Americans Getting Really Fat?

When a recent study said that Americans are continuing to get fatter, I was not surprised in the least. Most of the people I know, including myself, are over weight (fat) and no matter how hard we try to lose weight - failure usually shows up down the road. Of course, the government and some special interest groups are quick to blame fast food for this American's getting fatter situation - but the point they are missing is that fast food has been around for decades now and only in the past ten or fifteen years have people started getting morbidly obese in great numbers.

I have an opinion about this issue, which you may or may not agree with. I believe one of the biggest reason's why Americans continue to get fatter is two fold. First, we do not get as much exercise as we use to and second - I believe our food is missing many of the key vitamins and minerals we need to survive, so many people continue to over eat to try and replace those vital vitamins and mineral in their bodies. The human brain knows the exact amount of vitamins and minerals our bodies need each day to maintain good health and survive, but it might be taking more food to reach those necessary levels as crops are grown in soil that is depleted of the minerals we all need to thrive.

Everyone knows that most Americans do not get as much exercise as our ancestors. In fact, few Americans want to go back to the days when people worked from daylight till dark just to earn a living for their families. However, for generations our bodies were trained and then DNA was created to cause our body's calorie consumption to be at a certain level based of how much hard labor was done by people each day. Americans are getting fatter because few people earn their living through hard work anymore and while computers are one of the best things to ever be invented - they and their side product game devices have caused kids and adults alike to enjoy entertainment without breaking a sweat.

While a lack of exercise is a leading cause of why Americans are getting fatter, I believe that the U.S. government needs to do more inspections of crop land both in the United States and in other countries around the world that import food to this country. One of the most important minerals needed by the human body is potassium and my guess is that the land our food supply is being grown in is grossly deficient in potassium content, which means our food supply is missing one of the most important minerals (potassium) needed for a healthy life. Then when you add to that problem - major human protein sources in the United States like beef, chicken and pigs are feed food from that same potassium depleted farm land - it's no wonder that Americans are fat and getting fatter by the day.

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