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Obesitydemic

Posted on: July 27, 2020 at 12:30:32 CT

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Britain will crack down on junk food advertising and introduce calorie counts on menus in an effort to tackle obesity.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who cited his own struggles with weight, said his hospitalization with Covid-19 prompted the move.

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Obesitydemic - Ace AU - 7/27 12:30:32

Boris got corrupted in the blink of an eye...nm - tigertix MU - 7/27 12:46:43

Government intervention has been the CAUSE of the obesity - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:32:33

I thought eating high calories caused obesity - Ace AU - 7/27 12:34:24

Yes.. but how did the federal gummint impact caloric intake - Spanky KU - 7/27 12:50:47

JeffB said it was high fat, low carb - Ace AU - 7/27 12:53:00

My contention is that the government pushed the low fat, - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:02:18

people are obese based on intake - Ace AU - 7/27 13:03:09

Meat is low calorie, Carbs are sugar(nm) - Spanky KU - 7/27 13:15:57

I wouldn't go that far. Meat is mostly protein and fats. Per - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:23:03

Especially chicken breast. Grill it with some seasoning. - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:19:09

Read the book. If interested, I'll send you some excerpts. - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:11:28

People have sedentary jobs. Muscle mass is one of the - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:55:31

The studies he describes in his book show there are big - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:10:34

You can always gain fat if you are exercising. It is - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:16:31

Yes, you do not have a problem with insulin resistance. Most - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:28:18

All excuses. Insulin resistance, slow metabolism, blah blah - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:35:27

Yes, poor dietary choices are the cause of insulin resistanc - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:46:18

Study after study has shown 'Eat less & move move' does not - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:44:56

No.. calorie counting does work. People are lazy and do not - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:48:50

They have had multiple studies where people cut calories and - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:54:22

Weight =/= fat. Muscle, bone, organs, connective tissue, - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:59:20

True. But there are people who exercised for like a couple - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:15:28

your word was "cause" In fact, you capitalized the word - Ace AU - 7/27 12:47:17

Pushing the high fat, low carb diet was indeed the cause of - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:50:16

Fats do not make you fat. Overconsumption of calories - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:52:19

over-eating, eating processed foods - Ace AU - 7/27 12:51:41

I'm not ignoring leptin, but it is not the key hormone in - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:57:09

That isn't the current thinking - Ace AU - 7/27 12:58:46

I would ask you to please expound. Maybe tomorrow. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:29:24

Bob Dole helped ADM with the food pyramid IIRC - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/27 12:33:56

Sen. George McGovern was the original mover on that, at the - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:48:20

agreed. To date (as far as I know) there has never been - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/27 12:52:07