fat

[joanna bujes]

At 01:37 AM 01/13/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>As for depression and overeating, these are personally tragic
>circumstances, but I am not sure that you can blame capitalism for
>people's own self-destructive behaviour - not unless you think that
>people ought to be relieved of all responsibility for their own
>decisions. My point was clear enough, it is possible to overeat because
>food is so cheap, that nobody needs to starve in the developed
>countries.

Actually, I think many Americans are overweight not only because of the 
crappy food, but because they don't walk. Long working hours, the car, and 
the way most cities are built makes walking impossible. All the times in my 
life that I didn't have a car, I also didn't have a weight problem: I could 
eat anything I wanted and not gain weight. Now I exercise on average an 
hour a day, and the rest of the time I drive or sit. I don't exactly have a 
weight problem, just ten extra lbs that won't go away.

Sigh,

Joanna