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Diamond_Dog

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27. Too much unhealthy, processed food is marketed at us everywhere we turn.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:42 PM

2 hrs ago

You can’t even go to a friggin gas station without being assaulted by racks of candy and donuts. I see people in grocery stores buying soda pop by the cart full. Breakfast cereal is ridiculously sweet. Manufacturers put sugar in everything. Restaurant portions are super sized and loaded with salt. Junk food is cheap, unhealthy, and everywhere. American food manufacturers need to accept some of the blame.

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More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition: Study [View all] BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP

I'll stick with BMI thank you. 3 links in I can't find the definition underpants 8 hrs ago #1

Here's the links to the BRI and BMI calculators. sinkingfeeling 8 hrs ago #3

Okay. I stay at 220 for the BMI underpants 6 hrs ago #8

Starts with demographics. sinkingfeeling 6 hrs ago #15

Both of these say I'm fat. Kida sucks. n/t SpankMe 3 hrs ago #25

Uh huh. Why do smell the whiff of big pharma around the edges? I love when they do this. It's not the first time Vinca 8 hrs ago #2

Exactly. Maybe someday the focus can embrace lifestyle changes like nutrition, exercise and stress management. TheRickles 7 hrs ago #6

The Trump admin is all about the new weight loss drugs. yardwork 6 hrs ago #9

Has RFKjr seen Trump? NotHardly 6 hrs ago #10

I can't explain it either. yardwork 6 hrs ago #13

This has been known for years NickB79 6 hrs ago #11

What that weird drug does to people really creeps me out. ananda 5 hrs ago #17

Some of the effects now being slightlv 5 hrs ago #21

BMI is junk science angrychair 8 hrs ago #4

I agree. Americanme 6 hrs ago #12

The correlation between obesity and health issues is unquestionable NickB79 6 hrs ago #14

i'm 6'2", 265 lbs and 14% body fat. According to BMI, I am obese. AZLD4Candidate 3 hrs ago #24

Well, Just Change back to the old definition! raccoon 7 hrs ago #5

Move More OC375 7 hrs ago #7

Move more and eat less FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #23

So with such statistics the logical approach would be for the gov to have a plan to combat it. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #16

Arnold in his is prime would have been morbidly obese according to doc03 5 hrs ago #18

Stop the testing JoseBalow 5 hrs ago #19

6'-5" @ 219 lbs coming from a loudmouth soon yonder 5 hrs ago #20

BMI also isn't a very good health indicator for some ethnic groups fujiyamasan 4 hrs ago #22

so - you redefine 'obesity' to the point where it becomes an irrelevance - and people stopdiggin 2 hrs ago #26

Too much unhealthy, processed food is marketed at us everywhere we turn. Diamond_Dog 2 hrs ago #27

This is correct oswaldactedalone 58 min ago #28

Who is going to tell Chump BidenRocks 14 min ago #29