Re: U.S. Weight Problem not the Public's Fault? (was Not being limited by Science)

[Guest guest]

> in success in losing weight longterm. The truth is that this is the

nation with

> the worst obesity problem in history. We do not know how to lose weight

as a

> culture. This is not the public's fault; they know all the trite cliches

and

> have followed all advice.

I would contend that the public does not follow all advice. Unfortunately,

our society is hooked on instant gratification. They want an easy way to

lose weight. They want to take some sort of pill that will do it for them,

or some sort of miracle diet. I am a member of whquestion.com and I get

forwarded questions how to lose weight or " tone up " all of the time. And

many of the questions are in the realm of, " What's a fast and easy way to

lose weight? " Just today I got a question, " What's a fast and easy way to

lose weight? Without diet and exercise? " This type of attitude is part of

our society's problem. There is no fast and easy way. If you tell people

that, they

don't want to hear it and they go right on looking for another miracle pill

or method. The obesity problem in this country is a multifactorial problem.

And one of the factors behind this problem is definitely the fault of the

public.

Krieger

Graduate student, exercise science

Washington State University

[Guest guest]

Part of the fault happens in the education system too! Ineffective P.E. and

nutrition (or health ed.) curriculum never gives students enough and good

concepts and skills to manage their weights. Please don't forget today's

adult public are yesterday's students. Example is that for so many years

during the school days students have not learned a bit of the very basic

concept that weight management is LIFELONG COMMITMENT, no wonder almost all

of them expect to find fastest and easiest way to loose weight.

Jwo

Professor,

Department of Physical Education

National Taiwan Normal University

Email: t08002@...

Postal Mail: P.O.Box 97-32, Taipei, Taiwan

Re: U.S. Weight Problem not the Public's Fault?

(was Not being limited by Science)

> > in success in losing weight longterm. The truth is that this is the

> nation with

> > the worst obesity problem in history. We do not know how to lose weight

> as a

> > culture. This is not the public's fault; they know all the trite

cliches

> and

> > have followed all advice.

>

> I would contend that the public does not follow all advice.

Unfortunately,

> our society is hooked on instant gratification. They want an easy way to

> lose weight. They want to take some sort of pill that will do it for

them,

> or some sort of miracle diet. I am a member of whquestion.com and I get

> forwarded questions how to lose weight or " tone up " all of the time. And

> many of the questions are in the realm of, " What's a fast and easy way to

> lose weight? " Just today I got a question, " What's a fast and easy way to

> lose weight? Without diet and exercise? " This type of attitude is part

of

> our society's problem. There is no fast and easy way. If you tell people

> that, they

> don't want to hear it and they go right on looking for another miracle

pill

> or method. The obesity problem in this country is a multifactorial

problem.

> And one of the factors behind this problem is definitely the fault of the

> public.

>

> Krieger

> Graduate student, exercise science

> Washington State University

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