> On 3/6/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Come on Larry, I call bullshit. >> >> I'm skinny as hell, and I drink Mountain Dew (highest >> average sugar and >> caffeine content of a normal soda) by the case. Why am I >> not fat and nasty? >> Because I don't eat like crazy and I stay active. > > More likely you're skinny because your body uses insulin > to burn the > sugar efficiently. However, if you had any form of > insulin > resistance, as a huge number of people do, that much > Mountain Dew > would put the pounds on you.
> I haven't had a soda in 15 years. The only beverages I > consume are > unsweetened tea and bottled water. I walk over 10 miles a > week, and > eat very little. Yet I fight constantly to lose weight > because my body > doesn't metabolise sugar correctly. > It's insane to assume a that diet and exercise are the > solution to > weight loss when over 50 percent of the population is > overweight, even > most of those who diet and exercise. Hey Maureen ... I'm not going to say you're wrong. I know that there are a range of different phisiological states that can result in weight fluctuations in either direction, like variation in thyroid function, and it seems like a lot of people (maybe not a majority but a lot) discount those factors which aren't diet and excercise. My ex once decided to see a doctor about her weight because she's always been active and never been an over-eater. The physician who saw her recommended SlimFast and when she found out my ex was alergic to soy (which is abundant in the stuff) threw up her hands and said "well then there's nothing I can do for you!" I know she's not representative of doctors as a whole, however, my ex has an array of similar stories about doctors (the people who are supposed to know better) assuming she's a lazy over-eating slob because she's overweight. That being said, there's a logical fallacy in saying that the fact that most of the people who "diet and excercise" are overweight is an indication that there's something wrong with our diagnosis or treatment of obesity in general. (Not that there isn't, just that it's a non-sequitur.) It could be (and I suspect) that the majority of people who "diet and excercise" do so because they perceive themselves to be overweight, i.e. if you're thin then there may be no reason to change your habbits. So the causal relationship is the reverse of what's indicated by the previous statement. It's not necessarily that diet and excercise isn't working (although it may not be) but by and large the treatment is only started once the condition exists, hence, most people taking the treatment already have the condition (rather than using the treatment as a preventative measure). s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199372 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
