Why are we a nation of couch potatoes? Solving a mystery with the guide to economic reasoning.
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Why are we a nation of couch potatoes?
Solving a mystery with
the guide to
economic reasoning
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Channel surf TV, glance at a news stand, open a fashion
catalogue and it becomes clear:
Americans admire people who look slender and
physically fit
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Yet according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention:
Only about 25% of Americans are getting
enough exercise, and about 35% of American adults are
overweight
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The percentage of children who are overweight has doubled since
the early 1970’s
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• Face book is becoming more popular than my space,
• Because we don’t fit in my space anymore
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So here’s the mystery:
Why do an increasing number of Americans, the same
people who admire the slender look so often featured in the media, exercise too little and
eat too much?
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Some true/false clues• Few Americans know that exercising more and
eating less can help many people become healthier.___
• Exercise and a helpful diet are free.___• In jobs that involve physical work, exercise is like
a fringe benefit. ___• The price of food has been increasing over the
last two decades. ___• Passive modes of entertainment (like TV and
videogames) are popular with Americans. ___• Common jobs in the past (mining, farming,
factory manufacturing) were much safer than today’s jobs in technology, finance, legal and health services. ___
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1. what is the economic view of choice?
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2. How do choices influence people in respect to exercise and
diet?
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3. What is an opportunity cost?
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4. How does opportunity cost influence people in their decisions about diet and
exercise?
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5. What is an incentive?
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6. Why is money such an attractive incentive?
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7. What incentives influence people in their decisions about
diet and exercise?
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8. Why are the rules of the economic system important?
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9. How do the rules of the economic system influence
people in their decisions about diet and exercise?
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10. What is voluntary trade?
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11. How does voluntary trade influence people in their decisions about diet and
exercise?
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12. What does it mean that people’s decisions have future
consequences?
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13. How do future consequences influence people in their decisions about diet and
exercise?
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14. Solve the mystery:
Why do an increasing number of Americans, the same people who admire the slender look so often featured in the media, exercise
too little and eat too much?
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• Choosing new jobs created in a changing market system
• Trade-off; thinness for other values and work related benefits
• Opportunity cost of physical activity is passive TV or video games