The problems of pigging out. (Letters: you may be right).Patrick McCormick's March Culture in Context ("Supersize supersize or supersized Adjective larger than standard size Verb [-sizes, -sizing, -sized] to increase the size of (something, such as a standard portion of food) me") covered well the obesity epidemic in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . There are different reasons people overeat o·ver·eat v. To eat to excess, especially habitually. to obesity, which is why we must be tolerant of them. Some suffered terrible abuse at a young age and use food in an attempt to comfort deep hurt and need our compassion. But for most of us, overeating overeating eating too much food too quickly; leads to acute gastric dilatation in dogs and horses, acute carbohydrate engorgement in ruminants, dietetic (dietary) diarrhea in young calves and foals, abomasal tympany in bottle fed lambs and calves. is a form of vanity, no different than looking at oneself too long in the mirror. We are a society focused on food to distraction. Children's activities are often followed by a "snack," which reinforces the misguided notion that food is a reward for good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. , which has a Pavlovian effect on the conditioning of their lifelong eating habits. Vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. with sodas and snacks are in most public facilities, including schools. Soda pop has replaced milk in children's diets, not only contributing to obesity, but compromising their bone mass production during the critical years. Obese children have more than just health-related problems, they also suffer from lack of self-esteem, which leads to lower academic performance and lifelong interpersonal problems. Catholics raising children in healthy, loving homes have an obligation to teach children that their bodies are wonderful gifts from God. They should be taught to rejoice in this special gift and to respect it by feeding it properly and keeping it fit. Anything less should be considered sinful. Rose Kalamarides Anchorage, Alaska |
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