Termyn8or
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"Could this lack of athleticism be why the U.S. invented its own games and rarely plays the sports of the rest of the world? "
You make a huge mistake here. Yes, the average person in the US is among the least healthy in the world. It's not just a matter of the toxins and lack of nutrients in the food, it is indeed laziness. People don't know how to eat right, especially if they go by FDA/UDSA recommendations. The recommend enough carbs for three people, unless they're athletes.
But the mistake lies in the fact that athletes are, I guess, not normal people. Athletes have a different diet, which from what I've heard is alot higher in protein than usual. They may also eat alot of carbs, but tend to work them off. Alot of normal people spend alot of time in front of the TV or video games. You can do this and not lose your health if you cut back on the carbs, but if you don't and you live a sedentary lifestyle, you will get fat, lose tone and be at risk for many chronic diseases.
And many are misled. Athletes get good advice on diet and a few other things. When I worked out I didn't crank up the carbs to "bulk up", mainly because I never wanted to look strong, I wanted to BE strong. And strong I was. You can ask around. I worked out for strength, so I always increased the weight much faster than recommended, not the reps. I might not have had the stamina, but in a fight for example, I didn't need it.
Most people who work out do low impact, safe exercises etc. , not me. Free weights, and one time I got hurt doing it. But it develops a form of balance that a machine never could. This is a keep up with the Jones' society so many bought all kinds of machines. They are mostly in the free section on craigslist now, after the novelty wears off. And add to that, a half assed athelete is trying to look strong, cut, defined muscles, they want to look good. They die off quickly enough, because they didn't do it right.
Our true atheletes are very serious, but they weren't born athletes. They were born, like the rest of us to Parents who were likely malnourished, and then malnourished themselves before they found out some things. That is a disadvantage from the gitgo. Other countries treat the health issue differently because in this country, when the peoples' health gets worse, they economy seems to get better. More money flows, that's for sure. When money flows, someone is skimming. They send some of the skimmings to the regulatory agencies, to say the least. Other countries are different.
As such, this is what happened.
Now understand, some people do know, and they try like all hell to be healthy. It is not easy with the food so poor and the medicine even worse. But that's not the half of it, people are lazy. People are prone to indugences, not only in intoxicants, but in junk food. I'd bet we have more fast food places in this country than the entire rest of the world combined. They won't even get up to a stove and cook their own food ! And then as if there is not enough sugar in every last thing on the menu, they need creme filled donuts or icecream for desert. Not to mention a bag of chips on the way home.
Of course these people are not athletes, but what if their kids are ? Their body is half fucked up, so how do you think their kids come out ? THAT is the root of the disadvantage.
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