Make America healthy again ... have we ever been

Of course there is also the question of capacity too. If you trim your federal work force to a skeleton crew it makes things hard to do quickly too. Yet another thing liberals are afraid to do ... expand the federal workforce significantly.

 

My generation’s school lunches were bologna and cheese on white and tater chips and we were skinny.

 

Okay, so they took two years to implement it initially. What should they have done, specifically, to "ease into the menu changes?" Give an extra quarter serving of fruit and vegetables per year?

 

But they were replacing the sugar with non-sugar. If they did that, wouldn't they just be adding vegetables and protein to sugar for multiple years?

Maybe the issue wasn't the rollout but the fact that Republicans needed to reflexively oppose Obama's plans. See also how they ran against their own healthcare ideas for nearly a decade because he passed them until they caught that particular car tire.

 

Veggies are largely overrated and sugar is just the latest bogeyman.

 

He’s right, except about sugar which is not harmful. People who lose weight over adulthood die sooner than people who gain weight over adulthood.

 

Also, “getting exercise” appears to be a niche activity peculiar to the West. I suspect Americans are the “exercisingest” people on the planet.

 

What is "health" ? Is it the momentary absence of disease ? Is it a great-looking body ? Is it a sense of vigor ? Is it a measure of performance ?

Take 100 people off the street, hole them up in a room, for three days, have them weigh in on their concept of health ...

... and the smell would be unbearable.

 

Does not contradict in any way my contention that programmed exercise is a niche activity native to the West.

Do not confuse with physical activity including activity through sports wherein the premium is on performance.

 

Walking is good. Stationary bike is cool. Lift some weights. Beat food inflation by eating less. Cut the carbs. Eat a wide variety of colorful veggies. Not so much fruit.

What I usually get at the store:
Spinach, blueberries, carrots, avocado's, black beans, salmon, tuna steaks, tunafish, avocado oil, frozen mixed veggies, red onions, mushrooms, occasional steak, eggs, green tea extract, vitamins K2 + D3, vitamin C, meatless pasta sauce

Then my friend shows up with pizza or pasta. Or I eat a bagel or Chik-fil-a sandwich and drink a 4-pak of beer and it all goes to hell.