Meme fail

May 19, 2009 11:59

So you know that idea about how we're all fatter because we're sedentary and yadda yadda?

Yeah, total bullshit.

As physical activity expenditure has not declined over the same period that obesity rates have increased dramatically, and daily energy expenditure of modern man is in line with energy expenditure in wild mammals, it is unlikely that ( Read more... )

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aabassplayer May 19 2009, 17:12:04 UTC
Hmm...then it must be the Deep Fried Twinkies! ;-)

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prophet_maid May 19 2009, 17:16:09 UTC
I think it's the baby flavored donuts.

Actually, what it probably is is a mix of the best nutrition we've ever known--->larger people, really deeply fucked up standards (as I am a size 12 and considered too disgusting ot bear children, wear decent clothes, or receive medical care), and these fucked up standards leading to almost everyone either having had dieted or dieting constantly, which has never ever led to permanent weight loss in any population but has led to permanent weight gain in just about every population.

So, literally, fat hate is making us fatter.

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