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Originally Posted by VenusHalley
actually, poor people are more fat, because they feed on cheap junk. Times when fat meant rich are of past.
Yes, I find it insulting.
I am European. I will not apologize for not being fat either.
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I said "those Europeans" meaning the ones who were picking a fight. Which is odd because the last time I checked, the United Kingdom counted as part of Europe rather than being tossed in with USA.
My body mass index peaked out at just over 30, making me part of the obesity problem. Most people looking at me would have said that I could lose some weight. One person had said that I looked "a bit pudgy" at this point. I was overweight, yes, but obese was a bit harsh even though it was medically speaking correct. I lost weight and then people were telling me to stop it because I was getting to be too thin. I told them I was back on eating junk food - pizza, fries, soda, and potato chips - and the weight was still coming off. Now my weight has stabilized at a healthy level.
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/206...in-weight.html
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Children exposed to a particular strain of the common cold virus — called adenovirus 36 — are more likely to be obese than those not exposed, according to findings in the journal Pediatrics in September. In a study of 124 children, nearly 80 percent of those exposed were obese. They weighed an average of 50 pounds (23 kilograms) more than kids not exposed.
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People who don't get enough sleep increase their risk of being obese, according to a 2007 study in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. A number of hormonal changes — such glucose intolerance, a precursor to diabetes — occur when the body doesn't get enough rest, the study said. Sleep restriction can spur hunger, and the tiredness that follows can decrease physical activity, leading to further weight gain, according to a 2009 study in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
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Keeping a light on at night could add a few inches to your waistline, according to a study published in October in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mice exposed to dim light at night gained 50 percent more weight over an eight-week period than mice that spent their nights in total darkness, even though all the mice had the same amount of food and physical activity. The results could apply to people who eat meals late at night, the researchers said.
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So keep in mind that weight gain does not have to be about character or willpower.