SHOCKING VIDEO : Americas Crazy Obesity Problem

I watched this a few weeks ago and found it inspiring. An Australian man takes a road trip across the states doing a juice fast. Very cool documentary.

"Most Dutch People are Overweight"

[link to www.rnw.nl]

Ive spent the last 12 years doing annual mission trips in Colombia, South America. I have notices that more stores like walmarts are springing up, and the food stores are looking more like huge box stores.

I have noticed the people in the areas where we have worked over the years have really gotten larger and I have noticed many more fat people than when we first started going down there.

cheap garbage is becoming the norm. processed food full of corn fructose, etc. the whole world is getting fat and gluttonous. yes in the US but everywhere now.

very interesting.

Shakes head, how do they survive so long?

We Americans have a junk fod problem, where as you Dutch hace the need to kill young girls in Aruba.

Follow the bouncing ball:

Obesity and plastics

[link to cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]

Exposure to chemicals used in plastics may be linked with childhood obesity, according to results from a long-term health study on girls who live in East Harlem and surrounding communities that were presented to community leaders on Thursday by researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Obesity and bacteria


It's not your fault you're fat: Obesity could be caused by gut bacteria rather than over-eating Study suggests the bacteria plays a larger role than eating too much or not exercising enough
Researchers found diet that altered gut bacteriacaused dramatic weight loss


Read more: [link to www.dailymail.co.uk]

Metabolic regulation and bacteria


[link to jcem.endojournals.org]
Objectives: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is defined as an abnormally high bacterial population level in the small intestine. Intestinal motor dysfunction associated with hypothyroidism could predispose to bacterial overgrowth. Luminal bacteria could modulate gastrointestinal symptoms and interfere with levothyroxine absorption. The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence and clinical pattern of bacterial overgrowth in patients with a history of overt hypothyroidism and the effects of bacterial overgrowth decontamination on thyroid hormone levels


Then we get into high fructose corn syrup and small bowel bacterial overgrowth.

Its amazing we aren't all dead, like the robins in Silent Spring. Instead, we're all turning into Honey Boo Boo. I don't know which is worse....

We have so much money...so many cars...so many shopping malls....so many restaurants....so much eating out. We're doomed!

What I find interesting is:
1 the whole world watches America, for right or wrong.
2 the 'stars' that are held up to be admired, are anorexic.
3 the majority of the population on the other hand, is over weight and obese.

Funny, however, we must realize for democracy to work we need a educated and informed population. My observation informs me that every addict, every criminal, every obese person lacks the education and the proper information. I would also extend my observation by noting that much of the proper information has been withheld from the public.

Americans have a naive trust in government and officials in the positions of influence.

We don't want to harm our kids, so we believe our government must not, either.

But one look at the so-called "food pyramid" to anyone who understands diet and metabolism, and you begin to understand that the money interests such as the pharmaceuticals and medical industry have an enormous profit interest in pushing medical care and pharma-drugs.

The love of money is the root of all evil and these people in power are not angels farting rainbows. Rather, many are criminals and very susceptible to bribes.

There is huge money in sickness. Gingrich said almost 2 decades ago that the medical industry and pharmaceuticals was where all the $$$s were.

Introduce greed to American citizen's trust, and you have the perfect recipe for the American govt destroying and preying off its own populace.

I'm not fat. I understand the danger of trusting my govt. Especially when only the government studies tell me all this proven toxin and poison in our food and water is "healthy."

The govt even tried to tell us that mercury wasn't poisonous but "good for us."

Connect the dots. Americans might be stupid, but only so far as wanting and desiring a peaceful, happy life.

You are so right.

A lot of Americans might be shocked to learn a proper portion size.

A portion of meat should be the size of the palm of your hand.

Grains and starched should fit into a cupped palm of your hand uncooked.

Nuts and seeds a scant handful

Fruits 1 or 2 a day

Veggies unlimited

*** Most gains - especially wheat will make you fat. Todays wheat is not what our grandparents ate 50 years ago. Todays wheat DNA has been changed so drastically no one knows what it is doing to you or your DNA. It does raise your blood sugar very fast and very high. I personally try not to eat wheat or grains. I only do so once in a while, and even then I eat very little.


I'm not fat either. I'm a fit, women's size 4/6. I also work out 4 days a week with heavy weights. My 16 y/o stepson on the older hand is 90 lbs overweight and probably morbidly obese. He needs to lose an entire person the size of Sarah Jessica Parker, LOL. I try to teach him to eat right. I always have healthy foods around such as fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds, but he refuses to touch them and will not move his body outside of school, video games and tv.

Really with the internet now days and access to all kinds of food and diet info people shouldn't be as fat and unhealthy as they are. There is a World of info right at their chubby little finger tips.

Last Edited by Alpacalips on 12/21/2012 09:04 PM

Candida overgrowth also causes weight gain. The Candida makes you crave carbs and sugar, in which it feeds on.

If a person has bloating that won't go away even after weight loss it's most likely Candida bloat.


The medical community used to take Candida fungus very seriously and would even hospitalize people for it until the 1950's. It causes all kinds of problems.