There is a short but interesting article in today’s British press about obesity striking not just the U.S. but the rest of the world as well. In fact, the article goes on to say that “There are more dangerously obese people in the world (over 1 billion) than there are people starving (800,000,000).” This article backs that up with a reference to the World Health Organization’s web site, containing a plethora of reports and statistics.
In the midst of greed, politics, war and indifference the distribution of food is a real problem for those people lacking it, and barely on the radars of those getting fat. [This should be yet another Pro-Life movement issue (see previous blog), since about 6 million children die from malnutrition every year. Where are the Pro-lifers on this?]
Becoming fat, dumb and indifferent is no way to remain a world leader, and it appears that the rest of the world is learning some really bad habits from us.
November 12, 2007 at 1:41 pm |
Great post. It’s another way of looking at the issue. It is true that people are starving around the world, yet in certain countries, others are managed to get overweight up to a dangerous level.
November 13, 2007 at 3:17 am |
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July 22, 2008 at 10:16 am |
i think that this is disgraceful 4 such young children 2 be carry so much extra weight the little girls ankles are going 2 be crushed if were going to be honest its just a form of child abuse ithnk that these children should be taken of there parents and put on a diet there parents cannot care 4 them to let them get so big
September 14, 2008 at 2:50 pm |
Charlotte, I definitely agree. This IS child abuse. My heart aches to see this.
November 10, 2008 at 8:00 pm |
i feel bad for u ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~
December 13, 2008 at 8:09 pm |
this kid is way to fat man try to eat vegies
December 13, 2008 at 8:10 pm |
this kid is fat has hell man he looks like fat Albert try to eat some veggies and fruits
June 21, 2009 at 9:59 am |
Ayurveda the ancient Medical system of the world upholds the theory of food intake as “hita bhuk(eat congenial food, Mita bhuk-Eat with limit, rutu bhuk-eat according to season, age ”
Its unfortunate that people are not guided properly to eat judiciously. Both under-nutrition and over nutrition has become the burning problem of the present. a better lifestyle is the only answer to this. It is the responsibility of every individual to be actively participating in following, educating,and preventing these two problems.