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Portion Size: The Elephant in the Room
Victoria Times-Colonist ^
| 25 March, 2015
| Dr. Trevor Hancock
Posted on 03/26/2015 3:13:49 AM PDT by Don W
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So, the fact that the food pyramid is upside down, we consume more fake sugar and HFCS than ever before, soybeans are in everything, and we're not allowed to let our kids play outside because of busybodies like the author all have NOTHING to do with the weight gains of the last 30 years. Nice try, jerk.
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posted on
03/26/2015 3:13:49 AM PDT
by
Don W
To: Don W
obesity spreading like a red stain.
But Islam? Bahhhh. They just need some love and gov't handouts.
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posted on
03/26/2015 3:19:57 AM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: Don W
The reason for the huge portion sizes is that people are constantly hungry from consuming too many carbs. Everything these experts have told us for 30 years has been completely wrong, and the results are patently obvious. The real question is when we get to put them in stockades, and throw rotten fruit at them.
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posted on
03/26/2015 3:32:29 AM PDT
by
cdcdawg
To: cdcdawg
People could eat like pigs and still avoid obesity with active lifestyles; the real problem is that too many people today go from their bed to a desk at work to their couch at home (and the cycle repeats itself).
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posted on
03/26/2015 3:44:12 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: cdcdawg
True-and restaurants love giving you huge portions to justify charging you triple what it’s worth.
I order a salad and they give me more than I could eat in a week ... for $9.00
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posted on
03/26/2015 4:29:24 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: Don W
soy is like estrogen, too, so is good for viagra and ivory sellers (ever wonder why Asia has such weird festishes?)plus it feminizes our boys.
To: Don W
Dear Doctor Hancock,
GFY
Sincerely, WayneS
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posted on
03/26/2015 4:52:12 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
To: Don W
Well said...the “food pyramid” is a lie.
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posted on
03/26/2015 5:14:13 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Don W
Age 65, 5'9” 155 lbs and no meds. Unnecessary body weight is a curse. When a person lets muscle mass decline and bw increase it is like loading bags of cement in the trunk of your car,then pulling a couple spark plug wires. Its just horse power to weight ratio.
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posted on
03/26/2015 5:24:37 AM PDT
by
Awgie
(truth is always stranger than fiction)
To: Awgie
Yep-I’ve heard that one’s muscle to fat ratio is key for keeping the metabolism up. So, in addition to pushing the wrong diet through the messed up food pyramid, the huge push towards aerobic instead of anaerobic workouts have made people struggle with their weight.
Pilates in middle age slimmed me more than the miles and miles I ran when in high school and college.
To: kearnyirish2
It would still depend a lot on what they eat. Two hours of physical work can be ruined by 45 seconds with a bag of cookies. The fat people I see on the treadmills are “exercising” for a lot longer than me, probably by a 5 to 1 ratio or better over the course of a week. Something is making them stay fat.
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03/26/2015 6:08:14 AM PDT
by
cdcdawg
To: SMARTY
Very true. The only fast food I ever eat is about once every two weeks off of the Wendy’s value menu. A Jr. cheeseburger, fries, and a drink costs $3.00 plus tax. That’s actually enough for lunch (just barely), and I weigh 215 lbs. I see women 8 inches shorter than me eating literally three times that much.
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posted on
03/26/2015 6:12:25 AM PDT
by
cdcdawg
To: Don W
“Trevor Hancock”? Really?
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posted on
03/26/2015 6:14:03 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Professor at UVIC, apparently. Petty little micro-manager that knows better than we what we want, in his not-so-humble-opinion, too.
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posted on
03/26/2015 6:19:09 AM PDT
by
Don W
( When most riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When Whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: Don W
Doc Trevor can stop worrying once Mrs. Obama’s diet Nazis get control of everyones’ meals. We’ll be safe then and live forever lean, with huge butts.
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03/26/2015 6:29:31 AM PDT
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Ready for Teddy. Cruz, that is. Texas conservative.)
To: Don W
"horrifying"
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03/26/2015 6:30:36 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Don W
Dr. Trevor Hancock is a public health physician, health promotion consultant and a Professor and Senior Scholar at the new School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria. Over the past 30 years he has worked as a consultant for local communities, municipal, provincial and national governments, health care organizations, NGOs and the World Health Organization.
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posted on
03/26/2015 7:14:29 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Don W
“35 per cent of adults aged 20 and over were overweight in 2008, and 11 per cent were obese.
These are just round figures.
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posted on
03/26/2015 7:17:40 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Decentralize thought)
To: GSWarrior
What do you mean I’m not in shape? Round is a shape. :=)
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posted on
03/26/2015 7:22:30 AM PDT
by
Bob
(Violence in islam? That's not a bug; it's a feature.)
To: NorthstarMom
You said...
“So, in addition to pushing the wrong diet through the messed up food pyramid, the huge push towards aerobic instead of anaerobic workouts have made people struggle with their weight.”
Yup.
I'm in my 50’s and have the same lean, muscular bod I had in my 20’s.people think I don't eat but I eat enough and get lots of produce and meat. Dairy I don't care for unless It's cheese or yogurt. I get calcium through pills. I do walk as I have an energetic lab. But you see the same people busting it out on the treadmills that seem to stay fay as ever
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posted on
03/26/2015 8:27:27 AM PDT
by
LMAO
(("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush))
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