Posted on 11/05/2015 7:47:24 PM PST by Hojczyk
Despite their bad reputation, junk food, fast food and soda aren't the root cause of America's obesity epidemic, Cornell University researchers contend.
While these sugary and salt-laden foods may not be good for your health, the scientists found no significant difference in how much of these foods either overweight or normal weight people consumed.
The real problem, according to the researchers: too many Americans eat too much.
"These are foods that are clearly bad for you and if you eat too much of them they will make you fat, but it doesn't appear to be the main driver that is making people overweight and obese," said lead researcher David Just, co-director of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics, in Ithaca, N.Y.
"For 95 percent of the country, there is no relationship between how much fast food and junk food they're eating and their weight," Just said. "Because of the bad habits we have, with all our food, just eliminating junk food is not going to do anything."
But that doesn't mean it's OK to eat junk food. "These foods aren't good for you," he said. "There is no good argument for soda in your diet."
Just said a broader approach is needed to fight the obesity epidemic. "We are eating too much generally. We need to cut back on our total consumption. We need to be better about exercising," he recommended.
Diet and exercise are the key to losing weight, Just said. "There is nothing flashy about that advice," he said. "It's not magic, there is no silver bullet here."
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People eat too much because they’re eating junk.
The Debate is over just like Global Warming
Makes sense to me. Diet, and exercise, but don’t even think about taking away my Corn chips, and cola.
So let it be written.
Does this mean that Big Gulps are no longer banned?
No good argument for soda? Well then what else shall I put my ice cream and alcohol in?
I’m having too many intimate dinners for two with just me showing up.
Thus it is written, thus it is settled. In the name of Dear Leader Obama, St. Albert of Tennessee, and Marx... Amen.
List:
School playgrounds get little use because it interferes with indoctrination.
Too much butt time, due to electronics.
Nobody takes P.E. anymore.
No chores around the house.
Too much spending money.
No home cooked meals.
Nobody plays outside in the neighborhood anymore.
etc...
People are fat because they are lazy and sit in front of a TV all damn day.
They suck off the government tit, hire wetbacks to do their yard work, whine when their cell phone won’t connect to the next room, hire a wetback maid to do their housework and laundry, if they can’t text, email, or phone it in they are too lazy to get it done.
Try walking your own yard or farm, try doing the job yourself, walk to you neighbors house or place of business if you want to talk to them.
Fight the snow, the rain, the heat, the drought.
Get out and walk the hills, mountains, and deserts with a rifle or shotgun and put some real meat on the table.
Raise your own livestock if you are afraid of additives or hormones, raise your own fruits and vegetables if you are afraid of genetically modified crops.
It’s called work; IT’S GOOD FOR YOU.
65 years old, 5’11’ 175 pounds and intend to just keep on keepin on.
EXACTLY!
I live in an area where there are many Amish and Mennonite people.
99% of them aren’t fat because they ride bikes, walk, do physical labor, etc.
When I drive by the school house, the kids are playing ball or running around.
The only tubbies I’ve seen are some of the old grannies who probably can’t move around as much as they did because of physical problems.
“There is no good argument for soda in your diet.”
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Of course there is, it tastes good.
Does this mean that Big Gulps are no longer banned?
If you eat too much, you get fat.
There, I’ve done all the work, now where’s my grant money?
A major contributor to obese children is lack of exercise. That is because in many areas, especially big cities, children are made to stay inside because its too dangerous outside. So they eat more junk food and drink more soda than they should and have no way to burn the calories off.
Perhaps Mrs.Obama should try tackling that part of the obesity problem. Hahahaha just joking, she knows its easier to beat the sheep than it is to get rid of the wolves.
The article states the obvious. Eating too many calories causes weight gain. I know plenty of skinny people who eat almost nothing but junk food. They just don’t sit around eating it all day long. The primary problem is that junk food has little nutritional value. Also excessive consumption of saturated fats, refined sugar, and too much salt are all associated with health problems.
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