sugar you take away probably 80% of all the illness. If you knew how much money Monsanto spends on lobbying our government you would flip out....

Oh and big pharma plays a large part too. They don't want people to stop eating wheat - then they couldn't peddle all the drugs they do. Esp the diabetes industry.

 

[mefordis]

Do you have kids? Wondering a good menu for a wheat free diet for kids.

Thanks!

LOL yes, it means no beer! My DH has a tough time with that one too because he LOOOOOVVESS craft beer. Of course he still has one (or a couple!) once in awhile. And he chooses not to eat wheat of his own volition, not because I "make him"

It really is mainly wheat and sugar though that have caused our problems. Some of it is genetics and other environmental issues (chemicals, stress, etc), but if you take away wheat and sugar you take away probably 80% of all the illness. If you knew how much money Monsanto spends on lobbying our government you would flip out....

Oh and big pharma plays a large part too. They don't want people to stop eating wheat - then they couldn't peddle all the drugs they do. Esp the diabetes industry.

 

[Bellamouse]

No, I don't have kids, but I kind of don't believe in separate menus for kids.... I grew up eating everything so I would just feed my kids what I was eating if I had them.

We just eat grass fed meats, vegetables, eggs, nuts, olives, yogurt, cheese and treats are made with almond flour and sweetened with Stevia (Truvia). We also eat dark chocolate.

Today's menu is

Turkish lamb kebabs (ground lamb mixed with spices and chopped pistachios, formed like sausages around skewers and then grilled)
Homemade tzatziki (full fat greek yogurt mixed with grated cucumber, crushed garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper and EVOO poured over the top)
Turkish salad (chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, radishes, green peppers, black olives dressed with lemon juice, EVOO and spices)

That's it.

I highly recommend the cookbook "Well Fed" by Melissa Joulwan. Best recipes ever.

 

[tsme]

Can I just say how much I laughed at the term 'fat seats.' I don't know why.



Sure there are fat people everywhere, but America is waaaaaay ahead of other countries in regards to average size and obesity levels. If you're not fat I don't see the need to be offended. I'm in great shape and can recognize that America is essentially an obese country.[/QUOT

No, I'm not fat, but that doesn't matter. Personally, I find it ugly when people are grouped into sterotypes. It's like saying everyone from LA lives in the swamp & use boats for travel (which isn't true) or everyone from NY is unfriendly & rude (which I'm sure they are not), etc. It's not nice, that's all I was saying.