07-05-2022, 10:15 PM
Some good food for thought, pun intended! 
I think when we were younger, kids, the food wasn't as processed as it is now. Not to mention the fact that kids are more likely spending hours a day sitting around playing video games. When we were kids, we were always outside, like all the time. During summer vacation, we'd be out of the house right after my mom went to work, and we'd stay out until it got dark. We all had bikes, skateboards, and would go out to the local pool and swim all afternoon. My sisters and I were all in great shape, no fatties any of us.
With so much over processed food, nasty additives that cause allergies and that, and "energy" drinks loaded with sugar, it's no wonder there is an epidemic of obese children. Type II diabetes used to be considered adult onset diabetes. That has changed because now so many children are getting Type II diabetes. It's truly sad to see. We didn't have this kind of thing going on when I grew up in the 60's and 70's.
We are a society used to instant gratification. We want it all, and we want it yesterday. There is so much convenience now. I can order anything from a steak dinner to booze and have it delivered in less than an hour. I don't have to get up, drive, pick it up, drive back home. Even that seems to be too much for people now. I don't have to get up from my fat ass and do anything. I think there's a little too much convenience.
Lockdown has only made the problem worse. People felt like they couldn't go out and do anything. So everyone just sat around all day, no physical activity, getting all that food delivered, sitting in front of a computer all day working. I gained 20 lbs, and am working that off. I try to walk 3-4 miles every day. It's good for the body, and good for my mental health. I'm less likely to veg out eating all kinds of crap when I'm more physically active. I try to snack on things like pickles or fresh cheese. Minimally processed stuff. Now I just have to work on the fruits and veggies.
I've been buying things like Indian chickpea masala with potatoes that I like to mix with jasmine rice. It's vegetarian, and delicious.
So I think people are just exhausted after years of lockdown, kids would rather sit around playing videogames for hours, and the stuff most of are eating is overprocessed and full of sugar.
I think when we were younger, kids, the food wasn't as processed as it is now. Not to mention the fact that kids are more likely spending hours a day sitting around playing video games. When we were kids, we were always outside, like all the time. During summer vacation, we'd be out of the house right after my mom went to work, and we'd stay out until it got dark. We all had bikes, skateboards, and would go out to the local pool and swim all afternoon. My sisters and I were all in great shape, no fatties any of us. With so much over processed food, nasty additives that cause allergies and that, and "energy" drinks loaded with sugar, it's no wonder there is an epidemic of obese children. Type II diabetes used to be considered adult onset diabetes. That has changed because now so many children are getting Type II diabetes. It's truly sad to see. We didn't have this kind of thing going on when I grew up in the 60's and 70's.
We are a society used to instant gratification. We want it all, and we want it yesterday. There is so much convenience now. I can order anything from a steak dinner to booze and have it delivered in less than an hour. I don't have to get up, drive, pick it up, drive back home. Even that seems to be too much for people now. I don't have to get up from my fat ass and do anything. I think there's a little too much convenience.
Lockdown has only made the problem worse. People felt like they couldn't go out and do anything. So everyone just sat around all day, no physical activity, getting all that food delivered, sitting in front of a computer all day working. I gained 20 lbs, and am working that off. I try to walk 3-4 miles every day. It's good for the body, and good for my mental health. I'm less likely to veg out eating all kinds of crap when I'm more physically active. I try to snack on things like pickles or fresh cheese. Minimally processed stuff. Now I just have to work on the fruits and veggies.
I've been buying things like Indian chickpea masala with potatoes that I like to mix with jasmine rice. It's vegetarian, and delicious.
So I think people are just exhausted after years of lockdown, kids would rather sit around playing videogames for hours, and the stuff most of are eating is overprocessed and full of sugar.