Black Americans and healthy eating

I'm not sure if everyone is lazy. If there is not money to join a gym or some other type of activity, walking in the hood could be hazardous to your health. Between the dogs, drug transactions, etc. People don't go outside unless they have to. Also, in urban areas it is very difficult to get to a supermarket. You may have to pay to get there and back since there are usually few markets. If you don't have a car its a problem. We have to be responsible but look at how they constantly bombard folks with commercials to buy that stuff. So its about education and accessibility.

I think it's a matter of priorities. I agree that in many areas, it is difficult to get a healthy meal at an affordable price. But we need to make it important to us. We may need to sacrifice on convenience by planning our meals, shopping ahead, and cooking at home.

In many homes it's common to eat fast food 4 or 5 days out of a week. At the same time people are less able to exercise - because of work, home responsibilities, or simply not having a safe, convenient place to get out and get active.

I'm not surprised to see something like this going on in LA, where there's always a push for more government intrusion into our lives. We can't legislate our way to good decisions, we have to simply accept responsibility for making them.

Think about your friends and family... if you were to tell them you're going for a walk and invite them to join you, would they look at you like you're crazy? We need to get over that mentality... we're losing generations of people and billions of dollars to preventable illness.

Hisani,
You listed the excuses people use to continue to live off fast food. I simply do not want my choices limited because of those who cannot control themselves when it comes to unhealthy habits. I like fast food, but I know my and my families limitations and that is a choice.