I still think the idea has merit though. Mind you I'm skinny. I bet if I was a 300lb+ guy I'd be spazzing out over this. (Then when I was done spazzing I'd need a nap.)
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's the problem though, what about the marathon runner or athlete that > > has a high calorie diet yet is in tip top shape? Perhaps a tax based on > body > > mass index? Though that's probably discriminatory and according to Sam, > > that's Gruss' department. ;-) > > Well, that's why the silly formula I posted was: > > calories*(fat+(transfat^2)) = tax $$ > > Calories alone aren't bad till you combine that with a fatty food, > particularly transfatty. I am sure you could add in a ton of other > factors, but I don't know many athletes who consume high calorie foods > that are also exceptionally high in fat (relative to a big mac, for > example), especially trans fat. > > IMHO, BMI shouldn't be considered. > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291615 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
