40%? Those are old statistics, I'm sure of it, because last time I checked it's 60% obesity. The USA is a fat country. The diet of the average American is a KILLER, proven fact. Even if you aren't fat, the diet will still get you in the end.
Why shouldn't we be talking about it? It's shocking. If we were to stop talking about it, it would be completely unnatural, hiding our true feelings, which is that it's shocking and awful. It's not a good thing, it's not simply allowable, it's not something people should just accept and move on. 60% of a country is obese! That's a record breaking statistic. That's not something you just ignore/accept, it's not something you pass off. It needs people to be talking about it, because when people are talking about it and considering it as a major issue, that's when pressure groups, expose' journalists, and various other volunteers concerned about their fellow Americans do what they can to help the situation.
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