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pipi_k

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35. Well I think it's worth

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 10:12 AM

Aug 2014

discussing the possible reasons why then was skinny and now is fat.

I wonder the same thing myself as I look at various photos from the past, or I recall being in grammar school and there were maybe two fat kids in the entire school...and now...it's like 50% or more.

What happened between then and now?

Where have we gone wrong?

If obesity is the huge health problem it's purported to be, then we're not doing our kids/grandkids any favors by sweeping the past under the rug as if it never existed. We can't, for their sakes, ignore it all as if it's OK because it's not.

We, as a country, have become fat. And it happened so gradually that we hardly notice anymore.

Comparing the past to the present isn't a bad thing here, IMO.

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Americans are becoming visibily FAT [View all] hexola Aug 2014 OP

Fat shaming is not allowed on DU. DURHAM D Aug 2014 #1

Two things: DetlefK Aug 2014 #2

So you are defending the OPs fat shaming? DURHAM D Aug 2014 #3

My two cents... pipi_k Aug 2014 #9

"zaftig"? DetlefK Aug 2014 #12

Pig Latin I think? Agschmid Aug 2014 #18

Yiddish, yes, "zaftik", meaning "juicy" Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #25

Thank you...yes... and pipi_k Aug 2014 #69

So you think I pointed out the TOS violation because DURHAM D Aug 2014 #14

Naw I'm pretty sure you did it because your fat... Agschmid Aug 2014 #19

No pipi_k Aug 2014 #27

So following your logic - DURHAM D Aug 2014 #33

No pipi_k Aug 2014 #39

Simply pointing out a TOS violation is not outrage, faux or otherwise. nt DURHAM D Aug 2014 #42

Sigh... pipi_k Aug 2014 #55

Hey pipi-- MADem Aug 2014 #108

Probably those left handed freckled bald people--they're always stirring up trouble.... MADem Aug 2014 #107

Not fat shaming. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #4

There is no reason to discuss this on DU rationally or otherwise. nt DURHAM D Aug 2014 #6

Michelle Obama thinks obesity is a national concern 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #8

Food deserts is another one get the red out Aug 2014 #126

I fall into that catagory, 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #127

Can we talk about fat gopher? snooper2 Aug 2014 #23

Who the hell are you to say that? Throd Aug 2014 #53

Disagree. Obesity is a public health concern which leads to closeupready Aug 2014 #57

THe obesity itself is not the primary public health concern kcr Aug 2014 #77

People are not blank slates, though, are they. closeupready Aug 2014 #79

Yes, education. Not shaming. kcr Aug 2014 #80

No one is shaming - at least, the OP wasn't. Regardless, closeupready Aug 2014 #83

Oh, so THAT explains why life expectancies keep on increasing eridani Aug 2014 #112

Huh? People are getting fatter and living longer. closeupready Aug 2014 #121

If fat was a really serious health threat, you'd expect decreasing life expectancy n/t eridani Aug 2014 #122

But obesity DOES reduce life expectancy! WTF? closeupready Aug 2014 #124

It's not so much the weight as it is the poisonous toxins we are unwittingly digesting AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #116

That contributes to higher mortality rates, for sure. closeupready Aug 2014 #125

When were you voted in as DU topic selector for OPs? lonestarnot Aug 2014 #109

It is not fat shaming and is not a TOS violation. former9thward Aug 2014 #24

Aw, Go soak your head! pscot Aug 2014 #30

Post seems to be an observation . . . brush Aug 2014 #36

How is this fat shaming? cwydro Aug 2014 #43

I'm fat. The OP is NOT fat shaming. Please delete your post. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #45

Epic reframing fail. L0oniX Aug 2014 #89

You would hope, sad.. AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #115

Not surprised your getting attacked, but for the record I agree with you AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #117

Yes I am newfie11 Aug 2014 #5

On this forum... GOLGO 13 Aug 2014 #7

yes, apparently so. 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #10

...and Hillary Clinton. brooklynite Aug 2014 #29

You know, that really does sum it up! Ah! The Dead... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #98

There's a heap of trouble in the land of plenty seveneyes Aug 2014 #11

Forget about personal appearance or even health. randome Aug 2014 #13

1966 video proof safeinOhio Aug 2014 #15

To be fair, there was a lot of speed and LSD goin' on in that video. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2014 #16

We should all just switch back to doing that instead of weed. Agschmid Aug 2014 #20

Poor kids, the partially-hydrogenated scam was just starting around that time. tridim Aug 2014 #17

^^This^^ jen63 Aug 2014 #26

HFC... one_voice Aug 2014 #46

Sugared tomatoes! No wonder we have a problem! hedgehog Aug 2014 #101

" the "Saturated fat is evil!" and the "Eat lots of starch for health!" scams. " redqueen Aug 2014 #28

Absolutely! pipi_k Aug 2014 #32

Switched back to regular, salted butter myself blueamy66 Aug 2014 #38

I know... pipi_k Aug 2014 #44

I'll have a 7 Up every now and then blueamy66 Aug 2014 #56

I know...tell me about it pipi_k Aug 2014 #67

Could it be some type of addiction? blueamy66 Aug 2014 #90

Of the food items you mentioned... tridim Aug 2014 #93

I don't eat what he does. blueamy66 Aug 2014 #97

I don't understand hfojvt Aug 2014 #113

I will have to ask him when he gets home from work. blueamy66 Aug 2014 #120

They make a soda w/stevia. Expensive as hell. The ginger ale isn't bad. MADem Aug 2014 #111

Yep, I'm a last tango man myself. Things go better with butter. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #99

Of course you are correct, but a thread dedicated to then=skinny and now=fat aikoaiko Aug 2014 #21

Well I think it's worth pipi_k Aug 2014 #35

I think technology is part of it. octoberlib Aug 2014 #54

I was also a '60s/'70s kid, and a bookworm, too Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #118

Of course discussion is fine, but the OP requested pictures. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #71

I'm kind of taken aback at the responses, somehow. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #22

There are much better and kinder ways to make that point kcr Aug 2014 #37

The OP says nothing at all about "concern for health", actually. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #40

Then it's straight up fat shaming without the attempt to hide the motivation kcr Aug 2014 #76

No, it isn't Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #78

Well, which is it? A major change in society worthy of discussion kcr Aug 2014 #82

Sure they can Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #84

Only if you think it's okay to point at people and laugh kcr Aug 2014 #85

It's not fat shaming. cwydro Aug 2014 #123

There's a difference between "increasingly overweight" and FAT jeff47 Aug 2014 #81

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2014 #87

Facebook should change its name to Puffybook With Kids NightWatcher Aug 2014 #31

I don't see this as fat shaming. redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #34

Good for you! For about 20 years I failed to exercise. Then, closeupready Aug 2014 #60

Thanks! I'm dragging my husband with me kicking and screaming! redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #65

Our food is full of HFCS & fat & most of us sit in cubicles for 40+ hours a week. CrispyQ Aug 2014 #41

Medical, too... pipi_k Aug 2014 #47

It's our lifestyle, unfortunately. Have you traveled outside of the US? Avalux Aug 2014 #48

nailed it. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #63

As opposed to 'invisibly' fat? whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #49

Lol, that was my first question! I'd sign up pnwest Aug 2014 #103

I've noticed the opposite oberliner Aug 2014 #50

I'm wondering, though... pipi_k Aug 2014 #59

Depends where you are I guess oberliner Aug 2014 #62

I'm in Mass... pipi_k Aug 2014 #68

Probably partially due to the fact that we've been 'fattened up' with growth hormones Lodestar Aug 2014 #51

mmm. GMO's. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #110

Don't see any shaming going on here aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #52

Neither do I. I don't understand the response. Marr Aug 2014 #102

Ah, "visibily FAT", not that other kind of FAT rock Aug 2014 #58

What a sack of ridiculous horseshit Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #61

How is the OP ridiculous? cwydro Aug 2014 #105

Ironically, Visibly FAT MurrayDelph Aug 2014 #64

Not sure what your point is, you showed OR then PA dilby Aug 2014 #66

I can understand where you're coming from... However, please. Xyzse Aug 2014 #70

Try looking at grade school photos -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2014 #72

Um, don't you think people going to a rock show would tend to be self-selected? Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #73

Just making life more difficult for overweight people phil89 Aug 2014 #74

My dad mentioned this the other day. He's 58 y.o. and ecstatic Aug 2014 #75

"becoming"? Oh & IBTL L0oniX Aug 2014 #86

Yeah, no kidding ... Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #88

It really breaks down along socioeconomic lines. Throd Aug 2014 #91

The Daily Beast: Kids Don�t Know How Overweight They Really Are brooklynite Aug 2014 #92

K&R! Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #94

People in their 50's and 60's usually weigh more than in their teens and twenties. pnwmom Aug 2014 #95

Enjoy your stay! Rex Aug 2014 #96

There's a fantastic documentary from the BBC called "The Men Who Made Us Fat". Marr Aug 2014 #100

In July I traveled to the Midwest from California and also upaloopa Aug 2014 #104

I went to a wedding a week or two back. It was a big do. MADem Aug 2014 #106

And? AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #114

In the 50s, children dieting was unheard of (unless maybe they had Prader-Willi Syndrome) eridani Aug 2014 #119