Posted on 09/04/2008 8:25:19 PM PDT by Grig
Thinking too much can make you eat more. Researchers at Universite Laval say intellectual work raises peoples' calorie intake and could be a reason for obesity.
A group of 14 students were invited to eat as much as they wanted at a buffet, after taking part in three different tasks:
* Sitting down and relaxing * Reading and summarizing a text * Finishing memory and attention tests on a computer
All the tasks turned out to be low energy -- students only needed three more calories to do the mental work than to rest. However, they spontaneously ate 203 more calories after summarizing the text and 253 more calories after the computer tests.
Blood samples taken before, during, and after the sessions also showed...
(Excerpt) Read more at ctv.ca ...
I’m thin because I’m stupid.
Get over here!
Does eating a lot make you smarter?
I’m doomed.
It’s probably not quite as far from the truth as people might be inclined to think. When I think too much I stew, when I stew I get tense and when I’m tense I eat. If I was a smoker I’d probably smoke rather than eat or I might do both.
Correction: Thinking too hard [about food] causes people to eat too much
Gee, that must be my excuse...
Who is that skinny little guy that the Democrats nominated?
So what’s Michael Moore’s excuse?
Enter Michael Moore...
No thyroid gland and I think to much.
Hey Doc stop harping on me now!
I read the whole article and then gained 47 pounds.
Hummm, this could explain why those Hollywierdo’s obsessed with being thin are so stupid.
Fat chance, dude!
Michael Moore (quote), from his website, April 14, 2004...
"The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow -- and they will win. Get it, Mr. Bush?"
[actual quote from Michael Moore (2004). It still appears on his website]
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2004-04-14
I love it!!!
I was thinking Al Gore. But its the dumb ones that have to think so hard.
“How come global warming is making the Earth cooler?” has got poor Al up at night.
Must Be A Frickin' Genius...
Yeah, he’s brillant isn’t he?? lol Btw, great profile page!
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