Reply #339: I respectfully disagree with you [View All]

[Patchuli]

I think it *is* a class issue. There are lots of poor Americans. Cheap food is fast food. Fast food is unhealthy food. That accounts for a lot of obesity.

As to your statement that Americans "now don't exercise at all," once again, you are lumping us in a bunch. I have worked out for the past 30 years since I was quite young. It is sad for me to see that I have a better figure than girls 30 and more years younger than I. I think it is an age-related issue. Kids are overly-entertained these days. Take away all the video games, etc. and kids will do what they used to do, what we did; go outside and play hard. If the corporate sponsors would stop pushing the 'supersized' greasy fried food and the sedentary games, things would change. Maybe you should say "some Americans" when referring to the obesity problem.

And yes, I'm a size 12!