Comments | futilitarian_: Researcher Links Obesity, Food Portions

futilitarian_

Researcher Links Obesity, Food Portions

Jan 02, 2004 22:28

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - With self-refilling bowls of soup and jumbo buckets of stale popcorn, professor Brian Wansink has identified one culprit for U.S. obesity: excessive food portions.Man, I wish I had thought of that. Glad to see my tax dollars are going to research projects such as this one ( Read more... )

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boxsofrain January 2 2004, 19:42:08 UTC

So wait? I will gain weight if I eat 20 big macs? I am glad some asshole thought of this one to waste time.

futilitarian_ January 2 2004, 19:45:18 UTC

You should be nicer to Brian. He obviously spent a lot of time dreaming up this genius theory...

whenbroken January 2 2004, 19:49:05 UTC

Wow, you actually made an icon out of that? It's gross but strangely alluring...

sinthetikdreams January 2 2004, 20:03:55 UTC

That is hot shit icon.

Obesity. I find to be difficult.

Not sure why

futilitarian_ January 2 2004, 20:26:55 UTC

The fundamental concept of "eating" is rather difficult to comprehend. Even moreso in regards to the portions involved in "eating". Is it too much, too little? Just right? Goldie Locks couldn't get it, luckily those bears were nice enough to guide her in the right direction. Anyways getting back to your disorder (difficulty, what have you), I'd say work on it, maybe you too can strive to watch NASCAR on the couch while taking up 3 cushions and eating bag upon bag of potato chips.

Godspeed.

sinthetikdreams January 2 2004, 20:29:15 UTC

Godspeed.

lol. That has to be the funniest thing Ive heard all day.

incendiarymind January 2 2004, 20:34:12 UTC

The point of the study was not that eating more makes you fat. The point of the study was that people will eat larger portions if they are given to them. It's not crucial research, but it's hardly pointless. It's applicable to food portioning at fast food restaurants, for example (and all of those "super size" things).

The moral of the story is, "don't eat everything on your plate, it will just make you fat, your mother was wrong."

But, I do find it interesting that popcorn was used. We in Illinois love our popcorn (new official state snack as of today).

futilitarian_ January 2 2004, 20:36:23 UTC

Don't undermine me by actually reading the article. Most people on my friends list will just read the entry, not view the link.

Stop being such a rebel...

incendiarymind January 2 2004, 20:42:30 UTC

Look away from the curtain people, the Wizard of Oz is over here as this giant head. :)

Can't help it, I'm a rebel in all aspects of life... el lobo solo! :)

futilitarian_ January 2 2004, 20:58:43 UTC

Yo no hablo Espanol...

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captainhaddock January 2 2004, 20:41:50 UTC

Shut the fuck up; you don't pay taxes, you illegal immigrant.

futilitarian_ January 2 2004, 20:58:08 UTC

Yes I do. :(