Obesity as an Issue Today and the Half Ton Man

No one will accept responsibility, where children are concerned, schools and parents seem to point the finger at each other. Food producers and retailers say they only sell what the customer wants. It is the individual who has the personal choice to eat or not. It's generally considered that the responsibility goes wider than that.

Today's lifestyle is dominated by technology. The TV movie with popcorn and pizza. The latest console, surf the web, send an email. The screen and its chair take up alot of leisure time. Work is now a service industry full of desks and call centers.  There just isn't any physical activity.

Action is taking place

Education has  brought  awareness of good eating and exercise habits due to schools, the government and media trying to push the benefits. Even fast food restaurants have made changes, although not entirely voluntarily.

The funding of these projects from governments and organizations is impressive but the results aren't. Levels of obesity are still rising.

The future

Current campaigns and advice are not working and some people don't seem to want to lose weight. There needs to be something that causes a cultural shift or change in attitude. Only then will we see an impact in today's obesity.

So what about our half ton man? Well, he's still alive, but at 480 or so pounds, he still has a long way to go. And, as people, regarding obesity, so have we.