Americans Have Become Too Fat for Disneyland Rides

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

I can just see Charles kicking back and waiting for the fireworks. LOL

It is like this guy/gal is just looking for a fight.

no idea, last time eric did something like this he got a suspension.

Your the one who got me the suspension you cry baby snitch rat.

actually, your posting got you the suspension

[eric&gen 0]

For the record i was joking lighten up people have a few drinks chill out lol.

[Marilyn. 340]

but that is the point why is it ok to joke about overweight people??

[Marc and Olga 0]

Olga and I went on that ride, my first time on it but my second time there

and yes having that song stuck in your head is a little annoying

*singing* It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, it's a small, small world! Darn this thread!!!!!

Edited November 8, 2007 by Marc and Olga

[pedroh 21]

well jokes aside.. what are we supposed to do? just make everything bigger? that's just a neverending patch - not solution- to obesity in USA

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

this woman is too fat for a hole in the ground

Woman Stuck In Trench

http://www.break.com/index/woman-stuck-in-trench.html

Edited November 8, 2007 by LuckyStrike

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Good health advice is: Don't eat too much refined sugar. Period. This is something we already know. Most fruits are loaded with sugars too - a diet of just fruit would probably not be good for you either.

I have yet to see any evidence that HFCS causes or is even associated with any disease in humans. Or GM foods for that matter. If you know of any, please point me to it.

Humans do not eat diets of pure sugars anyway - I don't see how this is relevant.

All I know is from health and nutrition magazines about the potential harm of HFCS as being worse than cane sugar.

Here's a worthwhile read if you're interested... I won't post the entire article:

“High fructose corn syrup contains what are called ‘free’ or unbound fructose molecules. These molecules have been found to interfere with normal heart functioning, among other things. A recent study performed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that high fructose diets shortened the life span of laboratory mice from the normal two years to an astounding five weeks. One study performed with human subjects was inadvertently stopped short of completion as some of the subjects developed abnormal heart conditions.”

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Dr. Robert C. Adkins, father of the Adkins diet, has warned on his website of the dangers of HFCS. Pointing to the University of Minnesota study, he explained:

“Triglyceride goes into the bloodstream and makes our cells resistant to insulin. And insulin resistance…is the fast road to fatigue, malaise, diabetes and, of course, obesity….”

He went on to comment:

“University of London researcher P.A. Mayes believes that high fructose consumption causes the liver to release an enzyme called PDH that instructs the body to burn sugar instead of fat. If true, then a high-fructose diet—and the average American consumes 9 percent of his or her daily calories in the form of fructose—is a major metabolic factor in favor of weight gain….Considering the health implications of obesity, it seems like a clear-cut choice: Avoid high-fructose corn syrup.”

http://www.metnews.com/articles/reminiscing112603.htm

[Nessa 23]

If you do some research, you'll see that Americans started becoming really overweight at the same time that High Fructose Corn Syrup started being used in EVERYTHING.

Wanna stop the Obesity epidemic? Stop buying products with HFCS. Make the manufacturers stop using it.

I agree that might be one of the reasons, but mostly technology and life-style. People are way less active nowadays since they have machines and computers to do everything for them.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

If you do some research, you'll see that Americans started becoming really overweight at the same time that High Fructose Corn Syrup started being used in EVERYTHING.

Wanna stop the Obesity epidemic? Stop buying products with HFCS. Make the manufacturers stop using it.

I agree that might be one of the reasons, but mostly technology and life-style. People are way less active nowadays since they have machines and computers to do everything for them.

and spouses

[Drew and Tik 0]

Oh man, that video was hilarious. I'm going to hell for laughing at that

[Cassie 8]

Ah yes fat threads, it's been a while since we've had one of those......

HFCS are insidious, they are in everything. Between those and partially hydrogenated oils, the only things you can eat without ingesting either one of them are twigs, berries, and dirt.

evdogg412 -- that wasn't remotely funny.

[Welshcookie 17]

British women are snotty lol.

Only with men like you Eric

[Caladan 19]

If you do some research, you'll see that Americans started becoming really overweight at the same time that High Fructose Corn Syrup started being used in EVERYTHING.

Wanna stop the Obesity epidemic? Stop buying products with HFCS. Make the manufacturers stop using it.

As it is basically chemically identical to refined cane sugar, how would replacing it with sugar change anything? High Fructose Corn Syrup is about 50% glucose, 50% fructose. Sucrose (ordinary sugar) breaks down immediately in the stomach to 50% glucose and 50% fructose.

The Federal government is to blame here anyway - sugar subsidies are responsible for sugar being about 3 times more expensive in the US than the rest of the world. End sugar subsidies and I'm sure that HFCS will be replaced immediately with cheaper imported sugar.

I'm not a chemist or a biologist, but the latest theories say that the effect is in the breaking down process. HFCS isn't chemically identical, though it's pretty close, and the body responds to it by jacking up insulin levels, which encourages fat storage. The human body just isn't as simple as calories in, calories out.

That, and it's in friggin' everything and tastes like #######. Compare a Coke made with sugar to one made with HFCS. It's a zillion times better with sugar. (You may have to check out an immigrant neighborhood to get your hands on it.) Right next to my apartment building is a convenience store owned by Dominicans who import Coke from Mexico (sugar) largely for this one older Hispanic customer they have... and now C., because Coke made with sugar in a glass bottle is really pretty awesome.

[Nessa 23]

If you do some research, you'll see that Americans started becoming really overweight at the same time that High Fructose Corn Syrup started being used in EVERYTHING.

Wanna stop the Obesity epidemic? Stop buying products with HFCS. Make the manufacturers stop using it.

I agree that might be one of the reasons, but mostly technology and life-style. People are way less active nowadays since they have machines and computers to do everything for them.

and spouses

sad but also true

[eric&gen 0]

Ah yes fat threads, it's been a while since we've had one of those......

HFCS are insidious, they are in everything. Between those and partially hydrogenated oils, the only things you can eat without ingesting either one of them are twigs, berries, and dirt.

evdogg412 -- that wasn't remotely funny.

I though it was funny to watch you all get your panties tide in a wad over nothing lol.