With obesity becoming hot topic among social circles and so many gyms and dietitians offering their services to help the obese get back in shape, we explore why people haven't been able to reverse to good health despite being aware of what's healthy and what's not. A new study interestingly suggests that the eating environment might be the culprit after all.
Mc Donalds recently announced that it would post calorie counts besides the food items on the menu cards. Many welcomed this step while others seemed unconvinced by this gesture aimed at helping people being careful of their calorie consumption while eating.
Growing Obesity
American studies have alarmed that the rate at which obesity is growing among the American adults has more than doubled since 1980. The rates are similarly alarming for young kids and adolescents as well. The rate of obesity has even quadrupled in the case of young adults. Almost 65% of Americans can be termed either overweight or obese.
American studies have alarmed that the rate at which obesity is growing among the American adults has more than doubled since 1980. The rates are similarly alarming for young kids and adolescents as well. The rate of obesity has even quadrupled in the case of young adults. Almost 65% of Americans can be termed either overweight or obese.
With such severe findings and observations being claimed by every study being carried out, we wonder what has been stopping the Americans from turning to healthier versions of themselves in spite of the fact that most of them actively debate on the issues of health and fitness in all social gatherings.
Dietitians and concerned doctors reckon that the lack of education about nutrition is the basic cause and many believe that nutritional education has to start from class rooms if a healthy future is desired.
Do eating environments matter?
While the need for nutritional education is being advocated by many, there is a section of people who also point out to the large availability of unhealthy eating options around; be it the growing chain of restaurants, shopping malls or the corner stores are replete in the variety of fast food options they offer.
While the need for nutritional education is being advocated by many, there is a section of people who also point out to the large availability of unhealthy eating options around; be it the growing chain of restaurants, shopping malls or the corner stores are replete in the variety of fast food options they offer.
The commercials often show fit celebrities gorging on chicken buckets and fried snacks. The workplaces are full of people who constantly talk about new eating places opening up in the town. Such signals affect the minds of individuals who ultimately end up behaving in accordance with the signals they receive from their environment.
An earlier study had once suggested that people with obese friends are more likely to get fat. We believe that the recent findings and observations about eating environments are no different.
Source: The MedGuru (http://goo.gl/Bs2Cp)
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