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Beer bellies caused by genetics - Not by the beer
Daily Mail ^
| 7-5-09
| Jo Macfarlane
Posted on 07/06/2009 11:41:00 AM PDT by Justaham
Beer lovers across Britain will be raising a glass to the latest research on drinking.
For scientists have discovered that the so-called 'beer belly' is not caused by consuming alcohol – but more to do with genetics.
A study of thousands of beer drinkers found that although people who drink regularly are more likely to put on weight, they do not necessarily accumulate fat around the abdomen.
Researchers monitored more than 20,000 people – 7,876 men and 12,749 women – over an average of eight-and-a-half years.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beer; beerbelly; genetics; obesity
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:41:00 AM PDT
by
Justaham
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To: Justaham
Bullhockey.
When I drank beer, I had one.
When I stopped, it went away.
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:43:57 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Too sick for words!)
To: Justaham
Fat is fat regardless of why it accumulates.(Sorry about the Oprah pic)
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:44:52 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(So close to Postal)
To: Justaham
“Beer belly” is not PC. It’s a “liquid grain storage facility”.
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:45:27 AM PDT
by
ozarkgirl
(. I'll keep my money, my freedom and my guns. You can keep the change.)
To: Justaham
This is silly. Of course you get fatter when you drink a lot of beer...and of course it’s in the abdomen - men get fat in the abdomen, women in the butt/hips...and legs...and ankles...and arms...and...
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:46:18 AM PDT
by
americanophile
(Sarcasm: satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language.)
To: americanophile
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:47:21 AM PDT
by
mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
To: americanophile
Busch's fault...
8
posted on
07/06/2009 11:47:23 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: evets
9
posted on
07/06/2009 11:47:58 AM PDT
by
americanophile
(Sarcasm: satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language.)
To: evets
10
posted on
07/06/2009 11:49:39 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(and have a nice day)
To: Justaham
Right, and "down" is not caused by gravity.
Believe what you want, but I'll leave the six packs alone, and keep working on the six pack.
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:50:05 AM PDT
by
Jack of all Trades
(Stop the change - I want to get off!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:50:30 AM PDT
by
Chet 99
To: Lazamataz
When I drank beer, I had one. When I stopped, it went away.What YOU said!
I agree. If you take more in than you burn you get fat.
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:51:14 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: Chet 99; Justaham; Lazamataz
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:53:15 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Justaham
I used to have a six-pack until I decided to upgrade it to a keg.
Here's the formula: (calories consumed - calories burned) / 3500 = weight gain (loss if negative)
Eat less and exercise more is the diet plan. Everything else is just there to sell books or try to keep it interesting.
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posted on
07/06/2009 11:59:41 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
To: Justaham
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posted on
07/06/2009 12:09:46 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
To: Daffynition
Why settle for a six pack, when you could have a party ball.
17
posted on
07/06/2009 12:21:58 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Somebody should tell those people they voted for this, but still ask God not to punish them. ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
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posted on
07/06/2009 12:27:37 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Somebody should tell those people they voted for this, but still ask God not to punish them. ~ Þ)
To: SpineSurgeon
Look at the paintings from the middle ages, most men had the protruding midsection. As W. C. Fields said, “I don’t drink water because of what fish do in it!”
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posted on
07/06/2009 12:38:46 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(NH the Sixth Gay State.)
To: Justaham
When I was a heavy drinker, I was real slim - but I think that was because I was substituting beer for food.
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