Obesity on the rise, What can be done to prevent it? Options

[Sumiaki]

I haven't seen a post on this subject so i decided to post it. What do you believe is the number one reason why obesity and/or child obesity are rising? What do you think this country can do to prevent increasing obesity? Do you believe with the advancement of technology to make things "easier" will have a direct effect on our obesity count?

[inthemudhole]

I think it should be up to the people who are obese.. not just annoying people who want to stick their faces into everyone else's business and try and convert everyone else to being exactly the same.

I mean, yeah. It's not a good thing to be obese, but it should be up to the people that are obese.. not people who feel like they need to spread the word and get up in everyone's face about what is right and what is wrong.

I saw on a news program that some school somewhere has now weighed all of their students and sent them "progress" reports on their weights.
That's just pathetic.
It should be up to the obese person and/or the obese peson's family.. not the government and nosy people.

I don't think much can be done.. you know?..

Everyone's blaming it on fast food restaurants.. but they're not going to stop anything. They're making money off of it all, so why would they back off?
Some fast food places have come up with a salad menu, or a carb-free menu.. but it's not really helping this whole situation, now is it?

I don't know.
I just think that if you're obese, you should do something about it.
That is if you want to. No one should force you do do anything about it if you don't want to.
Chances are, a lot of people DO want to change their weight, but aren't determined enough. But that doesn't mean the government should stick their faces into the business of other people.