Wow you must have magical tummy powers for you to fool your bf like that. I can never fool my bf because when I suck my tummy in or out, it looks about the same. Not a lot of difference.
What a sensitive bitch.
Only appropriate that she's so insecure about her "gut".
Christ, go dig up something worth giving advice on...you know, like real issues.
This thread is a waste of time.
People who suffer from malnutrition certainly ARE a burden on the health care system. Consider all the problems with poor bone density, in addition to delayed wound healing. True, these are more problematic with the elderly, but considering how long people live these days, I think it is significant.
Relax... I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts - can you show me where it hurts?
That's true. But as I understand the numbers, obesity related illness promises to be the largest drain on our healthcare system EVER & the impact spans across generations. The projected #s I've seen are truly frightening, estimates of up to 90% of our tax-dollars will need to go towards HC. A scare tactic, certainly, but then I dunno... when I start thinking about sedentary effects (which include osteo), diabetes, cardiovascular disease... its within my ability to imagine. There are an awful lot of fat, lazy, sickly-looking ppl staggering around.
And its true, skinny mice far outlive the fat ones. But that doesn't make them healthy, skinny mice.
I agree. It's such a huge health problem. Kinda sad, really. My family is very anti-fat people. Ie, "if we pay more for extra baggage at the airport, how come fat people don't have to pay more?" etc. The opinion that fat people have only themselves to blame was ingrained in me. But I've realised, that really isn't always true.
My housemates are both on the overweight side. They don't eat more than me, they aren't lazy or anything. They were both athletic (ballet, running, sports) and had good diets growing up. What gives? When I gained some weight, we went on a diet together, and if anything they showed more will power than me. Heck, I gobble everything in sight.
Not to say that some fat people don't really have themselves to blame, but it seems like the problem runs deeper. I read a good article about it recently; [url]http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvaleri/land%20of%20obese.htm[/url]
again, totally agree. Friends mom- average weight, seemed in perfect health.. had a heart bypass, or whatever it's caused (she recovered just fine). My own mom, she's really light (BMI around 18) and she still had high cholesterol.
BMI is dumB.
Public education would be nice, wouldn't it? Then we might not have as many fatties.
Btw, I have nothing against fat ppl. I view the problem the same as smokers. But just like I don't think I need to breathe a smoker's smoke, likewise I don't need to have to be squished by a fat person who can't fit in their airplane seat (not that I really care, but that's the general idea).