The guy below. He's a doctor, right? Lookit what he says:
"Obesity is directly related to getting too little physical activity and consuming too many calories," Dr. Frieden continued. "Nearly 75% of New York City adults report no regular physical activity and nine out of 10 do not eat the recommended servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day."
Okay, so far. Not enough physical activity (which does not HAVE to be "exercise", btw), and consuming "too many" calories, where "too many" constitutes eating more than you use up.
But here's where the dude shows he's a bonehead:
" Obesity causes heart disease, diabetes, cancer and stroke and worsens asthma, arthritis and other conditions."
Um, no. Obesity does not cause those illnesses.
Repeat after me, folks: "Obesity is related to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and stroke and the worsening of asthma, arthritis and other conditions. Related.
The journalist penning this wrapped up the doc's sound bite with this:
"Just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week can literally save your life." -- from 3.2 Million New Yorkers are Overweight or Obese, Many Think They Are not Overweight
Yes. As well as reducing the amount of calories you consume. Just say "no" to a full quart of egg nog, the entire plate of Santa-shaped cookies, extra helpings of apple pie, and that half gallon of ice cream.
I can resist the pie and ice cream, no prob. The eggnog and k00kies? Entirely different thing. I did good on Thanksgiving and was so proud that I then ate too much over the weekend! WTF?