WhipTheHip
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Well Najakcharmer, You claim the cause(s) of obesity is (are) a matter of hard science. But the dozens and dozens of research papers I've read on the subject make it clear that it is anything but. The entire process is poorly understood. At best there seems to be many causes for obesisty, and it is generally recoginzed as one of the most complex, inscrutable matters being researched today But you seem to have it all figured-out, and in your book it is all very simple--just a matter of caloric intake and calories burned. Hardly anything deeper or more complex than that. So, I will be awaiting anxiously to see your work published in a peer reviewed publication, and am ready to applaud your winning a Nobel Prize. I'm just so glad you've got the obesity thing so figured-out. Thousands of other researchers will now be glad they can leave the field and move on to new areas that need further discovery. Tsk, tsk. Another know-it-all, who doesn't know jack shit. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Najakcharmer quote: ORIGINAL: WhipTheHip > What you put in your mouth and how much you exercise has > a heck of a lot to do with your weight and body composition. Go tell that to anorexics! Go tell anorexics that all they have to do is eat more, and exercise less. Tell them they have no discipline. Um....read again. What you eat and how much physical activity you perform has a lot to do with your weight and body composition. Likewise, how much gas and oil you put in your car has a lot to do with making it run. There are many other contributing factors to how efficiently a human body or a car burns fuel, but it is impossible to deny that basic input of fuel and output of energy has a heck of a lot to do with the operation. This is a highly emotional issue, but try to forget about the emotions attached and think about it as a basic physics equation. Yes, the manner in which the human body burns or stores fuel, partitions calories, depletes and refills glycogen stores, etc, is influenced by many things. But the basic equation is still calories in = either fuel burned or fuel stored as fat. quote: A normal person does not have to go around feeling faint and hungry all day to maintain their weight. That is quite true, though attempting a low fat/high glycemic index carbohydrate diet will have this effect. quote: Normal people feel a burst of energy when they eat food. When obese people eat food, instead of feeling a burst of energy they feel tired. The more energy you feel you have, the more you will exercise. Um, this has a lot to do with glycemic index, insulin sensitivity and glycogen storage. Manipulating your macronutrient percentages and glycemic index works very nicely for everyone regardless of their weight if you want your food to make you feel energetic instead of tired. It isn't obesity itself that causes the issue. Obesity is one result of problems with the insulin/glucagon cycle, eg, lack of insulin sensitivity. That is the direct cause of the specific symptoms you are describing. And there is a fix for it. quote: But myths are hard to destroy. Yeah, they are, which is why I prefer hard science.
< Message edited by WhipTheHip -- 9/7/2006 6:11:24 AM >
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