They also should impose a massive tax on foods containing unhealthy additives. This will discourage people from buying it and manufacturers from using it. High Fructose Corn Syrup (which should be illegal, but the FDA listens to the corn lobbyists instead of scientists and doctors) should be at the top of the list. Congress also provides massive subsidies for farmers to grow corn, (much if which is used to make HFCS) instead of vegetables and fruits. Subsides like this have also allowed junk food to be 10 times cheaper than healthy food which makes obesity far more common among low-income people. A friend of mine once saw a morbidly obese woman using her food stamp card to buy a 40 pack of soda and 10 bags of potato chips. They also should permit food stamps to be used ONLY for healthy food, but the junk food lobbyists have prevented this also.

Both of these things mean your tax dollars are literally making this obesity epidemic worse.

The other problem is that the artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, and saccharin which are used in in diet soda trick your body into feeling hungry which means larger portions. In recent years they have also been linked to kidney failure and they have been known to cause cancer in rodents for decades. The feds refuse to act on food safety because the lobbyists control them and the states can do little because the food corporations threaten to sue them any time reasonable and sensible food safety measures are enacted or planned.

Can we please have some comments that blame the obese and not the government, special interests, subsidized farmers, lobbyists, artificial sweeteners and diet soda? People ingest what they want and no one holds a gun to anyones head making them obese. I feel for the people who have real problems with weight gain or people who have tried and cannot lose weight easily. For most people, who do not have these issues, bread, sugar, processed foods and fast food are way to high in calories or carbs for anyone to eat all the time. People need to eat more protein and carbs with a balance of dietary fiber. You can still eat the foods you really like, just not every day of the week.

It seems to me that consumers do have a gun being held to their heads as long as we do not have accurate information so that educated choices can be made when purchasing our food products. However, that will require business to act responsibly in providing their customers with the facts about the what animals raised for human consumption have been fed, what hormones have been used and what antibiotics have been used.

High Fructose Corn Syrup, anti-biotics, hormones, genetic changes being made to vegetables, sprays that are used to kill insects. Is it any wonder that human beings are finding that when we get sick antibiotics are becoming ineffective? Is it any wonder that children are reaching puberty while they are in elementary school?

When business is not required by law to take personal responsibility (what some call regulations) then it is the majority of the people that end up suffering and paying the price both financially and/or physically. Where in our Constitution does it say that in a Capitalistic and Free Market Society that business has the right to tread on free Americans for their own self interest?

Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
www.hcg1234.com

Slow metabolism plays into it, however, a larger part of the equation is portion size and what a person chooses to eat. As a formerly morbidly obese person, I can tell you that my personal experience has ranged from: "I just CAN'T seem to loose weight" while still eating simple carbohydrates, processed foods and exercising little. to: "I can finish this!" Now I'm no longer morbidly obese and still loosing weight. I'm a better role model for my children; eating complex carbs and protein and exercising daily. I was neither poor or stupid, perhaps just busy or lazy. I don't know what the answer is to turn people around. Many may need education, others just have to decide it's time to let go of the habits.

Congratulations Taylor on winning the battle. There are a few facts that many people do not realize have a huge impact on our ability to increase our metabolic rate. The first is that change in eating or just exercising will not do it. There needs to be a combination of both. Most people who just change their eating have a 20-25% success rate. Those who just add exercise have a success rate of 15-20%. However when the right exercise program along with a true change to eating lifestyle the success rate is 80+%. What most of the general public does not realize is that it's more about the types of foods than it is portion control. Yes, if someone is reliant on processed products than it is about portion control. However, if a person focuses on not eating processed foods and moves more towards Lean Proteins, Good Fats, Fibrous Green Vegetables, Low Sugar Fruits, non wheat and/or corn related complex carbs, all the while limiting Dairy ( dairy turns to sugar in most individuals and you can get all the calcium you need through green leafy vegetables) your body will automatically adjust your food intake and feel more Satiated. Also, if you eat small meals more frequently, within 2.5 to 3.5hrs of your last meal, the bodies metabolic rate stays elevated therefore burning more fat.

Dieting and physical exercise are the mainstays of treatment for obesity. Diet quality can be improved by reducing the consumption of energy-dense foods such as those high in fat and sugars, and by increasing the intake of dietary fiber.Thanks
http://www.ipc-athletics.org/how-epr-800-works/