Posted on 01/13/2005 12:03:53 PM PST by Nachum
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Americans need to consume fewer calories and exercise more to maintain a healthy weight, according to new dietary guidelines released Wednesday by the federal government.
"Let's face it. Every American is looking for a pill. It's not going to happen," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said at the Washington, D.C., news conference announcing the guidelines.
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I could've told people this years ago.
Its common sense.
Really none of the government's business.
Except for the fact that half of all Americans get their health care from the government.
But we need the government to tell us what to eat. Government knows best.
That is why we pay these guys the big bucks.
The first step in acknowledging the Atkins' revolution. The old food pyramid was built on carbohydrates.
I WANT AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF HOW MUCH OF OUR TIME AND MONEY WAS WASTED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT A NEWBORN RETARDED MONKEY KNOWS!!!!
That's posted right next to "You are here"
Brilliant!
How much are we paying these geniuses?
--thermodynamics rules---
Also chewed on yesterday at:
U.S. Government Updates Diet Rules for Next Food Pyramid
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319369/posts
Good idea. I'll organize a committee to draft a plan to secure proposals on the feasibility of studying the matter.
Wow. I used to think that eating more and exercising not at all was the answer. Guess I can stop doing that, now.
DUH!!!!
Yeah, Tommy, but when the various medical groups keep putting out standards for weight that define starving men in Ethiopia as obese, we stop listening to them.
DUH!!!
Another person of my acquaintance died of complications after a stomach stapling operation. The medical community halted that procedure here in MA for a time, but reinstated it. Since obesity is a growing problem (no pun intended), and since people of low means cannot afford the best of diets, there is a market for a pill (moderately priced), that would satisfy dietary requirements, etc.. I expect to see infomercials touting this in a matter of months. Somebody's going to make a mint.
Damn, I had it backwards!
"since people of low means cannot afford the best of diets"
These people are on welfare and get food stamps no excuse for a poor diet no matter what your situation, you can always find food, hell there's an art (if you will) called dumpster divin', from what I hear plenty of restaurants throw away good edible food so even if you're homeless you can find decent things to eat, where there's a will there's a way.
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