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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gariig" data-source="post: 302701" data-attributes="member: 1120">Someone mentioned "on to go" culture.  American's are usually rushed during the day (say 7-7) to get up for work, dressed, get to work, have their 30 minute lunch break, get home through traffic, pick up little Suzy and John from school or day care, get a meal on the table, etc.  By the time they have "free time" they have the tendecny to sit there.I know I suffer from this as a college student.  Some days I wake up at 6-8 depending on the day and may not walk into my apartment until 10 at night, and that is before I might head to the gym.  I'm consistently doing 8-12 hour days and I don't really commute (only 20 minutes total which I think the average American commute is 45-60 minutes one way).  Also, to reiterate Pop culture has a problem with it getting people hooked on sodas, the softdrink industry has had charges of hooking people on soda with caffeine (ala tobacco).  Drinking too much soda, as stated nondiet soda is damn near lethal in the sugar/calorie department.  Portion sizes are to blame, I remember growing up and the average soda was 10 oz. bottle, then 12 oz. cans, then 16 oz. bottles, and now 20 oz. bottles are considered "personal" sizes.  Reliance on cheap/fatty foods to feed us: fast food, frozen dinners, cheap cuts of meat.There are quite a few more reasons, but a few that I'd like to reiterate.  It is a problem and my girlfriend and I are both battling our weight.  It is hard living in a culture that idiolizes thiness and physique so readily.  I'm a little above average weight and I probably couldn't get a date for the life of me.  Also, eating disorders are rampant in America, diet related goods is one of the fastest growing markets.  Also, 80% of 4th grade girls have reportedly dieted...now doesn't that make you sick???<a href="http://www.nowfoundation.org/health/lybdkit/factsheet.html" target="_blank">linky</a> Gariig</blockquote>

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