Senators Plan Bill to Combat Child Obesity - (Health Nazi Alert)

Reuters ^ | July 29, 2002 | Niala Boodhoo

[wife-mom]

Question: Sometime in the last ten years, didn't the govt change the weight standards for human beings? Seems to me that I recall that under the old standards a person that was considered to have normal weight suddenly became overweight under the new standards.

Wish I had time to research this.

[timydnuc]

The bill should really be co-sponsored by Ted Kennedy & Jerald Nadless, er..uh Nadler. It would be so much more meaningfull......."for the children".

Jaba the Hut & FatBastard!

[mombonn]

fund new parks, bike paths and recreational centers and provide more money for already-existing exercise and nutrition programs in U.S. schools.

You can lead a tubby to a bike path, but you can't make him pedal.

How STOOOPID.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"The Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act, IMPACT..."

Well, at least it's good to finally know why the Senate hasn't had the time to confirm judges, pass an energy bill or take care of our military and homeland security.

[MEGoody]

"a six-foot tall adult 20 years or older with a weight of 140 to 180 lbs. would be considered healthy, 190 to 210 lbs. overweight and 200 lbs. or more obese."

Come on! A 6 foot tall man who weighs 200 lbs is obese? Give me a break! No wonder the 'obesity' numbers are up - they keep sliding the scale downward.

[MEGoody]

"Serious tax reduction is badly needed to prevent this wasteful intrusion into our lives"

And with the extra money, we could buy family memberships to the Y so our whole family could 'combat' the obesity problem.

[FR_addict]

We've got terrorists killing Americans and these bozos are worried about if we are too fat?

They should be worryinbg about defending Americans, not policing our food.

[MEGoody]

"Serious tax reduction is badly needed to prevent this wasteful intrusion into our lives"

And with the extra money, we could buy family memberships to the Y so our whole family could 'combat' the obesity problem.

[Gumlegs]

The trick is using the BMI -- the Body Mass Index. It does not distinguish between fat and muscle. This is so utterly brain-dead, that I'm forced to conclude they did it on purpose so that they could make the "fat American crisis" sound worse than it is. And, of course we all know that the only way out of a crisis is to have Congress throw money and regulations at it.

[demnomo]

My husband is in his mid-forties. He is 6' and weighs 194 lbs. He looks fantastic! No one would ever think that he is overweight!!! According to the government, he is! He still fences two or three times a week and is in great shape. He also in-line skates and snowboards with our 14 year-old son. I know that I am a bit overweight, but I walk 5 days a week, do weights twice a week and in-line skate two or three times a week after dinner with my family. I love to cook and I love to eat, but I know when to draw the line and will diet on occasion to stay within a size 12/14. (Usually right after the holidays.) I won't let myself get too big, even though a lot of people consider that size huge. I'll never be a size 6/8 because I have no desire to starve myself to get there and/or stay there. My blood pressure is normal and cholesterol low.

Like most teenagers, my son loves pizza, chips and cola drinks. As parents, we limit the consumption of such things. We rarely do fast food. When we do, it is considered a treat. In and Out Burgers are our favorites. Next comes Burger King. We know that it's not the healthiest food for us, but neither is anything taken to the extreme. My son has a couple of friends who are heavy. He doesn't give them a hard time about it although he has encouraged one of his friends to in-line skate with him.

Severely obese people have problems. Some of it may be medical or genetic, but I'll bet that a lot of it is just poor eating and exercise habits. Most Americans are far too obsessed with looking like fashion models or movie stars, IMHO. Chioces and freedom is what America is about. While I have some sympathy for anyone who is grossly overweight because of a bonifide medical condition, I don't believe in turning fat people who eat too much into another hyphenated special interest group. We have enough of those already and all they do is whine and point fingers at everyone but themselves.

It's not the government's job to piddle taxpayer money on something that is commonly known to all but the seriously mentally challenged! This is getting ridiculous. Will Barney Frank, Hillary, or Jerrold Nadler vote on this?

[JoeGar]

The Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act, IMPACT, proposes to give health professionals more training on weight issues, fund new parks, bike paths and recreational centers ...

Smells like more pork, doesn't it?

[Damocles]

Smells like more pork, doesn't it?

I'm not sure if pork would be the right term on this particualr thread. Perhaps a tofu like spread shaped to resemble a pork chop would be more fitting.

[Damocles]

Oh yeah, and how do they come up with the acronym IMPACT. Seems a bit insulting to those who are obese seeing as though they may indeed create quite an IMPACT on several levels.

[Sweet Hour of Prayer]

Well,if the streets were safe, our kids could ride their bikes to school, or walk. Instead, even if you live a block away from a school you must ride a bus.

[arly]

Michigan just tacked on an additional 50 cents per pack TAXES on a pack of cigarettes! I wonder how long it will be before they start taxing a Bag of Potato Chips. "for the children" hooray for the USS of A!

[Damocles]

Not only that, but in the same session they decided to "pause" the roll back of the small business tax that was promised, because it could increase the deficit.

God help us if Posthumus does not win the governer's race here in Michigan.