Results: Why do you think obesity is such a problem worldwide?
Published on 08/10/2015
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Why do you think obesity is such a problem worldwide? People are lazy and have no will to conrol there eating
47%
834 votes
Fast food restaurants are to blame with advertising and cheap food
32%
563 votes
Governments do not promote healthy lifestyle choices
15%
261 votes
The cost of healthy or good food is too expensive
49%
866 votes
Side effects of medications leading to obesity problems.
24%
427 votes
Other (please specify)
8%
142 votes
Not Applicable
10%
179 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.61% | 19 | |
| all of the above | 0.16% | 5 |
| technology | 0.06% | 2 |
| lack of exercise | 0.06% | 2 |
| fast food and sedetary life styles | 0.03% | 1 |
| there is no one reason for obesity. some are medical others overeating, low metabolism etc. | 0.03% | 1 |
| heredity | 0.03% | 1 |
| changes and additives to food & lack of exercise | 0.03% | 1 |
| different lifestyle then our hunter gatherer/agrarian era | 0.03% | 1 |
| i have no idea and it is not something i ponder about | 0.03% | 1 |
| health complications such as thyroid disease | 0.03% | 1 |
| processed foods and additives | 0.03% | 1 |
| people don't move around enough. | 0.03% | 1 |
| western culture brain washing that they have to have the most. | 0.03% | 1 |
| combination of more than one of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| food addiction | 0.03% | 1 |
| food is better for you now v | 0.03% | 1 |
| food companies add sugar, fat and salt to make it taste better | 0.03% | 1 |
| biology | 0.03% | 1 |
| the subject is way too complex to choose one item | 0.03% | 1 |
| people are too busy using computers (guilty) to get up and do something physical | 0.03% | 1 |
| since video games and online activities are on the rise, people don't go outside to play or exercise as much. i think of kids and teens especially. neighborhoods aren't as safe anymore as they used to be. | 0.03% | 1 |
| its in their jeans! | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of proper family time and prep time | 0.03% | 1 |
| genetically modified food | 0.03% | 1 |
| fast food and kids not getting up and playing they instead set and use electronics | 0.03% | 1 |
| too much consumption of processed and convenience foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| bad food tastes good | 0.03% | 1 |
| genetics, medical issues... | 0.03% | 1 |
| a combination of all these things, including a more sedentary life style, due to technology. | 0.03% | 1 |
| sedentary lifestyle | 0.03% | 1 |
| none of these are the real reason. | 0.03% | 1 |
| people are not exercising enough. | 0.03% | 1 |
| they are only eating processed food....not real food | 0.03% | 1 |
| there is a comercial every 10 min on tv for pizza | 0.03% | 1 |
| i believe that no one person is the same, therefore i would have to say there could be any number of reasons obesity is such a worldwide problem. | 0.03% | 1 |
| we're not taught discipline in our culture it's if it feels good do it, you deserve it etc. so it's very hard to be disciplined | 0.03% | 1 |
| mental and emotional and spiritual disease | 0.03% | 1 |
| some are lazy, but all the other things are a much larger part of it. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i think people are so busy they don't have time to make a good meal,they eat out at fast food joints.when they get home they just relax instead of going for a walk. | 0.03% | 1 |
| eating more calories than burning | 0.03% | 1 |
| computor and games | 0.03% | 1 |
| their eating, not there eating | 0.03% | 1 |
| combination of things contribute to obesity | 0.03% | 1 |
| people eat huge portions of the wrong kinds of food! | 0.03% | 1 |
| rise of sugary and simple carbohydrate foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| pop | 0.03% | 1 |
| poor diet choices | 0.03% | 1 |
| foods induced with man made products | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of excerise | 0.03% | 1 |
| persons own makeup | 0.03% | 1 |
| people are addicted to the wrong foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| processed foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| chemicals and gmo food leaves out important nutrints that helps our bodies process food efficiently | 0.03% | 1 |
| wealth dispersion - all a ploy by big companies | 0.03% | 1 |
| people don't have time to exercise or cook healthy meals | 0.03% | 1 |
| sugar addiction | 0.03% | 1 |
| the preservatives they have put in foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| stress-filled and sedentary lifestyles | 0.03% | 1 |
| garbage ingredients in processed foods | 0.03% | 1 |
| depression | 0.03% | 1 |
| few families live on farms anymore & don't spend much time together | 0.03% | 1 |
| the reasons are to vast to list here | 0.03% | 1 |
| many things, but mostly it's people not taking the time to eat properly and exercise regularly | 0.03% | 1 |
| too many deceptive additives in food these days. nitrates and preservative. | 0.03% | 1 |
| not enough exercise | 0.03% | 1 |
| not as many physically demanding jobs | 0.03% | 1 |
| no exercise-all inside on computers/play station | 0.03% | 1 |
| inactive | 0.03% | 1 |
| technology is making kids less enclined to be active | 0.03% | 1 |
| look at old photos - people have always been fat. | 0.03% | 1 |
| human nature to eat more because it is easily available and quick | 0.03% | 1 |
| over prescribing antibiotics. | 0.03% | 1 |
| more chemicals in food | 0.03% | 1 |
| because people just eat and don t exercise or move..eat more calories than what you burn off equals fat....people just need only to go for a walk, it s that simple. exercise doesn't have to be extreme....... just move more | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above plus will power and illness | 0.03% | 1 |
| the food is fake, and tamper with. causing extra hunger, and bloating | 0.03% | 1 |
| no exercise | 0.03% | 1 |
| there are various reasons, much too many to list | 0.03% | 1 |
| people have to work too hard to make ends meet and then eat on the run | 0.03% | 1 |
| choices we make or do not make | 0.03% | 1 |
| change of food supply | 0.03% | 1 |
| no clue | 0.03% | 1 |
| corporations putting out products deliberately to make people sick. sick people make some corporations some big money. | 0.03% | 1 |
| lots of health problems are emotionaly based | 0.03% | 1 |
| bringing up | 0.03% | 1 |
| less physical labor is becoming more and more the life style, sitting at a desk all day does nothing for the body | 0.03% | 1 |
| many health issues can make someone lose control of their weight, without them being able to do anything | 0.03% | 1 |
| to many conveniences | 0.03% | 1 |
| too much conflicting information about what is and isn't healthy | 0.03% | 1 |
| enjoyment of food! | 0.03% | 1 |
| childhoods without an emphasis on exercise | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above and then some | 0.03% | 1 |
| a lot of contributing factors but it is a problem | 0.03% | 1 |
| more food is available at a good price then ever before. | 0.03% | 1 |
| food that tastes good has a lot of fat and sugar in it, and we have not been taught what reasonable servings are and do not take responsibility for what we eat, but i don't think it is about laziness, just self-indulgence | 0.03% | 1 |
| a good understanding of nutrition is lacking | 0.03% | 1 |
| video games are very accessible and possibly more interesting for kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| additives in food | 0.03% | 1 |
| not moving enough | 0.03% | 1 |
| food addititives and food manufacturers. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i really don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| emotional eating boredom eating and all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| overly processed food and too much fake "food" | 0.03% | 1 |
| too many vending machines loaded with junk | 0.03% | 1 |
| actually, the cause of "obesity" is unknown >_> | 0.03% | 1 |
| we are at the mercy of convenience foods that are full of bad things! | 0.03% | 1 |
| parents allow children junk instead of veggies. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i believe there is an over abundance of resources available in our country that doesn't require hard work to obtain | 0.03% | 1 |
| people are ignorant on what foods are actually healthy and not the ones they think are healthy. | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of exercise, too much time on computers, busy lives | 0.03% | 1 |
| genetics-obese couples tend to have more children making more obese people having more babies, etc. | 0.03% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| the 'fat gene' | 0.03% | 1 |
| a combination of these factors | 0.03% | 1 |
| our current lifestyles include more sitting down. (office jobs) | 0.03% | 1 |
| it's a gene thing | 0.03% | 1 |
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