The general is talking about the current generation of young would be recruits.
I asked a bunch of them "Where were you during 9/11?" on 9/11. Most of them said 3rd grade. It was a depressing day. :|
Perhaps. Fast food sort of evolved form a treat / quick bit on the road to a regular meal. It's surprising how many people eat out on a regular basis. Most places I've worked, I seem to be one of the few who actually brown bags their lunch.
The excuse I hear a lot is that people are too busy. Well, I'm busy too but I always seem to make the time. Same with friends who have families. The reality of it is that people are just too lazy or they never learned how to cook. They'd rather just reach for what's easy.
Why?
You never would have served even if you were old enough.
The one thing all the other countries I have been to had in common, was very little fast food places. Not like in American where they are on virtually every corner. I lived in Catania, which is in Sicily Italy for about 6 months. They had a Burger King and McDonalds, that was it. Tons of pizza joints though, but like real pizza and pasta. Not fast food kind. Other smaller cities around it had no fast food places.
Is this measuring obesity based on BMI? Because if so, while the data certainly shows Americans are getting fatter, I wouldn't call a BMI over 30 a good indicator of obesity.
Restaurants have gone crazy on portion sizes because they're afraid their products won't be seen as a good value for the money. They pad their meals with cheap high calorie carbs, and you end up with fat people.
Restaurants have gone crazy on portion sizes because they're afraid their products won't be seen as a good value for the money. They pad their meals with cheap high calorie carbs, and you end up with fat people.
Christ people, put down the Cinnabons once in a while and take a freaking walk.
Also the lack of some good solid genetic engineering to get us nice and adapted to post-scarcity.On one hand, it's a good thing that we live in a post-scarcity society at least where food is concerned. Problem is we here in North America eat a shitty diet that's high in starch and empty calories. This is a society views cake with less sugar (muffins) as a health food.
Aggravating the problem is a sedentary lifestyle. That and this retarded "body acceptance" movement that wants to make fat the new ideal, or some BS.
Why?
You never would have served even if you were old enough.
Not just entrees but appetizers too.
Used to be an app was just a teeny little thing to give you some taste before the real food arrived. Now apps are monstrous plates that cost as much as your entree.
Not gonna lie, I don't get apps (except for bloomin' onions or pot stickers) because I can't justify spending 10 bucks on a few bites of food before my 30-80$ meal. Maybe in NY those are okay prices for an appetizer...but kind of outrageous anywhere else if you ask me.
Ah, the old "BMI was made by mathmeticians and doesn't make sense" argument.
If you can bench 230lb or squat over 300lbs then BMI doesn't apply to you. Otherwise you're kidding yourself.
BMI isn't a "one size fits all" mold. People do have different builds and BMI isn't always accurate. A person with a large build but a BMI of 27 may look to be in far better shape than someone slight of build with a BMI of 24.
If I were to get my 6 foot frame down to 183 lbs to not be "overweight" based on BMI, I'd look like a cancer patient. I was 195 lbs at one point and had very little body fat.
BMI isn't a "one size fits all" mold. People do have different builds and BMI isn't always accurate. A person with a large build but a BMI of 27 may look to be in far better shape than someone slight of build with a BMI of 24.
If I were to get my 6 foot frame down to 183 lbs to not be "overweight" based on BMI, I'd look like a cancer patient. I was 195 lbs at one point and had very little body fat.
BMI isn't a "one size fits all" mold. People do have different builds and BMI isn't always accurate. A person with a large build but a BMI of 27 may look to be in far better shape than someone slight of build with a BMI of 24.
If I were to get my 6 foot frame down to 183 lbs to not be "overweight" based on BMI, I'd look like a cancer patient. I was 195 lbs at one point and had very little body fat.
Also the lack of some good solid genetic engineering to get us nice and adapted to post-scarcity.
These ancient genes still think that death by starvation is always a day away, so they work hard to ensure that precious food reserves are stored whenever possible, and unused energy-hungry muscles atrophy quickly.
Of course, our instincts would almost certainly prevent us from using such capabilities responsibly.
"Wonderful, another tool I can use to dominate other people!"
Maybe work engineering a solution to that problem, too.
And the issue of the biological tendency toward unsustainably prolific population growth.
(Life on this planet has a lot of bugs to work out.)
In lieu of that pleasant future, maybe a pill that reduces the feeling of hunger itself, without resorting to grotesque things like having to eat vegetables? Or good flavor packets for Soylent, assuming it ever gets cheap.