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Offline Everlast22

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Re: 🇺🇸 obesity map
« Reply #45 on: Today at 07:38:37 AM »
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    • Quote from: AnthonyPadua on Today at 06:25:36 AM
    I work with people who are "big", I've have seen them eat at work, big portions, constant snacking on junk during work. If it's like this at work what's it like at home?
    My office is looks right to the hallway of our break room. I keep tabs...

     Yep, you can guess who grabbing the free chips and diet cokes... :laugh1:
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    Re: Average U.S. men and women heights and weight
    « Reply #46 on: Today at 02:40:52 PM »
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    • There are no fat people in heaven :trollface:
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    Re: 🇺🇸 obesity map
    « Reply #47 on: Today at 03:33:08 PM »
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    • Quote from: alaric on Today at 06:16:01 AM
    I just came sick the past week, could not eat for almost 3 days, i dropped almost 15 lbs and I'm not a big person and I was resting in the house trying to get better. Can you imagine if I got out everyday and kept my normal routine or did a 5 day fast?

    Fasting is a miracle gift from God, it can even heal disease, I hear it can cure cancer, anything is possible, but brings clarity of the mind, strenghtens the spirit and brings the body into submission. Fasting is for us, not for God and our culuture rejects it, that's why every third person you see should be on the other end of a whale watch.

    We could cure the obesity " epidemic" , and a lot of other things if we merely cut our meals down to two a day and fasted one day a week, for at least 3 months for starters.

    I fasted for 48 hrs 2 years ago and gained a pound.  3 years ago, I went to France on vacation and ate anything I wanted in any amount (pastries, chocolate, wine, cheese) and lost a pound.
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    Re: 🇺🇸 obesity map
    « Reply #48 on: Today at 04:53:35 PM »
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    • Quote from: TheRealMcCoy on Today at 03:33:08 PM
    I fasted for 48 hrs 2 years ago and gained a pound.
    Gained 1 lb from the CO₂ in the air?
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    Re: Average U.S. men and women heights and weight
    « Reply #49 on: Today at 05:21:13 PM »
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    • Quote from: Geremia on June 30, 2025, 11:22:04 PM
    The distribution is probably Gaussian (normal), so average = median in this case.
    The statistical average number will be higher because overweight people weigh more.

    The middle or median number will be more accuarate, and also lower because underweight people weigh less.
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    Re: 🇺🇸 obesity map
    « Reply #50 on: Today at 05:51:28 PM »
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    • Quote from: Geremia on Today at 04:53:35 PM
    Gained 1 lb from the CO₂ in the air?
    Obviously not the result I expected.  Dr. "Boz" says in her book that some people will retain fluid during short term fasting so maybe that's what happened?
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    Re: 🇺🇸 obesity map
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    • Quote from: TheRealMcCoy on Today at 03:33:08 PM
    I fasted for 48 hrs 2 years ago and gained a pound.  3 years ago, I went to France on vacation and ate anything I wanted in any amount (pastries, chocolate, wine, cheese) and lost a pound.
    Something tells me you are not to be trusted.
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    Re: Average U.S. men and women heights and weight
    « Reply #52 on: Today at 07:59:35 PM »
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    • Quote from: Everlast22 on Today at 05:31:50 AM
    I think environment, society, ease of access, lack of self-control is a major factor. I don't buy the genetics being a *major factor. I've studied this a lot myself, and I've worked with many nutritionists since I had UC ten years ago, which is now cleared up (Thank the Lord).

    Genetic pre-disposition to certain *body frames/height is real... not obesity...

    So, in addition to everything else ...

    1) more people workign desk jobs (sedentary)
    2) higher stress due to the pace of life (artifically created) ... leading to issues with cortisol
    3) food ... much less obesity in Europe, where they have banned a lot of the garbage that's sold in the US, various GM things, chemicals, high fructose sweeteners (heavily restricted in Europe) ... Europeans also work a lot less and live more laid-back lifestyles
    4) "Wheat Belly" -- fascinating book about how US Big Agra genetically altered wheat starting in the 1950s and abotu how it's led to the obesity epidemic (this was before modern GM, but they still did a huge amount of breeding, looking fro higher profitability, greater yields, insect resistance, longer shelf life -- this led to higher gluten levels in bread and contributed to the epidemic of gluten sensitivity)

    So the one individual who went to France and ate large amounts of food whilie gaining little weight (just one pound) ...

    checks all these boxes

    likely more walking involved visiting a foreign country, probably more relaxed ... on vacation, food much different with all the garbage contributing to obesity greatly restricted if not banned, etc.
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    Re: Average U.S. men and women heights and weight
    « Reply #53 on: Today at 08:00:57 PM »
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    • Looking it up just now ... obesity is 17% in France compared to 40% in the US.

    There's just absolutely no way the French are simply that much more virtuous than those in the US.  They're know to have much looser moral standards and especially love their food.

    Undoubtedly this points to something else going on in these two countries.

    EDIT:  same in Italy, 17%, despite their consumption of ample amounts of carbs ... Germany the highest at 19% ... Spain around 15%, etc.

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    Re: Average U.S. men and women heights and weight
    « Reply #55 on: Today at 08:10:10 PM »
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    • I think there's more sugar and bad fats/oils in American food. I've heard it common for exchange students from Europe to return from America having gained several pounds due to our larger portion sizes and better tasting junk food like peanut butter.
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