Lesson in well intentioned interference by the government not yielding any results. Do not get me wrong, I like being able to look up nutritional information.
I tend to avoid places that do not allow me to check them out (especially when I am on a goal to get my weight down). Making an informed choice is a good thing.
All comes back to the horrid excuse of humanity: "I only had the best of intentions"
Obesity is a problem. Is it a government problem? Is there a government solution? With the government take over of Health Care, you can bet they are going to exert all the control they can. Already we see regulation after regulation on how to make food. Talk about taxing certain "bad" products to stop consumption. Imagine what was done to smoking, but on food choices.
Results never seem to matter with Government. The effort to do "whats right", regardless of the outcome, regardless of what freedoms are lost, regardless of the Damage.
All comes back to the horrid excuse of humanity: "I only had the best of intentions"
**UPDATE: Todays Wall Street Journal
3 comments:
Taco Bell:
2 Bean Burritos = 700 cal
1 Veggie Crunchwrap supreme = 640
7-layer burrito = 490
I had been eating 2 bean burritos, thinking they would be lower in calories than the two favorites I had at Taco Bell.
I'm going back to my 7-layer!!!
Alternet has a good article noting that obesity may not be a person's fault. One of the problems is Americans often work too hard and suffer from sleep deprivation, which may cause obesity.
In 2007, the BBC disagred. BTW, the BBC cites BMI, a poor determination of weight; body builders with 9% fat often have BMIs of 35%-40%, which equates with "morbidly obese" on the BMI scale.
Lance Armstrong's site, LIVESTRONG, posted an article about the "fat virus." Too fat? Common virus may be to blame: study:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A common virus caused human adult stem cells to turn into fat cells and could explain why some people become obese, U.S. researchers said...the research builds on prior studies of adenovirus-36—a common cause of respiratory and eye infections—and it may lead to an obesity vaccine, they said."
The Mayo clinic counters these researchers. On the other hand, Mayo has conducted recent studies on Gut Microbiota and the relationship to obesity.
I'm lost.
Tina, what's your take on all this? I'll be happy to trade you a couple of Taco Bell burritos for your thoughts.
From my own personal experience, blaming anything other then eating more calories then you burn is suspect. 3500 calories is a pound.
The BMI scale is horribly flawed, I put it in the same category of IQ. Appropriate for population studies as designed? Possibly. Body fat by submersion is the best way to know.
Can we do something about this as a nation? Not really. Can we do something as individuals? You bet.
Know how many calories you burn a day when sedentary. Eat less then that. If after ten weeks you weigh more. See a doctor.
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