Fat gains on tobacco as top health threat

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-10 11:22pm

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Inactive Americans are eating themselves to death at an alarming rate, their unhealthy habits fast approaching tobacco as the top underlying preventable cause of death, a government study found.

In 2000, poor diet including obesity and physical inactivity caused 400,000 U.S. deaths -- more than 16 percent of all deaths and the No. 2 killer. That compares with 435,000 for tobacco, or 18 percent, as the top underlying killer.

Too much super-sizing at McDonalds perhaps?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-03-10 11:52pm

Not only that, but McDonalds salads have more fat than their cheeseburgers. Huzzah!

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-03-11 01:16am

Maybe showing people eating fatty foods will earn R-ratings and be banned in public places.

You never know.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-11 01:35am

kojikun wrote:Not only that, but McDonalds salads have more fat than their cheeseburgers. Huzzah!

Are you serious?!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-03-11 01:41am

Mlenk wrote:
kojikun wrote:Not only that, but McDonalds salads have more fat than their cheeseburgers. Huzzah!
Are you serious?!

Dressing is bad for you, mmkay.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-03-11 01:59am

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Maybe showing people eating fatty foods will earn R-ratings and be banned in public places.

You never know.

DON'T. GIVE. IDIOTS. IDEAS. >.<!!!!!1111

Mlenk: ... Yes. ... ... ...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-03-11 03:09am

At least there's no such thing as second-hand eating.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-03-11 03:12am

Darth Wong wrote:At least there's no such thing as second-hand eating.

There is. It's called scat.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-03-11 09:46am

Galvatron wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:At least there's no such thing as second-hand eating.
There is. It's called scat.

ROFL!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-03-11 10:28am

Galvatron wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:At least there's no such thing as second-hand eating.
There is. It's called scat.

Geebus! I nearly spat mocha coffee at my monitor reading that!

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-03-12 09:43am

And here I thought nobody but Mike would get it.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2004-03-12 09:51am

Im going to file a class action lawsuit Weird Al, were it not for his popular parody "Eat It". It was obviously part of a scheme funded byt he fast food companies to increase consumption of their quickly delivered low cost meals.

Or better yet I could TAKE A FUCKING WALK! you know MAYBE DO SOME FUCKING SIT UPS!

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-03-13 03:54am

It's a shame so many people don't use common sense and take responsibility for their lives. A lot of the major causes of death (obesity, smoking, drunk driving, etc.) could be tied to a lack of personal responsiblity on the behalf of whoever was doing it.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-03-13 01:16pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:It's a shame so many people don't use common sense and take responsibility for their lives. A lot of the major causes of death (obesity, smoking, drunk driving, etc.) could be tied to a lack of personal responsiblity on the behalf of whoever was doing it.

That's not really fair. The vast majority of overweight Americans do accept responsibility for their own actions, which is why there are more than a hundred million of them and only a handful of these lawsuits.

The problem with obesity is not a refusal to accept personal responsibility, but rather, a failure of willpower and/or judgement (many overweight people are under-educated about dietary matters and commit mistakes such as believing that they can consume large quantities of "diet soft drinks" without penalty).

The Albino Raven · Post by **The Albino Raven** » 2004-03-13 09:04pm

Yeah, and willpower is a major obstacle. The people who are skinny are the ones who have the willpower. Same goes for smoking, and other bad habits. Yes, they shouldn't have started eating bad foods, smoking, not exercising or whatever, but if a kid falls into a well, do we leave him there to try and climb out since he shouldn't have been playing around the well? It would be nice if exercise were as easy as sitting at my computer typing (Tugs collar nervously)

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-03-13 09:29pm

Fremen_Muhadib wrote:Yeah, and willpower is a major obstacle. The people who are skinny are the ones who have the willpower.

Or just favorable metabolisms.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-03-13 09:33pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Fremen_Muhadib wrote:Yeah, and willpower is a major obstacle. The people who are skinny are the ones who have the willpower.
Or just favorable metabolisms.

Fuckin' A!

I'd probably be bloated if I didn't work the way I did.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-03-14 11:52am

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Fremen_Muhadib wrote:Yeah, and willpower is a major obstacle. The people who are skinny are the ones who have the willpower.
Or just favorable metabolisms.

Or something much more sinister...

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-03-14 01:28pm

I'm suddenly reminded of one of my aunts complaining about how much weight she had gained since she quit smoking.

The Albino Raven · Post by **The Albino Raven** » 2004-03-14 03:24pm

[quote"Fremen_Muhadib"]Yeah, and willpower is a major obstacle. The people who are skinny are the ones who have the willpower.[/quote]

I was referring to the people you see who are able to lose weight that is gained. For those fortunate enough to never worry about their eating habits due to awesome metabolism, good for them.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-14 04:56pm

i rarely ever gain weight myself. i've weighed around a constant 120-135 for the past two years. and i assure you it's not through willpower. active metabolisms are a good thing sometimes.

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2004-03-14 05:03pm

Don't be too sure of your active metabolisms. Active metabolisms eventually slow down, which is how you end up with the rather pathetic sight of an older man who's got narrow shoulders, a sunken chest, a pencil-neck, skinny arms ... and a beer gut.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2004-03-14 09:40pm

Also, a person can be skinny and still be headed for major health problems later in life due to inactivity and poor diet.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2004-03-14 09:49pm

Darth_Zod wrote:i rarely ever gain weight myself. i've weighed around a constant 120-135 for the past two years. and i assure you it's not through willpower. active metabolisms are a good thing sometimes.

you know my brother had that too and recently he's started to get fairly chunky with no dramatic change in his diet or excercise routine. The toothpick is now a fat piggy. Y'aint gonna be young forever.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-03-15 12:22am

Darth Fanboy wrote:Or better yet I could TAKE A FUCKING WALK! you know MAYBE DO SOME FUCKING SIT UPS!

When people hear "sit-ups," they think of those pussy stomach-crunch things, not a genuine, fully-fledged sit-up where you can feel the fat burning off your torso. I did 50 of those on an incline at the gym this weekend and almost died. It's a lot different from doing it on a flat surface.