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Originally Posted by dannieyankee
I do not mean to sound ignorant, but I believe (at least in the United States) this is bull.
I know I gained weight by not doing anything and eating more than I needed. I know in the United States, the culture is 'more food'. The idea is that you pay for quantity, not quality. I only wish I lived in a European country, where the idea was quality over quantity. I'd rather have really good food rather than lots of it. 
This virus may exist, but it might just be a coincidence. Maybe fat people just are too lazy to wash their hands, thus more prone to disease.
BTW, I'm legally overweight, so I'm not just making fun of another group of people. |
Dannie,
Not all of us think that there is some voodoo cause for obesity. Some of us (like myself) do think that the root cause is not enough movement and too much food intake. I feel that all of the other stuff posted here like viruses, bacteria, processing food, etc, do have a real effect, but they only influence one side of the energy equation (energy in vs. energy out) and do not hold the ultimate answer. Others here feel that there must be some explanation beyond just the energy in vs. energy out theory. Be warned, some people here will call you "simplistic" for daring to state that you feel that this is a problem of lifestyle and there is not some underlying cause that can be scientifically investigated and solved. And for full disclosure, I too am well overweight and got that way through my own choices and maintaining an intake of food that exceeded my daily energy needs.
