Re: Obesity (was Re: a to-do list for the next century)

From: Zero Powers (zero_powers@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2000 - 18:51:53 MST


>From: "Cynthia" <cyn386@flash.net>
>
> > Dieting does not work, you've got to eat to lose weight, but what,
> > when, and especially how much is the trick . I checked out the site
> > you mentioned, yeah alot of it has to do with genetics. We
> > endomorphs create more fat cells and are better at filling them,
> > but until the gene engineers come along and fix that we're on our
> > own.
> >
> > The trick is to stop waiting for a magic pill and get down to the
> > hard work.
>
>I am not talking about belly aching, I am talking about doing solid
>research.
>Probably the right diet would help. The question is what is the right
>diet?
>
> > Check out Roy Walfords books on eating for nutrient density
> > regardless of calorie restriction.
>
>I am following a low carb diet, which basically eliminates empty calorie
>foods.
>This is probably similar to nutrient dense diets, since non-nutrient rich
>foods
>are verboten in both diets. The doctors that originated it, have a theory
>of why
>it works, and they have had success with thousands of patients. You would
>think
>that if there was a doctor with a diet that reduces a large number of
>common
>conditions and preserves lean body mass, that they would be able to get
>money
>for research. But they don't. The amount of money that is being spent on
>research, to answer these basic questions, is less than $1 per obese
>person.

Maybe we ought to try hitting up those obese folk for a few more bucks :)

-Zero

"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson

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