Shouldn't the focus of anti-obesity campaigns be active, vigorous exercise, and not healthy diets?

Shouldn't the focus of anti-obesity campaigns be active, vigorous exercise, and not healthy diets?I think the healthy fad diets are terribly harmful in both their message and their nutritional value. People should be encouraged to stay active and exercise vigorously to the maximum, and not to eat food which denies them the calories and fat necessary to operate properly.

I believe obesity is caused by laziness and an inability to use up the calories gained in a typical day's worth of meals. A healthy diet actually is a cop-out, quick fix as it does not address the real problem. I do not believe in eating healthy, I believe it is, to be frank, stupid. You might as well just starve yourself, it's just as good.

Actually, encouraging people to eat healthier is actually NOT WISE, as it promises weight loss by starving, and not by exercise. That may explain why a lot of people still get fat, even on diets.

Do you agree with me that this is all madness?

Crowfeather
I think it should be both.

Kota
lol sadly if you throw someone into a vigorous workout the injuries they can get can be more damaging..stress fractures etc. I do agree with you on the unhealthy fad diets.

acsmooth2619
yes 100% exercise is good there are no short cuts

Pegasus90
Nope. I gained my weight because I was hypoglycemic (low blood sugar). Exercise would keep my weight stable, but I could not lose. Now I am on an anti-yeast, anti-sugar, and incidentally because of my husband's food allergies, anti gluten, and I am losing the weight without much exercise at all.

Obesity is not due solely to what people eat. If fat people's bodies processed food the way skinny people's bodies do, they would have never gotten fat in the first place. I am not talking about "metabolism". I am talking about hyperinsulinemia - the precursor condition for diabetes type 2, hypoglycemia, in many cases obesity and other "conditions".

washedclean21
I think that it is a balance of lifestyle. It is healthy eating habits and daily activity. We have become a lazy generation in that we want quick fix---eat horrible and then fix it. For instance, they are now doing research for children to carry a 3 lb teddy bear to help children "exercise" more. Why not throw the bear away and put them in swimming lessons? I don't get it.

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