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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
From one of the articles you posted:
Yeah, ever go to the South? The obesity rates are absolutely off the charts. People are so infatuated by their material lives and by marketing that tells them they have to marry and have kids and buy all sorts of stuff and work jobs where they don't have any time to take care of themselves. It's sad. 15th or 16th worst, in the world, is pretty bad.
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No argument that America has an obesity problem, however, so do many many other countries. When you look at the stats, the variances are small between the top 1/3 of all countries. Even New Zealand, which many would consider to be a healthy country has an obesity rate that is only 4% lower than America - so while it is terrible, it certainly isn't an American problem - it is a global problem.
With respect to 'marry and have kids' - not sure what you are getting at. America has less children per family than nearly every other country on earth. We also have a very low rate of marriage as compared to other countries. If anything, we should be having more kids - not less.