Obesity and Global Warming, What's Next

OMG--This is too stupid for words! First, NOT all obese people are obese due to over eating....many are genetically obese...some have such problems with weight issue that they opt for gastric bypass surgery to hopefully get them down to a semi normal weight, but even with that, many still remain overweight. And that blonde woman I wanted to strangle as she's also implying that obese people are a burden to health care and if they need operations of any kind should pay out of pocket...oh, yeah, that makes sense doesn't it? Since I had read past articles that some geniuses believe the global warming issue is also due to flatulence of cows here in America, and Kangaroos in Australia, I'm wondering if some genius will state that obese people give off more flatulence than thin people...LOL...in fact, to be honest, before I saw the video and only read your title for this discussion, honestly, I really DID think they were going to say that...LOL As far as the weight issue in general...there has been a dramatic rapid rise of young children who are obese (and diabetic) and I can't help thinking it's all due to poor diet choices to begin with. For instance I'm a real nutcase about reading labels now on processed foods. I had written an article about High Fructose Corn Syrup...one of the worst chemical concoctions going and it's practically in everything, even in foods you wouldn't suspect to have it...People too will opt for fast food type eating which is loaded with more fat (and salt) content...as a whole most Americans don't eat as healthy as our grandparents, or great-grandparents who, despite maybe starting out their day with a egg, bacon, pancake, sausage breakfast, knew how to balance their food intake with other healthier foods such as grains, more fruits and vegetables to balance the high cholesterol type breakfast. Anyway, bottom line...who knows what all these chemical concoctions in our processed foods are triggering off and yes, may be in many ways the culprits in obesity and other health issues like diabetes. As for me...well, on and off I've gained a few pounds here and there....but I've always been a "beanpole"---LOL. I opt for homecooked meals that I make, drink fruit juices like grape (NOT blends as they have HFCS)...water, teas, try to eat as fresh as possible produce (or frozen veggies)--and don't often get too many processed foods

LMAO - Not Political? Intervine? OMG it's a direct hit at taking control of the parents away through health care in the school systems. Didn't Hillary want to do this??? Can anyone say social grooming?? Wow, wonder if the 'fat' camps will be concentration camps until you're a stick thin and are doing your part. Hells bells.

How ridiculous! There's ALWAYS an angle if you look hard enough and have the savvy and reach to exploit it. If we were to agree with this scenario, then we can attribute many more obscure things to global warming as well. For the sake of silly examples..... Babies crying because of the warm air their mouth's release; dog walking because of the plastic bags used to pick up the poop (The factories output to make the baggies, delivery of the bags to supermarkets. the car's being driven TO the supermarkets to buy the baggies and then the effects from disposing of them etc); exercising with your Nintendo Wii because of the production, packaging and distribution of the actual units and the fact we sweat while we do it and raise the earth's temperature..... When you look at it this way, we can assume then that everything contributes! Maybe we should move all obese people to Antarctica, Siberia and Northern Canada so that the extremely cold temperatures can offset their devastating impact! I agree with your comments about what are some of the main causes of obesity too. The desire to be thin is actually making us fatter!

Although Ii too am a little overweight myself, I find the reasoning a bit logical because when you eat more you tend to make you carbon footprint contribution higher than those that eat less and healthy. Although I still believe that we are all contributing towards global warning in some ways other than what we eat and all of those things.

i dont believe that obesity is the main health concern, its the eating lifestyle. people these days eat too much fatty meats in contrast to the days in which eating meat was like a privilege. i have a fast metabolism that prevents me form gaining too much weight. nonetheless, i still watch what i eat. i understand that i can eat all the mcdonalds i want and not gain weight, but it will still damage my body. we need to raise more awareness of these problems. i remember for a while there were large awareness, but in the recent year, it seems forgotten in the mist of the economic crisis

I am under the impression that "the blonde lady" truly believes she is well educated when in fact she hasn't even got a clue! I can not believe the audacity, I mean really to blame this whole situation on obese people because we " eat more food " and thus it causes more aviation emissions etc... please I probably eat less than she does! I have all the odds stacked against me, Obesity, diabetes, thyroid problems all run in my family. I myself have hypothyroidism which the doctors are still trying to get under control. People just don't have any idea that when almost everyone in a family is overweight it's not usually an issue of overeating. As I teenager I would walk an average of 5 miles per day, drink lots of ice water and eat fruit and veggies yet I was still overweight. I would like to attach a fat suit to that lady and let her wear it for one week and then see if she says we should pay out of pocket??? Well at any rate Happy Mothers Day to all!

After watching that video, I can honestly say that for the first time in my life... I am struck speechless. I can only scratch my head and wonder at the things that people with way to much time on their hands can come up with. *sigh*

Sorry. I couldn't watch the video. I'm on dial up. What is a more proactive way to deal with obesity in this country? I'm not sure what more we could do. It seems to be a complicated problem. People are overweight for different reasons. Slow metabolism, low self esteem, injuries, poor eating habits, poor excercise habits are just a few reasons, I'm sure. How does one deal with this type of journalism and these types of research studies? I think there will always be lame studies and poor journalism. Not sure what we can do other than to just not support it and perhaps speak out against it. Have you struggled with weight? Somewhat. I've never been obese, but I've only been thin in my life for about FIVE MINUTES lol. I'm the "fat sister" in my family, although I am not "fat" by most people standards, I don't think. What are you doing or what does your doctor have you doing? Every time I even THINK about going on a diet I start to eat more, so I don't believe in "dieting" but I do believe in knowing which are healthy eating choices and I just TRY to remind myself to make better choices. I have moments where I started trying to excercise more and then I eventually stop. I'm really looking for those who can share proactively rather then how this particular news cast shared it. Let's try to think of solutions, rather then accusations, and let us all try to remember to be sensitive to others. Lack of sensitivity is a major problem, isn't it? I also thing that some people put far too much emphasis on the importance of "being thing". Of course the health risks that come along with obesity are a concern, but people oftentimes are overly concerned with weight simply for apperance sake.

Geez. That woman is a moron! Obese people are the blame for everything according to her . Oh and if you are thin you are a champion of the environment!..LOL.. So basically from what I've heard in this video, these claims are just based on theories about overweight people. This blond woman surly does hate obese people. Stupid of her to go on Fox TV and not be able to validate any of her claims. She obviously is a hate monger and wants to spread her ignorance like a disease and if she has her say about it, she wants the government to make a law that makes overweight people pay higher taxes. Oh people are fat because they eat too much blah blah.. You know, I have known more overweight people who are obese because of thyroid problems and other health issues then actual overweight people who do nothing that eat all the time, which is usually the most common stereotypical claim to what causes obesity. Genetics also comes into play when a person is overweight also not all people can metabolize food as well as others, FACT!. I have a good friend that is really obese and this girl eats like a rabbit,she eats nothing but baked fish and fresh veggies daily and struggles to lose weight, she fears of becoming a diabetic because diabetes runs ramped in her family, but even though she eats healthy and light she lose very little weight, but she hangs in and tries like crazy to lose.Mind you, she has thyroid problems.In my opinion this blond fascist on the Fox video clip is doing nothing but spreading disinformation and hate.I bet her ideal of a perfect American society would be full of thin anorexics and bulimics .

I just want to say im all for the fat people as a matter of fact .... I LOVE FAT PEOPLE..... so get over you're insecurities and just enjoy being fat!!!