article_snippet.sent: Obesity, Obesity told me, "is becoming a national security issue.
article_snippet.sent: I was so taken aback by Batschelet's statement that I felt the need to press Obesity.
article_snippet.sent: The obesity issue is the most troubling because the trend is going in the wrong direction," he said.
article_snippet.sent: General Batschelet, along with so many others in this country, is struggling with why so many Americans, despite all the warnings, continue to eat too much and exercise too little.
article_snippet.sent: The acceptance of obesity is prevalent," according to Claire Putnam, an obstetrician and gynecologist who believes obesity is a national crisis right now.
article_snippet.sent: When you look around you, 70% of adults are overweight or obese.
article_snippet.sent: Just look at the numbers: More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
article_snippet.sent: Seventeen percent of all children and adolescents in the U.S. are obese.
article_snippet.sent: It is crystal clear we haven't the foggiest idea of who needs to lose weight and who doesn't.
article_snippet.sent: If 70% of us are overweight in this country, why are there so many willing to fat-shame people who are not remotely obese?
article_snippet.sent: Maybe it's easier to criticize others for carrying extra weight than to admit we have a weight problem
article_snippet.sent: Perceptions of weight are a big part of the problem," he said to he.
article_snippet.sent: According to the CDC, 81% of overweight boys and 71% of overweight girls believe 81% of overweight boys and 71% of overweight girls are just the right weight.
article_snippet.sent: We perspective on what's normal when it comes to a healthy weight.