I truly believe that the obesity epidemic is a sociological issue of grand proportions. It interests me more than what the latest exercise fad is for the fit and famous.
Some time ago I watched the program "Weight of the World" with Dr. David Suzuki as narrator. A Canadian production - yeah Canada. It was fascinating.
The problem is worse than I thought. But it put the blame in the right place - on society not the obese individual.
There are 300 million obese individuals including 100 million in developing nations. Mostly because we have passed on our technology and our fast food outlets.
That should keep personal trainers busy for quite a while.
I was heartened to see that there is recognition to start at the roots - by designing and building healthier communities, including experimental school programs and eliminating fast food. The plan is for counselling and educating in early school years to help drive social change.
The only way the epidemic can be stopped is to prevent it in the first place. We all know how hard it is to change habits that are rooted in us.
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