Tackling obesity
As concern grows over the rising problem of obesity, people around the world are tackling the problem and trying to find solutions.
In the U.S., they're starting young! Babies as young as 2 months old are participating in exercise classes! Read the Netscape News (CNN) article, Babies Work Out in Bid to Counter Obesity, to find out more.
A CBS News article, It's a Fat, Fat, Fat World, reports 22 million children under 5 around the globe are overweight or obese.
Meanwhile, no country is immune to obesity. Read the CBS News article, Fighting fat on a global scale. This is an interesting report on the spread of globesity in countries around the world—Mexico, the U.S., China, Italy, Iceland, the Philippines, the South Pacific Islands, Greece, Kuwait, and many, many others. It explores how and why the global trend towards weight gain is happening.
Sound off! Do you think having babies exercise will help? Why do you obesity is becoming a global epidemic? How can we fight obesity? What suggestions do you have? Post a comment.
Nowdays, obesity have become a big issue all over the world. However, it is hard to solve this problem. Eating fast food causes obesity, but we can't compel people to stop eating fast food.They will eat delicious food no matter what.Therefore, the best choice is exercise. In addition, we have to eat regularly.
Posted by: Great Andy | July 24, 2004 at 11:20 PM
It is very interesting that unhealthy food receives the high level tax. Of course, though each person should make an effort not to be obese, effective politics will help them do it. In that case, the government must make it clear what foods are unhealthy.
Posted by: Jiro | July 23, 2004 at 12:06 AM
The best method for fighting obesity is exercise. If you think carefully, you can find time to exercise in your normal life. Most people think that exercise wastes their time, but if you change your lazy behavior, you can exercise. It is easy.
Posted by: Yumi | July 17, 2004 at 03:48 PM
Hi, just popped in here through a random link. Cool site, keep this good work up :-)
Justice Jaime
Posted by: Justice Jaime | July 17, 2004 at 04:35 AM
Some babies are obese, so they need exercise even though they are young. Although babies get exercise, they don't know what they are doing because they are young. However, most babies have a common weight.
Smoking is allowed for over people 18 or over. It depends on your choice, but tobacco is bad for our health, so the governments should tax junk food like tobacco. Finally, we have to eat less, do exercise regularly, and avoid oily food. Then we can overcome obesity.
Posted by: Seon Mi | June 28, 2004 at 04:29 PM
We need to learn again, how to control eating.
Posted by: Justin | June 20, 2004 at 09:18 PM
What do you think about how fast food appeared? I think you know it, very well. That means we needed fast foods because of our life style. So, we cannot punish them, but franchases should have responsibility. They have to put warning signs and charts of nutrient.
Big important thing is yourself. You should work on your health to improve your value, not just lose weight. Do you gain weight? Find nearest jim right now.
Posted by: Ki | June 17, 2004 at 07:27 PM
Obesity is a big problem that needs to be not solved around the world. We changed our eating habits and now we eat quickly. Then, we found fast food and enjoyed it. Finally, we got obese. Then, people made a study, invented medicine, instruments, and so on. But, if we do not exercise and simply use these things, we will not prevent obesity. We have to control our mind and think of our health.
Posted by: Jun, Mi Hyang | June 17, 2004 at 04:48 PM