Who wants to be fat anyway?

Food temptations...they're so hard to resist *sigh*

Fat Theology

And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow vegetable of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

And Satan created McDonald's. And McDonald's brought forth the 99-cent double-cheeseburger. And Satan said to Man, "You want fries with that?"

And Man said, "Super size them." And Man gained pounds.

And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep her figure that man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth chocolate. And woman gained pounds.

And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."

And Satan brought forth ice cream. And woman gained pounds.

And God said, "I have sent your heart healthy vegetables and olive oil with which to cook them."

And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter.

And Man gained pounds and his bad cholesterol went through the roof.

And God brought forth running shoes and Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.

And Satan brought forth cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil to change channels between ESPN and ESPN2.

And Man gained pounds.

And God said, "You're running up the score, Devil."

And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.

And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them. And he created sour cream dip also.

And Man clutched his remote control and ate the potato chips swaddled in cholesterol.

And Satan saw and said, "It is good."

And Man went into cardiac arrest.

And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

And Satan created HMOs.

                                                                                                 Source: http://www.basicjokes.com/djoke.php?id=46

This cracked me up LOL.

Seriously, unhealthy foods are really hard to resist which leads to the increasing number of obesity cases worldwide. As of 2008, 9.8% of the total male population are already obese as compared to the 4.8% in 1980. Obesity among women worldwide also jumped from 7.9% in 1980 to 13.8% in 2008. Obesity rate is high among first world countries like the US, New Zealand, and Australia where fastfood servings are larger than life. Obesity rate in the Philippines, luckily, is not that high although the figures already went up. DOH should do something about it before the situation goes out of hand while Filipinos should do their part and not depend on DOH's health advisories or reminders. Filipinos are smart enough to know how they can prevent obesity by choosing a healthier lifestyle which means no smoking and drinking (ehem!haha), getting proper sleep and rest, exercising regularly (a 30-minute leisure walk will do), and of course maintaning a healthy diet (avoid fatty, oily, and salty foods. goodbye large fries huhuhu...). I know these things really entail a lot of sacrifice and discipline. As the cliche goes, no pain, no gain right? Shedding excess fats doesn't happen overnight the same way that six pack abs cannot be achieved in a single session. Maintaining a healthy body  seems a life-long struggle but its benefits, definitely, are priceless especially when we get old.