This is part two of a ten-part series on the myths and science surrounding obesity.
Part One is posted here (and what a fun thread it was!).
1 posted on
07/16/2003 11:57:42 AM PDT by
Timesink
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To: Timesink
The entire article is at best, pathetically apologetic, and at worst, totally irresponsible journalism. Somewheres out there, there is an obese person, probably female, who read it, decided all her efforts were in vain because it's hereditary, so she gives up even trying, and three weeks from now, she's dead from heart disease, or complications from diabetes. Somebody should show the author a picture of the people who were in Auschwitz.
101 posted on
07/17/2003 2:51:29 AM PDT by
djf
For anyone who wants the low down on these harmful "
diets", you can
CLICK HERE, and browse from some online excerpts from Pam Smith's book "The Diet Trap".
To: Timesink
Research has repeatedly demonstrated that sugar and the next culprit, sodas, do not cause diabetes, hyperactivity, addiction, tooth decay, bad bones, chronic diseases, or obesity. Whoa! Someone's high on crack.
Americans consume 1/2 lb. of sugar per day on average. Per day! 200 years ago it was 10 lbs. per year.
Average American carbohydrate consumption increased from 30 to 40% of total caloric intake over a recent ten year period, corresponding to an alarming increase in obesity.
Dr. Atkins was right. See the New England Journal of Medicine.
135 posted on
07/17/2003 6:48:00 AM PDT by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Artist
Ping!
136 posted on
07/17/2003 6:50:22 AM PDT by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Timesink
OK. I have to say it. While chunky people all over the world are wondering if it’s their genetics or that the AMA’s erroneous dietary recommendations that are responsible for their condition, we in the know are moderating our diet and EXERCISING VIGEROUSLY (this does not mean walking on a treadmill for a half hour 3 times a week). That’s right, barring those with legitimate medical/hormonal conditions, if you want to lose weight and be in shape it takes effort and sacrifice.
True, it’s much easier to find someone or something else to explain their portly predicament, but this will rarely result in weightloss. BTW... This is a fun thread!
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226 posted on
07/17/2003 7:14:25 PM PDT by
Bob J
(Freerepublic.net...where it's always a happening....)
To: Timesink
Bump for later
To: Timesink
Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, in an April 12, 1990, New England Journal of Medicine study found that lipase levels rose 25 times normal in fat people and stayed elevated for 6 months, long after they'd stopped dieting. This activation is believed to be a reason why those who have dieted gain weight more easily than those who haven't and then have a harder time losing weight again, as the FDA's "Guide to Dieting" published in FDA Consumer, reported in 1991.Don't I know. Lose 10 - gain 20.
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