Sunday TV - Obesity: The Deadly Epidemic

[SirWanksalot]

The Learning Channel

Jan 27 2002 - 2:00 PM EST

Obesity: The Deadly Epidemic

Despite a boom in the health and fitness industries, Americans are becoming obese in alarming numbers. With diabetes, heart disease, gout and arthritis on the rise, doctors are searching for the reasons behind the fat epidemic that is gripping America.

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Watched this last night - reairing today - IMO best show on obesity yet.

Sirwanksalot

 

[gymrat]

I'm watching it now. The man weighed 1200Lbs


Very good show so far, informitive as much as it is motivational.

 

[Rémy!]

doctors are searching for the reasons behind the fat epidemic that is gripping America.

Easy.
Too much convienece due to a entertainment based lifestyle contibutes to lazyness and dietary habits based on simple sugars and saturated fats.

 

[FitFossil]

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doctors are searching for the reasons behind the fat epidemic that is gripping America.
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Easy.
Too much convienece due to a entertainment based lifestyle contibutes to lazyness and dietary habits based on simple sugars and saturated fats.

AGREED! Why can't the doctors figure that out?!!!

And what about the recent fat kids "phenomenon"? Could it possibly be due to all that over-scheduling...that the minute kids get home they just want to zone out w/ TV and junk food, because all these structured activities just stress them out? Junk food acts as a form of self-medication, the carbs help the brain produce serotonin, a calming brain chemical.

 

[mini_mouse]

And what about the recent fat kids "phenomenon"? Could it possibly be due to all that over-scheduling...that the minute kids get home they just want to zone out w/ TV and junk food, because all these structured activities just stress them out? Junk food acts as a form of self-medication, the carbs help the brain produce serotonin, a calming brain chemical.

speaking of which, have you heard about the latest development in the "fat kid's phenomenon"?

Fat kids are promoting fat as the latest cool accessory

check out this link: http://www.fatnats.com -

And I thought I'd seen it all

 

[gymrat]

speaking of which, have you heard about the latest development in the "fat kid's phenomenon"?

Fat kids are promoting fat as the latest cool accessory

check out this link: http://www.fatnats.com -

And I thought I'd seen it all

unbelievable.