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Half of adults in the US could be obese by 2030 - Los Angeles Times
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yea i was 340 two years ago(i had gastric bypass surg). The best thing I ever did for my self. I down to 200(Im 6'2). Went thru my hmo only cost me $2000.
lack of willpower, not grains and starches, is the problem. grains and starches were common 70 years ago in the US so why weren't obesity and diabetes a problem back then?Quote from Random.Capital:
Too many grains and starches, too much sugar.
Processed food designed to make us want to eat again, soon.
rice and noodles are a staple of the diet in china and japan, so why is their population thinner than north america's?
it's the high-fat, high-calorie diet that's the problem, combined with zero willpower
This is deeply worrying. Where are some good places in the USA to find non-porkers?
Quote from blackjack007:
lack of willpower, not grains and starches, is the problem. grains and starches were common 70 years ago in the US so why weren't obesity and diabetes a problem back then?
rice and noodles are a staple of the diet in china and japan, so why is their population thinner than north america's?
it's the high-fat, high-calorie diet that's the problem, combined with zero willpower
yep. Every major study of long-lived, healthy people shows that they eat a ton of plant foods. ie complex carbs.
Quote from blackjack007:
lack of willpower, not grains and starches, is the problem. grains and starches were common 70 years ago in the US so why weren't obesity and diabetes a problem back then?
rice and noodles are a staple of the diet in china and japan, so why is their population thinner than north america's?
it's the high-fat, high-calorie diet that's the problem, combined with zero willpower
Asian diets are not exactly good for you. Asians are small, tiny, and generally muscularly weak. I'm only 5'8, but when I went to Thailand, I felt like I was 7 feet tall.
The biggest people on the earth are the Danish.
It's plainly obvious that eating balanced meals and being healthy is the way to go. Too much grains are bad, too much meat isn't a good plan, either. Omnivore FTW!
Quote from drillmega:
Asian diets are not exactly good for you. Asians are small, tiny, and generally muscularly weak. I'm only 5'8, but when I went to Thailand, I felt like I was 7 feet tall.
The biggest people on the earth are the Danish.
It's plainly obvious that eating balanced meals and being healthy is the way to go. Too much grains are bad, too much meat isn't a good plan, either. Omnivore FTW!
Go to the North of China (Beijing, Mongolia): everyone will be taller than you. SE Asia is different. Asia's too big to generalize dude, and it has nothing to do with the diet.
Quote from Samsara:
Go to the North of China (Beijing, Mongolia): everyone will be taller than you. SE Asia is different. Asia's too big to generalize dude, and it has nothing to do with the diet.
In regions of extreme poverty or prolonged warfare, environmental factors like malnutrition during childhood or adolescence may account for marked reductions in adult stature even without the presence of any of these medical conditions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
U.S. 1.789 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) 1.648 m (5 ft 5 in) White Americans, 20â39 Measured 2003â2006
Mongolia 1.684 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) 1.577 m (5 ft 2 in) 25â34 Measured 2006
Quote from Bob111:
In regions of extreme poverty or prolonged warfare, environmental factors like malnutrition during childhood or adolescence may account for marked reductions in adult stature even without the presence of any of these medical conditions. [/B]
Fantastic reading comprehension. So your point then is that it's not longstanding genetic variance that explains the height differential between North and South Asia. It's ongoing war and famine leading to a poor diet, shared by an entire region, for generations.