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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:38 AM Original message |
Snacking Clue to Obesity Epidemic..BBC |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. When I think back at the smaller sized people from my childhood |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Ah, fear of each other. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. That is pretty much identical to how I grew up. I remember that an occasional treat for |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. "because there are too many bad people who could snatch them" |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. +1 |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 06:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
61. Heh heh...Remember the test pattern? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. This is the excuse parents use around here. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. agreed... |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. +2 |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. I believe it. Do your own research. Go to the supermarket and glance |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Did you notice that all of the items you |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Exactly! |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Did you read the post or just |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Crossed wires. |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. But why are people eating more? |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Too much mindless eating in front of the TV. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Ever hear of oversimplification? |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
58. Or in front of the computer, or while playing video games, or in the car, etc, etc...n/t |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. because it is there |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Our hormones are being adversely |
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Hestia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
64. Doesn't HFCS do that - trigger the brain to eat more? I agree about the US lifestyle |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
65. multiple reasons |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. 2,374 calories or 2.374 kilocalories. BMR is 2,000 calories in round numbers. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Glad I wasn't the only one... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. What is commonly called a 'Calorie' is a kilocalorie |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. well, biology wasn't my strong suit... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Oh damn. I will try to adjust my thinking by a factor of a thousand! |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
66. it's a common one |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. I weigh 100 lbs. and my husband is 250 lbs. |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. In answer to the last question you asked... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. You are very fortunate. Unfortunately |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Example tonight's dinner |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Yes. I see. |
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swilton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. Related to this is the processed food industry |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Palm oil is one of the good |
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swilton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Not According to |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Not what the research shows. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. Too much food intake, too little exercise - good to hear it affirmed again |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Sad. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. Calories in-calories out probably works for 95% of the population |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. No, it doesn't. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Yes, it does. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Why? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I still like the food pyramid, moderation and exercise as a starting point |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Thanks for considering Taubes book |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. right, snacking....that's the key |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. We'll look forward to your links |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Wait - science says if you eat more calories than your body needs |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Yes, our bodies do discriminate. Links |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. There is no way I'm going through each of these links so I randomly |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Statins are part of the obesity problem and |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 07:18 AM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Actually statins can kill and cause liver failure if taken in large dosages |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. It's not about lack of control! |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. lack of control as in we feel someone else has control over us. Not self control. nt |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Quoting you: |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 04:41 AM Response to Reply #78 |
83. I KNOW what I meant - I clarified that and you now think you know what I meant better than I? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Oh so now you're a victim, and I'm a liar and pharmaceutical rep? |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. I didn't say that I'm a victim, my point |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 04:33 AM Response to Reply #79 |
82. No I am noit blaming the victim. You are twisting what I said. I tried to clarify yet |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Again, you refuse to answer |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. dupe. sorry. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. Links. Some people can be bothered to read. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Among your wall of links, is there one linking prescription drugs to weight gain in the general |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Anti-depressant use is one of the |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 03:50 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. No, you obviously haven't read them yourself recently |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. Natural news is suspect? How sad that |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. The links are linked together. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. So you can't be bothered, then? That's a shame. |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Poke, poke. Your interest in the subject |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I've clicked on 4, irrelevant, links, and you've told me to go and buy a book from Amazon |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #75 |
80. I didn't tell you to buy a book from amazon... |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. links narrowed down to less than half with a brief intro |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. I suspect total caloric intake could offer even better "clues", |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. Obesity is now regarded as "BIG SEXY!" n/t |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. probably blowback... |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Not really. It's from hypocritical celebrities like Monique telling |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I don't watch regular TV... |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Then you just got a free lesson. Live and learn. LOL!! n/t |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yeah... |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. grazing |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. Your eating habits start in childhood |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. We sound alot alike and my tastes remain pretty much the |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
60. Other causes: adenovirus, soy protein, folates, immunizations, demographics, misremembered past |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Thank you for your well |
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