Of course, you have to ask the right questions.
Like, is it really any of this bozo’s business what I eat? Didn’t think so. Isn’t going to stop him from offering his opinion, though:
He explained that there are probably a number of reasons why the vast majority of Americans don’t follow their doctors’ orders. People are busy, live in environments more conducive to driving everywhere than walking or biking, and may lack information about the dangers of unhealthy habits, Reeves suggested. But likely the biggest reason is the “current cultural norm” to live unhealthy lives, he said. “If most people around you are overweight, and don’t exercise and eat mostly fast food, then it’s very hard to see the need to change the way you are living,” Reeves noted.
Or could it be that most people simply have things they value more that they choose to do during the several hours a day that they would otherwise spend cooking and at the gym?
Nah, it must be that they’re to stupid to know better and step outside of the cultural norm. Oh, well. At least they’ve finally thought about redefining a “healthy weight” to one that many more people might be able to achieve with diet and exercise. Up until a week ago, “eat well” and “maintain a healthy weight” were more often mutually exclusive.
Via Outside the Beltway, where James keeps blogging things I want to blog about today.
Amen.
Posted by caltechgirl on 04/25 at 09:26 PM
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