tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post7276507662089797326..comments2024-02-25T02:24:14.972-08:00Comments on Whole Health Source: Cigarette Smoking-- Another Factor in the Obesity EpidemicStephan Guyenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218114625524777250noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-43605761128807715922014-03-18T10:55:50.026-07:002014-03-18T10:55:50.026-07:00As interesting as the science is, I can't help...As interesting as the science is, I can't help but notice that the trend in obesity starts to rise with High Fructose Corn Syrup and Pop consumption as well. So if I want to lose weight, should I just wear a nicotine patch?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000518131742076908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-4651099281003568092013-04-04T18:11:25.549-07:002013-04-04T18:11:25.549-07:00My husband and I were heavy smokers and obese. We ...My husband and I were heavy smokers and obese. We stopped smoking cold turkey with small changes to our diet and exercise. We're not sure how much of an affect the smoking had but our health has definitely improved. We are half way from saving enough to buy a treadmill with the money we could've spent buying cigarettes.<br /><br />http://www.whatisrightforme.com/treadmill/ says pretty much any treadmill would fit us with more concentration on livestrong. Has anyone experienced this brand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-2805612529636900842012-07-12T12:49:37.131-07:002012-07-12T12:49:37.131-07:00Thanks for this posting ...Thanks for this posting ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021824990648193029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-85327980745671270722012-05-25T10:11:10.477-07:002012-05-25T10:11:10.477-07:00I recently read an article in which French women w...I recently read an article in which French women were interviewed with respect to the "French Paradox," essentially, which was that the French are so thin when everyone else in the developed world seemingly isn't. <br /><br />I read quote after quote of French women saying "I don't eat dessert; I have a cigarette." "All the French women I know skip meals and have cigarettes." "Why eat when a cigarette works just as well." That really hit home. Not that I'm going to take up smoking. Maybe some overdosing on caffeine would work. ;)gloxinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275064773527393756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-2188955433612551652012-02-23T15:39:24.002-08:002012-02-23T15:39:24.002-08:00Sounds very interesting! I will check this out! r...Sounds very interesting! 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I am very lucky to get this tips from you<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shorelineperio.com/" rel="nofollow">Periodontist New London CT</a>amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991701355785601234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-33828384916738757232012-02-16T16:16:44.759-08:002012-02-16T16:16:44.759-08:00The Japanese and the French are the biggest smoker...The Japanese and the French are the biggest smokers and there thin overall. America one of the lowest so this doesn't make sense.Mottdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729571628153135400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-41586871989411182612012-02-15T05:46:46.455-08:002012-02-15T05:46:46.455-08:00I certainly am a supporter of NEAT, far more than ...I certainly am a supporter of NEAT, far more than formal exercise- which has a dismal record int he scientific literature for weight loss. If anything might have a chance to go "under the radar" it *might* ( but I am not sure) be NEAT.<br /><br />However, as Dr. Douglas Coleman has pointed out, it is mainly genetically determined. Certain people are extremely prone to fidget constantly.<br /><br />I am one of them. I naturally keep the beat to songs by air drumming and playing my guitar in a rythmic style (similar to Slash) for as long as I can.<br /><br />Certain other people it won't work for because they are so prone not to move. It's their genetics to sit very still and not do much NEAT.<br /><br />When it is natural you do it most days , for long periods of time and very lon gterm - many man yeras.<br /><br />If you are not prone to NEAT , consciously trying will most likely fall short over the very long termAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-40013103952220057552012-02-14T20:28:13.426-08:002012-02-14T20:28:13.426-08:00Mr Stephan Guyenet- I own a Crossfit gym on the ea...Mr Stephan Guyenet- I own a Crossfit gym on the eastside of Seattle and was wondering if you would be interested in providing a lecture to some of our clients? I know this is a funny place to make such a request but I didn't see any of your contact info on your blog. I can be contacted at jeremiah@kirklandcrossfit.com if you are interested. Thank you for your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-80337733504190179742012-02-14T14:35:37.092-08:002012-02-14T14:35:37.092-08:00What happens when the pressure is of such short du...What happens when the pressure is of such short duration as be impulsive ?LeonRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484097018449402128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-24960418346209530822012-02-14T12:42:00.736-08:002012-02-14T12:42:00.736-08:00http://digitaljournal.com/article/315632
The abov...http://digitaljournal.com/article/315632<br /><br />The above article shows a correlation between sitting and larger bottoms. It seems pressure on the butt can induce fat cells to develop into fatty tissue. <br /><br />This also supports the notion of selective targetting of fat can happen...Asimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680880808056066311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-91689584765915231802012-02-14T12:38:56.003-08:002012-02-14T12:38:56.003-08:00People confuse activity with exercise... Real acti...People confuse activity with exercise... Real activity is a kep indicator of proper health while exercise is not.. Sitting contnuosly for long periods of time can induce obesity...<br /><br />http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200503/obesity-sitting-isnt-pretty<br /><br />Humans have what Dr. Levine calls non-exercise activity thermogensis...<br /><br />With the introduction of the internet, cable and PC computing, and combined together, you have a very strong correlation with the rise in obesity, especially among young people and children...<br /><br />the playgrounds are empty these days...Asimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680880808056066311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-79587123767935826152012-02-14T12:23:39.646-08:002012-02-14T12:23:39.646-08:00Congratulations on you being mentioned in "Me...Congratulations on you being mentioned in "Men's Health"...Asimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680880808056066311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-82854988638672252312012-02-14T07:21:32.307-08:002012-02-14T07:21:32.307-08:00Interesting but probably it may have only a minor ...Interesting but probably it may have only a minor contribution towards obesity. Main reason is less exercise combined with high calorie diet, I think.<br />Subrata at Health-ideaasSubratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423347586727928583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-81083323897945003222012-02-13T15:21:36.335-08:002012-02-13T15:21:36.335-08:00Hi Deirdre,
I agree that aggressive marketing of ...Hi Deirdre,<br /><br />I agree that aggressive marketing of energy dense, highly rewarding/palatable foods is a driver of the obesity epidemic. I made that same point in my recent review paper.Stephan Guyenethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218114625524777250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-30604040997771085452012-02-13T14:51:17.675-08:002012-02-13T14:51:17.675-08:00Recent studies in KOSRAE have also concluded obesi...Recent studies in KOSRAE have also concluded obesity is extremely GENETIC and EXTREMELY HERITABLE- only height possible surpasses it and by a SMIDGEN<br /><br />It is also intersting to note HEIGHT siginifcantly increased in the 20th century.<br /><br />You either accept what REPUTABLE sound science has found or you don't<br /><br /><br />There was a time I too was fooled by Internet forum hearsay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-20685944866215586882012-02-13T14:46:29.463-08:002012-02-13T14:46:29.463-08:00THIN people are EXACTLY the same as they were then...THIN people are EXACTLY the same as they were then . The differences are seen among th eoebse.<br /><br />Obesity has ALWAYS been around. Plenty of over weight women in poor areas of Africa and other places. Overwight GASP "primitive people" too in the Amazon and other remote areas. THey all have DIFFERENT builds.<br /><br /><br />As TAUBES rightly points out obesity exosted among people semi starving and doing manual labor. fairly significant obesity.<br /><br /><br /><br />People come in ALL shapes and sizes. GENETICS.<br /><br />You either accept what TOP geneticists have found or you don't. But I represent the science accurately. Mark Sisson does NOT.<br /><br />Obesity existed among Hippocrates time. Obesity existed 23,000 B.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-60153201269521734812012-02-13T13:44:34.197-08:002012-02-13T13:44:34.197-08:00@Razwell,
May I suggest you will include in your r...@Razwell,<br />May I suggest you will include in your research some visual materials like old photographs, or films with images of crowd during different periods? Even from looking at images, it is clear people on average gained much more than 7 - 10 lb. When I go back and forth from USA to Russia, it is a staggering difference, even though there are more fat people in Russia than even 15 years ago. Recently during a party a gentleman told me his wife gave him as a present CDs with the "Wheel of Fortune" shows for 20 last years if I am not mistaken. He was shocked to noticed how the level of fatness changed. It is obvious for everybody who cares to look.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-66052299618599803822012-02-13T12:41:16.657-08:002012-02-13T12:41:16.657-08:00Obesity IS a problem BUT the honest data is this:
...Obesity IS a problem BUT the honest data is this:<br /><br />The average weight gain in the United States of America since 1990 IS ONLY - ONLY 7 POUNDS MORE. ( 10 pounds at the VERY most)<br /><br />THAT is what you are NOT told. BUT it is valid scientific data from a very top source- DR. KATHERINE FLEGAL.<br /><br />When the data is presented honestly and accurately, it is not nearly as startling.<br /><br />But yes, it IS a public health problem. 7 to 10 pounds MATTERS.<br /><br />VERY, very modest weight loss ( which is realistic to stay at lower end of set point about 10 pounds less) DRAMATICALLY improves health.<br /><br />We are ONLY 7 pounds to 10 pounds heavier today than 30 years back. <br /><br /><br />REMEMBER that the next time there is political obesity diatribe scare mongering. Keep it is PERSPECTIVE- 7 to 10 pounds.<br /><br />The cold hard FACTS presented to you by Razwell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-44486715291969697432012-02-13T12:11:25.305-08:002012-02-13T12:11:25.305-08:00Stephan,
You're nearly there. There is a defi...Stephan,<br />You're nearly there. There is a definite correlation between Big Tobacco and the spike in obesity rates since the early to mid '80s, but it has less to do with nicotine, per se, and more to do with marketing. <br /><br />By looking at your intersecting graph, it's clear that obesity rates spiked between the early to mid 1980s, and continued to soar throughout the 1990s. And when we look to the food industry for clues as to why this is, most overlook a significant event: the acquisition of General Foods and Krafts foods by Philip Morris in the mid 1980s. And by deploying the same deceptive marketing strategies once used to successfully sell tobacco, they unleashed on food. <br /><br />There's no other category of food that demonstrates how insidious yet intentional these marketing strategies are on consumer behavior than with snack foods. When Philip Morris bought General Foods and Kraft back in the mid 1980s, the global snack food market was estimated to be at approximately $10 Billion. Today, it's on course to reaching $350 Billion by 2015. <br /><br />When we look at the rise of childhood obesity and the rise of the snack food industry, they follow nearly identical trajectories. And the same insidious messages and societal cues that once convinced consumers that smoking cigarettes was desirable is now being used with snacking, and effective to the point of changing societal norms: Back in the 1970s, children snacked on average once daily. Today, kids are snacking continuously - up to 6 times a day - and on foods that are hyper palatable, calorically dense and nutritionally vacant. <br /><br />So, yes - there is a definite link between Big Tobacco and Big Food as in they are one in the same.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751780851560880363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-53398911278215837322012-02-13T12:01:16.271-08:002012-02-13T12:01:16.271-08:00There are PLENTY of obese and /or considerably ove...There are PLENTY of obese and /or considerably over weight people who eat healthfully and are deicated exercisers who REMAIN obese. Which is no surprise.<br /><br />Science has demonstrated that neither dieting nor exercising have that much impact LONG TERM on obesity.<br /><br />I see many dedicated over weight women walking every day in my own neighborhood<br /><br />Obesity is FAR more complicated that "poor choices"........<br /><br /><br />I am sure somebody out there has made poor choices and gained weight. <br /><br />It is a very unscientific ASSUMPTION ( based on belief systems and poor understandings of obesity) to look at an obese person and decide he or she made a poor choice. Medications, GENETICS, disease states, gut flora, and many other things could be the cause.<br /><br /> True morbid obesity is a CHRONIC DISEASE STATE for which NO CURE currently exists, and the treatments are very poor in general.<br /><br />Even bariatric sugery - nearly all remain clincially obese- although less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-9941863523022519662012-02-13T11:47:37.514-08:002012-02-13T11:47:37.514-08:00Mario, you are ignorant of the science. There is n...Mario, you are ignorant of the science. There is nothing to "beg to differ about". <br /><br />Your own anecdotes are not science. IF what you say is true than you are in the 1 % or less of the population. <br /><br />Detailed study from genuis scientists in this field ( the very best) have soundly determined the points I made. There are vast unknowns BUT they know that much at least.<br /><br />Your statement that people who eat real food are usually of nornal weight is completely unscientific and an uneducated assumption.<br /><br /><br />Adoption studies, monozygotic twin studies - read them. Obesity is extremely GENETIC- more so than ANY other medical condition studied with the POSSIBLE exception of HEIGHT alone. This IS soundly established by peer reviwed mainstream reputable science. There is nothing to debate.<br /><br /><br />There remains vast unknowns but we know this much at least.<br /><br />Educate yourself ( from REPUTABLE SOURCES- not "Mark Sisson" and other Internet gurus) and drop your assumptions. I will leave it at that.<br /><br />I KNOW my stuff and I am on extremely firm scientific ground. If you bother to do PROPER research this beyond nopnsense paleo sites you will see I am RIGHT. ( or rather the world renowned SCIENTISTS are right)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-7282807724323336222012-02-13T11:37:59.682-08:002012-02-13T11:37:59.682-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-76779288571225085102012-02-13T10:54:08.251-08:002012-02-13T10:54:08.251-08:00@LeonRover,
So what if it didn't keep me lean,...@LeonRover,<br />So what if it didn't keep me lean, why I should care about the majority if I am not a federal government? Real food is better, but is not enough for many. People just can't believe that somebody may need more effort than eating more blueberies and walk around the blok in order to be in a decent shape. I am from the country where 15 - 20 years ago fast-food was not available, but almost every middle-aged women was overweight and every old person skinny-fat or fat, not to mention some proportion of men caring bellies and love-handles around. With the real food you will get no fat children and young people, no morbidly obese, but some part of population will have to deal with unwanted lb somehow. In mine case it is limiting carbs, eliminating snacks, IF.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.com