[Newsbot]

Title: Obesity killing the planet, U.K. researchers say
Category: Environmental
Posted By: mtbr
Date: 2009-04-21 15:01:11
Canadian

[bootlegga]

This is totally ridiculous.

I used to be classified 'obese' on the BMI scale (5'10" and 230 lbs - about 31), but I still played hockey and rode my bike. I was just to lazy to eat properly and exercise enough. Once I got off the sofa and started acting like a normal person (eating sensibly and exercising several times a week), I dropped below the 'obese' category. And it was surprisingly easy too.

I could maybe see an argument against morbidly obese people, but the BMI scale is not the be all end all method for measuring one's health.

[Zipperfish]

Well, I guess we;'ve gone after all the other easy targets. Fat people are next.

[QBall]

If people aren't willing to change themselves for their own good, I seriously doubt spouting this crap is going to change them either.

[coaster_dot]

It took me a lot of work/effort to gain weight. I got out of exercise and good diet and exercise and gave it all up. Then after 2 years I was sick of how I looked and felt...so I changed it. And now I'm not how I used to be yet but I'm still working on it.

Before my Junior year in high school I was swimming about 3 miles and day with 45 mins of weight lifting 5 times a week. I was really skinny. When I got a job (lifeguarding) I stopped working out and I would literally eat out almost everyday. After about 5 months I gained a bunch of weight and I stopped the eating out but I did nothing about exercise. Then starting last fall I started to exercise and knocked out soda and junk food (I had to because I was a broke college student). And then I lost about 50 pounds since then.

This was me in 2007 (on the left)


This was 2 months ago (in the back)

[stokes]

Another issue that contributes to obesity is all of the artificial growth hormone in our food that is making a bad situation worse. My son is 3 inches taller than I was at his age. The way our food is grown and how junk food is cheaper than healthy food are also contributing factors

[Brenda]

$1:

They calculate that a fatter population needs 19 per cent more food energy for its energy requirements. The production of that extra food requires machinery that emits greenhouse gases, as well as transport systems that emit pollution.

I stopped reading after this...

The only answer I have to this is: BS!!
People eat what they need (or more, and get fat, or less and die of anorexia), and people who work out 7 times a week, 2 hours a day, eat lots. They have to. Just stick to a healthy diet, and let McD's go bankrupt.

I don't work out, I don't eat much, and have a superhealthy BMI of 22.6

So there!

[coaster_dot]

stokes stokes:

Another issue that contributes to obesity is all of the artificial growth hormone in our food that is making a bad situation worse. My son is 3 inches taller than I was at his age. The way our food is grown and how junk food is cheaper than healthy food are also contributing factors

That is true. I am 6'6" (just measured a few days ago) which is 3" taller then anyone else in my family. I also think it also causes kids maturity levels now days. Kids that are 8 are now hanging out with the friends at the mall with there Ipods and Cellphones talking about weight loss and having relationships. I mean, years ago kids at that age would be still playing with barbies or playing with there neighbors outside.

[Brenda]

Euhmm, my kids are 9 and 11, and they play with the neighbours kids outside. No way in hell they are going to hang out at the mall.
Nor do they own a cellphone or iPod.
Don't you think that is more lack of parenting than anything else?

[coaster_dot]

I'm sure it is...I wasn't saying that EVERY kid was that way but a lot are.

I think in general though, kids are just maturing faster. Which I think has to do the hormones.