Just putting it out there but have any of you stepped inside a factory? Worked a day there, hell, a week, a month? You are all talking about office jobs...I work hard labor at a factory all day long for 10 hours, 40 hours a week, with a 30 minute lunch break. Damn, I sure would love to have an hour...it takes 5 minutes just to walk to the lunch room. A lot of the people I work with are overweight even though they work hard at their jobs that are very much like exercising. (Just my observation)
Fresh produce is EXPENSIVE. Not everyone has time to go out and shop around at food markets.
And you know what I just realized? I know lots of people that don't even know how to prepare food, or especially, healthy food. Steamed veggies are just waaaaay over their heads. I think it's important for kids to learn how to cook and enjoy doing it...Home Ec was never a requirement where I went to school and over half the kids didn't know how to prepare a single meal. It might be a contributing factor as well...
As for staying on topic..I think that the measuring of waistlines and dishing out rewards and punishments is a horrible idea.
American "laziness" strikes again. I am guilty to say the least.