Comments on: Save Yourself from “Catching” Obesity

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:22:17 +0000

So that's the problem! Why do we live in a world where we want to blame everyone else for our issues. No matter what it is we have to look in the mirror. Because at the end of the day, life choices fall totally in our own lap. Muffin top or not.

By: Kristi Jedlicki Levenhagen

Kristi Jedlicki Levenhagen — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:04:50 +0000

In the field of addiction, one of the many things that we teach our clients in treatment is that they need to change their "people, places, and playthings", in order to maintain sobriety and engage fully in recovery. So, it makes sense that if you want to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle that you need to surround yourself with people who support you and/or emulate the lifestyle that you want to create. Thanks for sharing these findings!

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:56:49 +0000

This may be why people believe so strongly in the genetic component of obesity.
If the parents are obese, it's more likely that the kids will be obese.
Part of the problem may be genetic, but another part of the problem is social
The parents have poor lifestyle habits, so the children have poor lifestyle habits