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12-01-2022, 02:03 PM
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This article from 2019 talks about child obesity. It says that child obesity is worst in Pacific islands, but as you can see on the maps here, the U.S. has the worst rates of child obesity of any of the countries that are big enough to see on the maps. 20% of older children, and 22% of younger children, in the U.S. were considered obese in 2019.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/healt...ntl/index.html |
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12-01-2022, 11:30 PM
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Location: Sandy Eggo's North County
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I figured the cause for "Top 10 for obesity" would have been McDonalds/BurgerKing/In& Out/Jack in Box/KFC/CostCo pizza/ and soda's of all flavors, w/ HFCS especially.
And then, there is the diabetics to add to this...
this is by no means a complete listing of restaurants that market absolute crap as food to the unsuspecting.
(Forgot Subway, as their bread is so full of sugar that it's classified as "cake" and not bread...)
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12-02-2022, 11:44 AM
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Location: Floyd County, IN
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Originally Posted by blameyourself
I'm absolutely convinced of it.
My wife works from home 3x a week and all she does is snack all day and then tells me she has to get back on her diet as she can't seem to keep the weight off. Today I counted how many times she went back and forth to the kitchen for snacks. We're not quite through the day yet and she's up to 20. I have a client of mine that say he's having the same problem and has put on 15 lbs since he started working at home.
Anyone else putting on extra weight since the WFH phenomenon started?
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It's called don't eat any foods with wheat ingredients. This includes processed foods, frozen foods, and fast foods with wheat ingredients. I lost weight working from home, but I've followed a paleo, keto, and very strict gluten free approach for nearly 15 years now. I also don't consume anything with soy in it as I read every single ingredient label for all items. Once you lose the appetite stimulating properties of modern wheat, you become far less hungry with never any starving sensations between meals. |
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12-02-2022, 11:45 AM
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Location: Floyd County, IN
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Remember, the total percentage of obese and overweight persons in the US before modern wheat was introduced into the food supply in 1984 was 14%. Connect the dots people  |
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12-02-2022, 12:01 PM
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Hmmmm..... 
So it's not about calories, it's about wheat. Alrighty then. |
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12-02-2022, 12:07 PM
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Location: Floyd County, IN
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Hmmmm.....
So it's not about calories, it's about wheat. Alrighty then. |
Well, most higher caloric appetite stimulating foods that have modern wheat in them are often processed, frozen, or from fast foods... Throw in the appetite stimulating effects of modern wheat that impact many people from eating those items and you have a much greater problem. |
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12-02-2022, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by GraniteStater
Well, most higher caloric appetite stimulating foods that have modern wheat in them are often processed, frozen, or from fast foods... Throw in the appetite stimulating effects of modern wheat that impact many people from eating those items and you have a much greater problem.
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That's great. If my maintenance level of calories is 2000 and eat 1500 calories of wheat, feel free to explain how I'm going to gain weight. You sound like my brother-in-law who used to preach how much weight he lost by eliminating dairy. I tried to explain to him that it's simply calories in vs calories out and he just threw up his hand. Then we took a nutrition class together and the first thing the instructor said was exactly what I told him. I just gave him a look. |
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12-02-2022, 12:28 PM
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Location: Floyd County, IN
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Originally Posted by blameyourself
That's great. If my maintenance level of calories is 2000 and eat 1500 calories of wheat, feel free to explain how I'm going to gain weight. You sound like my brother-in-law who used to preach how much weight he lost by eliminating dairy. I tried to explain to him that it's simply calories in vs calories out and he just threw up his hand. Then we took a nutrition class together and the first thing the instructor said was exactly what I told him. I just gave him a look.
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It might work for some people if they are really strict about "counting calories." However, it is very easy to increase caloric consumption when eating lots of foods that contain modern wheat due to its inherent appetite stimulating properties that often trick the brain into thinking that you're never full. It's the same reason why snacking is at epidemic levels in this country, people aren't satiated because they don't consume high quality foods. |
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