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flakfizer
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:18 am Post subject: Study: Obesity not our fault |
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See the whole article here:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21340725/from/ET/wid/11915773?gt1=10514
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Reuters
Updated: 9:44 a.m. ET Oct. 17, 2007
LONDON - Obesity does not result simply from over-eating and a lack of exercise, but is a consequence of modern life, a British government think-tank said on Wednesday.
Weight gain does not result from people�s actions � such as over-indulgence or laziness �alone, and is a far more passive phenomenon than is often assumed, according to Foresight.
It found that the technological revolution of the 20th century has led to weight gain becoming unavoidable for the majority of the population, because our bodies and biological make-up are out of step with our surroundings
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Fresh Prince
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: The glorious nation of Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| I think what they are saying is that people used to have jobs where physical exercise was a key component of the job, ie; factor workers lifting heavy objects, farmers doing labourious tasks, etc. Now a lot more people are sitting in a cubicle for 8+ hours a day working at a computer and not doing anything physical. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Well... yeah. I thought the "less calories burned on the fat-packing ape" thing was already known. |
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canuckistan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| The moral of the story is: the more sedentary your life, the more you have to watch what you eat, and how much of it. |
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Alyallen
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Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| canuckistan wrote: |
| The moral of the story is: the more sedentary your life, the more you have to watch what you eat, and how much of it. |
Seems obvious but apparently we need doctors, scientists and think tanks to point it out. Maybe we are all getting dumber and that's why we're putting on the pounds (or stones or kilos or whatever the hell measurement people use now  ) |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Fresh Prince wrote: |
| I think what they are saying is that people used to have jobs where physical exercise was a key component of the job, ie; factor workers lifting heavy objects, farmers doing labourious tasks, etc. Now a lot more people are sitting in a cubicle for 8+ hours a day working at a computer and not doing anything physical. |
What you think trolling is not physical! I'm goin for the big catch a big tuna. |
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