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oldstevens@hotmail.com wrote:

> angrie_dude@yahoo.com wrote:
> 
>>Why are so many people fat?
>>
>>27/06/2006 12:40  - (SA), Marilynn Marchione
>>http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1958526,00.html
>>
>>Milwaukee - Scientists have come up with some novel excuses why people
>>are overweight, including air conditioning, lack of sleep, fewer
>>smokers, and more sex among obese people, which can produce chubby
>>kids.
>>
>>Desserts are not the only things weighing America down, these
>>researchers contend in a report published on Tuesday in the
>>International Journal of Obesity.
>>
>>"I think it's very creative," said Dr Robert Kushner, medical director
>>of the weight management programme at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in
>>Chicago.
>>
>>"We are facing an epidemic with no tipping point in the near future. At
>>this point, there are no silly ideas."
>>
>>However, some critics say the authors' "Top Ten" list of alternative
>>explanations reads more like material for a late night talk show
>>routine than a scientific study.
>>
>>"I'd put this in the category of 'calorie distracters' - 'Let's just do
>>anything to get people to stop worrying about having to eat less and
>>move more,"' said Marion Nestle, a nutrition professor at New York
>>University.
>>
>>'There is more to obesity...'
>>
>>David Allison, a University of Alabama biostatistician, invited 19
>>other scientists in the US, Canada and Italy, to work on the report.
>>
>>They looked at more than 100 studies on potential contributors to
>>obesity besides diet and exercise, and concluded there was at least
>>some support for 10:
>>
>>1. Inadequate sleep. (Average sleep amounts have fallen, and many
>>studies tie sleep deprivation to weight gain.)
>>
>>2. Endocrine disruptors, which are substances in some foods that may
>>alter fats in the body.
>>
>>3. Nice temperatures. (Air conditioning and heating limit calories
>>burned from sweating and shivering.)
>>
>>4. Fewer people smoking. (Less appetite suppression.)
>>
>>5. Medicines that cause weight gain.
>>
>>6. Population changes in the United States. (More middle-agers and
>>Hispanics, who have higher obesity rates.)
>>
>>7. Older birth moms. (That correlates with heavier children).
>>
>>8. Genetic influences during pregnancy.
>>
>>9. Darwinian natural selection. (Fat people out survive skinny ones).
>>
>>10. Assortative mating, or "like mating with like", as Allison puts it.
>>Translation: fat people procreating with others of the same body type,
>>gradually skewing the population toward the heavy end.
>>
>>Not that people necessarily should try to alter these factors, Allison
>>said. For example, "we would never recommend that people start smoking
>>to reduce their body weight".
>>
>>The same for medications that can lead to weight gain, though doctors
>>may want to consider alternatives if a patient piles on pounds, said Dr
>>Louis Aronne.
>>
>>Allison said no food or beverage makers funded any part of the report,
>>though he and some collaborators consult for such companies.
>>
>>The point is, there is more to obesity than diet and exercise, he said.
>>"These are 10 reasonable hypotheses, and as scientists, we should be
>>open-minded," Allison said.
>>
>>On the net:
>>
>>www.nature.com
>>http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1958526,00.html
> 
> 
> Excuses, excuses. Anybody can maintain their correct body weight by
> controlling their food intake.  [snip bigoted twaddle]

Americans are fat because they eat TOO FUCKING MUCH FOOD!

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