Why are americans fat?

Discussion in 'Biology & Genetics' started by spuriousmonkey, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. mikenostic Stop pretending you're smart! Registered Senior Member

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    That family sounds like a gene pool that is in dire need of some chlorine added to it!
     
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  3. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Interesting. I just noticed the "Racism" thread in Open Government. I wonder when this American-bashing will end? It's offensive, sterotypical and racist.
     
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  5. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    There is a real reason Americans are getting fat.
    Its an investment for the future
     
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  7. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I can vouch for him. Gary Oldman isn't a patch on him.
     
  8. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    See? There's an up-side to everything. Reliance on foreign oil? Not any more!
     
  9. quadraphonics Bloodthirsty Barbarian Valued Senior Member

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    Yeah, we don't like to brag about it, but it only requires a small fraction of our brain power to remain the most intellectually accomplished people in the world. If we were to think ourselves thin, y'all would die of starvation trying to win another Nobel Prize. Or Olympic gold, since we'd be healthier to boot. The reason for the concentration of mental capacity in America is obvious: immigration has, for hundreds of years, drawn large numbers of intelligent, enterprising people out of foreign societies and gene pools and into ours.
     
  10. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    Clearly the brain is the biggest metabolic drain of the body. Americans do not use their brains enough. Hence they are fat.
     
  11. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    Interestingly more and more researchers are now finding the link between brain and obesity in Americans.

    A recent peer-reviewed article states that:
    There you have it. A clear link between obesity and the brain.

    reference:
    INTAKE OF SUCROSE-SWEETENED WATER INDUCES INSULIN RESISTANCE AND EXACERBATES MEMORY DEFICITS AND AMYLOIDOSIS IN A TRANS-GENIC MOUSE MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
    http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/M703561200v1
     
  12. 2inquisitive The Devil is in the details Registered Senior Member

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    spuriousmonkey,
    That paper was written by American researchers and they are obviously mistaken. They are fat and didn't use their brains enough when they did their research.

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  13. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    If so, You may be gaining weight even before arriving at McDonalds because of that stupid decision to go and buy a Burger.

    Lose weight by planning to go and buy a fresh salad with watercress,
    then go to McDonalds.
     
  14. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    You moderated the post so quickly after I posted it, that I did not realise it had been moderated. I thought it had not been posted and was trying to re-enter it.
     
  15. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Okay, Infraction reversed.
     
  16. Challenger78 Valued Senior Member

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    Just out of curiousity, What constitutes thinking.. I know it sounds stupid, but what level of thinking are we talking about ? Deep analytical thought ? Zen like mind state or just simply being able to use critical literacy skills ? If its the last.. no one on sci forums should be fat ..
     
  17. sandy Banned Banned

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    Many Americans are fat because we're rich. We can afford to eat anything we want. We don't like to exercise. We like our toys (computers etc...)

    Many are not fat because we exercise a lot and eat only 1/4 portions of everything we love.

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  18. kmguru Staff Member

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    It is the type of work people do. Several month ago, I had my roof done. There were 8 people who came to do the job. They were all buff...not a single one was fat. Even the old man boss was full of muscle but did have a small beer belly.

    Physical labor reduces fat issues. Sitting on a chair all day working on a computer increases. One time, I had a lady programmer who worked for me. She was very beautiful except her hips were out of proportion...giant size. She said, she was well proportioned in college.

    What we need is a computer chair that comes with muscle enhancing electrodes...the kind physical therapy uses...

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  19. sandy Banned Banned

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    You can rock/crunch your abs in a regular/office chair. I do it all the time.
     
  20. Nickelodeon Banned Banned

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    Yeah lol. The answer is a device that still lets you sit on your fat ass.
     
  21. kmguru Staff Member

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    Show us your ab...

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