Reply #90: It's an issue due to the morbidity and mortality related to obesity related diseases [View All]

[nadinbrzezinski]

these range from Diabetes to cardiac, to others.

Of course this is also related to our food policies... as well as our practices

And it is NOT just the US... if it were, then sure no problem. But this is a world wide problem... especially in the first world, but also in the emerging world and it is related to what crap we put in our food, as well as changing food habits

See Mexico I used to have fruit for desert, here is an interesting stat for you.

Processed food consumption has gone up by 50%, and fruit has gone down by 30%... they are actually over us in obesity and diabetes rates.