Why are there so many overweight in today's society, including children?

Too much sugar in the digestive system which causes constant high's and low's in energy. Also mood swings. The lows creates a hunger feeling, so the person eats to eliminate the hunger. The food is usually high sugar which causes an immediate high, then back to low and so on. It's a vicious cycle.

People have to get back to fresh fruit and vegetables instead of fast foods, which is high in salt and processed sugars.

Sounds easy, but people are just too addicted and too lazy to make the effort. On the whole, North Americans have lousy eating habits.

The world AT LARGE... Good one:) Sorry, that just made me laugh a little.

Seriously, the blame is all over the place. Restaurants serve larger portions than we need. We order 'super size' meals to get more for our money. Fast paced, stressful lives lead us to ignore proper nutrition in favor of convenience. People use food as a way to make themselves feel better about a crappy day at work. There are a ton of reasons.

Fast food is easier cheaper and no cooking...if they had fast food salad bars (yes, I know all about Wendys and McDs having salads but come on, can anyone just order a salad when they smell those burgers?) and yogurt desserts, it would be different.

And they may complain of hunger, but it is appetite, there is a difference...

The convinience of fast food! It's everywhere. It seems like no one cooks family meals at home anymore.

i think freshface got it down for you

said all id have said

another is, because people dont home cook as much as they used to

we all rely on tv dinner now

and they are full of c**p

and stuff that just makes you fat and still hungry

so you will buy more ...

(i home cook all my meals now, healthier and very filling, im stil fat tho, i am still a glutton for the cheesecakes and chocolate ;-()

Too many fast-foods, too many calories, less exercise, and too many bad ingredients. It's like almost everything we eat is plastic!