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edina
response 121 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 19:12 UTC 2006

I need some cites on your info of less healthy babies - and fewer sexual
partners.
scholar
response 122 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 19:17 UTC 2006

Fuck.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/e_txtbk/ratnl/22111.htm for the
foetus thing.

The fewer sexual partners thing is just a guess, though I might be able to
find a study or whatever if I dick around a bit!
edina
response 123 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 19:24 UTC 2006

No pun intended.  
bru
response 124 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 20:14 UTC 2006

it used to be that men of larger size had more sexual partners since size
indicated wealth.
richard
response 125 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:03 UTC 2006


cyklone
response 126 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:04 UTC 2006

Lynne, you're slipping into emotion and further from logic. Your reference 
to men and women having different costs is one example, since by your 
previously stated rationale of states v. behavior you are comparing apples 
and orange. Gender is a state. No one disputes that. You assert obesity is 
also a state. Many dispute that. To mix the fruit metaphor further, now 
you're just cherry-picking. FWIW, I have friends and acquaintences who are 
fat or maybe even obese. What I posted on m-net applies here: I don't mind 
fat people at all, as long as they can pull their weight. But they don't 
get a free pass anymore than my alcoholic friends. I think you have failed 
to make your case that obesity is state and not a result of behavior. 
Certainly it is for some, and perhaps even you. But you haven't made a 
convincing case that is true for even a bare majority of overweight or 
obese people. And BTW, I don't oppose the anti-discrimination laws you 
mentioned. My "carb tax" would apply to people of all weights.
richard
response 127 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:06 UTC 2006

scholar said:

"take up nicotine or cocaine for a few months to lose weight."

Actually studies have shown that many women take up smoking because they 
believe it to aid in weight loss.  Others will do cocaine or other hard 
drugs for the same reason.

There are no studies that I've seen that actually say smoking cigarettes 
causes weight loss.
nharmon
response 128 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:08 UTC 2006

I've never seen a fat crack addict.
richard
response 129 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:10 UTC 2006

re #127 however I guess if you are smoking cigs you aren't eating twinkies
scholar
response 130 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:21 UTC 2006

nicotine doesn't make you lose weight, but it alleviates hunger.
richard
response 131 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:22 UTC 2006

the current crystal meth epidemic is more of a problem among women than men,
because women are taking it as a way of suppressing appetite and increasing
metabolism.  Taking it as a diet aide essentially.
edina
response 132 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:40 UTC 2006

I'm sorry - based on what?
richard
response 133 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:47 UTC 2006

edina when you had this surgery, did you worry that a smaller stomach and an
impaired ability to take in nutrients in the amounts you used to, might impact
the advisability of your one day having kids?  I mean I guess gastric bypass
patients can still have kids, but doesnt it make it more difficult to feed
for two during pregnancy?
rcurl
response 134 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:49 UTC 2006

I believe that there is no argument whatsoever with the fact that if one
diets properly one will lose weight. So it is simply an unwillingness to diet
in order to lose weight that maintains obesity. That is certainly a matter
of behavior.
edina
response 135 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:49 UTC 2006

No, I didn't worry.  It doesn't take that many more calories to sustain a
child when pregnant.
edina
response 136 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 21:50 UTC 2006

Rane slipped.
tod
response 137 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:04 UTC 2006

re #135
That's a whole other topic altogether...I've seen some chicks that double
their weight with a pregnancy and then never lose the weight afterward.  Oh
man..that could be an entire conference in bbs for discussion.
marcvh
response 138 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:06 UTC 2006

A couple of my relatives have had the bypass surgery, but they are
apparently unable (or unwilling) to change their eating habits,
particularly with respect to drinking high-calorie beverages (mostly
milk, I think.)  The upshot is that, for them, the surgery has not
been effective.  Personally I think they might have had better luck
seeking treatment for their compulsive overeating disorder instead
of seeking surgery, but I guess that's easy to say when you're
talking about someone else.

#134 sounds like a "you are in a helicopter" response.
richard
response 139 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:10 UTC 2006

its also drinking alcoholic beverages.  If you are going to drink a 12 pack
of beer or two bottles of wine a day, you may as well not have the surgery.
tod
response 140 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:11 UTC 2006

Know alot of fat winos?
edina
response 141 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:14 UTC 2006

Drinking alcohol I have pretty much given up 100%.  I'll still have the
occasional glass of port (like once a year) or a sip of margarita.  It's
turned me into a total "lightweight".  Hah!
scholar
response 142 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:15 UTC 2006

 :)
marcvh
response 143 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:17 UTC 2006

Re #140: Yes, I use M-Net.
tod
response 144 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:18 UTC 2006

<shoots coffee out nose>
scholar
response 145 of 378: Mark Unseen   Mar 7 22:20 UTC 2006

 :(
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