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Diamond_Dog

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27. Too much unhealthy, processed food is marketed at us everywhere we turn.

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:42 PM

Dec 2025

You can’t even go to a friggin gas station without being assaulted by racks of candy and donuts. I see people in grocery stores buying soda pop by the cart full. Breakfast cereal is ridiculously sweet. Manufacturers put sugar in everything. Restaurant portions are super sized and loaded with salt. Junk food is cheap, unhealthy, and everywhere. American food manufacturers need to accept some of the blame.

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More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition: Study [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 OP

I'll stick with BMI thank you. 3 links in I can't find the definition underpants Dec 2025 #1

Here's the links to the BRI and BMI calculators. sinkingfeeling Dec 2025 #3

Okay. I stay at 220 for the BMI underpants Dec 2025 #8

Starts with demographics. sinkingfeeling Dec 2025 #15

Both of these say I'm fat. Kida sucks. n/t SpankMe Dec 2025 #25

Uh huh. Why do smell the whiff of big pharma around the edges? I love when they do this. It's not the first time Vinca Dec 2025 #2

Exactly. Maybe someday the focus can embrace lifestyle changes like nutrition, exercise and stress management. TheRickles Dec 2025 #6

The Trump admin is all about the new weight loss drugs. yardwork Dec 2025 #9

Has RFKjr seen Trump? NotHardly Dec 2025 #10

I can't explain it either. yardwork Dec 2025 #13

This has been known for years NickB79 Dec 2025 #11

What that weird drug does to people really creeps me out. ananda Dec 2025 #17

Some of the effects now being slightlv Dec 2025 #21

Insurance companies Old Crank Dec 2025 #35

Few of us meet the ever-changing standards, but here we are. Living and breathing. I'm about to turn 77. Vinca Dec 2025 #36

75 in March Old Crank Dec 2025 #38

(Warning: Ranty) Fat people being unhealthy is not universal any more than Bettie Dec 2025 #43

In ten years most of us will be on ozempic diets thought crime Dec 2025 #45

BMI is junk science angrychair Dec 2025 #4

I agree. Americanme Dec 2025 #12

sounds like you are doing great Skittles Dec 2025 #44

The correlation between obesity and health issues is unquestionable NickB79 Dec 2025 #14

i'm 6'2", 265 lbs and 14% body fat. According to BMI, I am obese. AZLD4Candidate Dec 2025 #24

And they're also at risk of many of the same health problems NickB79 Dec 2025 #41

Well, Just Change back to the old definition! raccoon Dec 2025 #5

Move More OC375 Dec 2025 #7

Move more and eat less FakeNoose Dec 2025 #23

So with such statistics the logical approach would be for the gov to have a plan to combat it. twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #16

Arnold in his is prime would have been morbidly obese according to doc03 Dec 2025 #18

Stop the testing JoseBalow Dec 2025 #19

6'-5" @ 219 lbs coming from a loudmouth soon yonder Dec 2025 #20

BMI also isn't a very good health indicator for some ethnic groups fujiyamasan Dec 2025 #22

Bingo. Visceral fat is the killer. Belly fat. LiberalArkie Dec 2025 #32

so - you redefine 'obesity' to the point where it becomes an irrelevance - and people stopdiggin Dec 2025 #26

Too much unhealthy, processed food is marketed at us everywhere we turn. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #27

This is correct oswaldactedalone Dec 2025 #28

This makes sense gristy Dec 2025 #31

In a nutshell oswaldactedalone Dec 2025 #39

Who is going to tell Chump BidenRocks Dec 2025 #29

It just told me the old joke "One at a time on the scale". chouchou Dec 2025 #30

I'm not fat. I'm what they call a "bear". QueerDuck Dec 2025 #33

I'd be a stick figure if I followed the BRI debsy Dec 2025 #34

BMI / Height for obesity has its flaws. Old Crank Dec 2025 #37

I started intermittent fasting last May Tree Lady Dec 2025 #40

Anyone with a gut is going to be obese under BRI. maxsolomon Dec 2025 #42

The American diet doesn't help. Aussie105 Dec 2025 #46

Restrict diet soda, skim milk, seed oils, salt, processed food, fruit juice, fake meat GreatGazoo Jan 2026 #47