Food, Not Diet Soda, Makes You Fat

Error! Too many Calories in relative to Calories out makes you fat. The source is immaterial.

You are making a healthier choice when opting for a diet soda instead of a calorie-laden drink, but beware that you don't sabotage your good behavior by indulging in fat-adding foods. "I suspect that people are likely drinking those diet sodas to wash down high fat and high-calorie fast food or take-out meals, not as a complement to a healthy meal prepared at home or to quench a thirst after a tough workout, " says Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine who specializes in weight and nutrition at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Dr. Bartfield takes issue with two recent studies were presented at the American Diabetes Association in June that conclude that diet soda negatively impacts your waistline.

One study tracked 474 people, all 65 to 74 years old, for nearly a decade. It measured height, weight, waist circumference and diet soda intake every 3.6 years. The waists of those who drank soft drinks grew 70 percent more than those who did not.

Another study found that after three months of eating food containing aspartame, mice had higher blood sugar levels than rodents who ate regular food. Researchers concluded that aspartame could trigger the appetite but not satisfy it, leading you to eat more in general.

"The association studies are significant and provocative, but don't prove cause and effect," says Bartfield who counsels weight-loss patients at the Chicago-area Loyola University Health System. "Although these studies controlled for many factors, such as age, physical activity, calories consumed and smoking, there are still a tremendous number of factors such as dietary patters, sleep, genetics, and medication use that account for the metabolic syndome/weight gain."

Bartfield is a friggin' idiot.

There are only Calories. Nothing else matters.

Another example of why one should not listen to the conventional medical party line.

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Aided By Fidgeting

Eat jumping beans.

Walking to the photocopier and fidgeting at your desk are contributing more to your cardiorespiratory fitness than you might think.

Researchers have found that both the duration and intensity of incidental physical activities (IPA) are associated with cardiorespiratory fitness. The intensity of the activity seems to be particularly important, with a cumulative 30-minute increase in moderate physical activity throughout the day offering significant benefits for fitness and long-term health.

"It's encouraging to know that if we just increase our incidental activity slightly - a little bit more work around the house, or walking down the hall to speak with a co-worker as opposed to sending an email - we can really benefit our health in the long-term," says Ashlee McGuire, the study's lead researcher and a graduate student in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. "Best of all, these activities don't take up a lot of time, they're not difficult to do, and you don't have to go to a gym."

Crap.

Research Shows Surprising Reason Why Soda Tax To Reduce Obesity Won't Work

Another reason the moronic soda/fat tax will not work.

To many, a tax on soda is a no-brainer in advancing the nation's war on obesity. Advocates point to a number of studies in recent years that conclude that sugary drinks have a lot to do with why Americans are getting fatter.

But obese people tend to drink diet sodas, and therefore taxing soft drinks with added sugar or other sweeteners is not a good weapon in combating obesity, according to a new Northwestern University study.

An amendment to Illinois Senate Bill 396 would add a penny an ounce to the cost of most soft drinks with added sugar or sweeteners, including soda, sweet iced tea and coffee drinks. Related to the purpose of the tax, the legislation excludes artificially sweetened and diet sodas.

"After doing the analysis, it really turns out to be the case that obese people like diet soda so much more than regular soda that you can do whatever you want to the price," said Ketan Patel, a fourth-year doctoral student in economics. "You're not going to get that much change in obese people's weight because they already drink diet soda."

Whatever the reason, it ain't gonna work.

Diet Soft Drinks Not Healthy Alternatives Say Researchers

OMG! Two, count'em, two whole studies. Clearly, case closed.

Promoting diet soft drinks as healthy alternatives to sugar-sweetened drinks may be "ill-advised" researchers told a conference in the US this past week. The American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions held in San Diego 24 to 28 June, learned how one study linked diet soft drink consumption to larger waistlines in older people and another study suggested heavy consumption of the artificial sweetener aspartame, commonly used in diet sodas and other foods, may help raise blood glucose, a high level of which increases diabetes risk.

Whatever it takes to lose the weight and become an intended-size human being is healthy eating for a fat person.

Period.

New EAS Statement on High Triglycerides, Low HDL Cholesterol

Guess who has no idea what is going on - EXPERTS! (read the niacin part carefully)

An expert consensus panel from the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) has issued new recommendations for the management of patients with elevated triglycerides and low HDL-cholesterol levels [1]. For patients with high triglycerides or low HDL-cholesterol levels, the first task is lifestyle modification, but barring that, fibrates, niacin, or even the intensification of statin therapy is recommended.

Interestingly, the recommendations are published on the heels of the discontinuation of the Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL Cholesterol/High Triglyceride and Impact on Global Health Outcomes (AIM-HIGH) study. As reported by heartwire , the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–sponsored study of high-dose extended-release niacin (Niaspan, Abbott), given in addition to statin therapy in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, high triglycerides, and low levels of HDL cholesterol was halted 18 months ahead of schedule because niacin offered no additional benefits in this patient population.

What a surprise.

Not.

Common Drug Effect Boosts Elderly Death Risk

Another reason to be fit.

Anticholinergic activity, a side effect of many commonly used drugs including antihistamines and antidepressants, appears to increase the risk of reduced brain function and early death in older people, according to a study published on Friday.

Fit people tend to require fewer medications.

Therefore, less risk of an untoward effect.

Get fit and stay fit.

Lexington Laziest City In US; At Highest Risk Of Deadly Embolism

And see here. Now explain this one.

Well the results are in and the beautiful city of Lexington, Kentucky, with its really blue bluegrass, world class horse farms and home of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, ranks as the absolutely laziest city in the United States. Indianapolis in Indiana and Jackson, Mississippi also ranked among the least active, while Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland, California were the most physically active.

Editors looked at how often residents exercise, the number of households that watched 15 hours of cable television a week and bought more than 11 video games a year, and the rate of DVT, a blood clot in a vein, usually in the leg, which is associated with inactivity. The clot can block blood flow and cause swelling and pain. When a clot breaks off and moves through the bloodstream, this is called an embolism. An embolism can get stuck in the brain, lungs, heart, or other area, leading to severe damage.

Here just below are the full lists released by Men's Health Magazine. These are the last ten and top ten out of the 100 ranked.

Least Active:
Lexington, KY
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS
Charleston, WV
Oklahoma City, OK
Tulsa, OK
Little Rock, AR
Nashville, TN
Laredo, TX
Birmingham, AL

Not a list of the worst weather places in the US.

Could be the silly Men's Health Mag idiots,as the mag is a piece of s**t.

This post is just to highlight that the weather excuse is another non-excuse.

Number Of Daily Meals And Snacks Contributes Most To Increase In Kilocalories Consumed By US Adults

More data condemning that IMHO whore for the money AdipOprah and her experts.

As participants in the surveys may have under or over reported the amount of food consumed, the findings may not be completely accurate but, nevertheless, suggest that efforts to prevent obesity among US adults (and among adults in other developed countries) should focus on reducing the number of meals and snacks people consume during the day and reducing portion size as a way to reduce the energy imbalance caused by recent increases in energy intake.

Do 3-squares.

ACSM Issues New Guidelines On Quantity And Quality Of Exercise

The stink of bulls**t fills the room.

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has just released new recommendations on the quantity and quality of exercise for adults, definitively answering the age-old question of how much exercise is actually enough.

"Definitively" answers "the question of how much exercise is actually enough."

Wanna bet?

How Weather Affects Pedestrian Rates

Poor babies. Are conditions not perfect enough for you?

Canadians aren't the only people concerned with weather, eh? A new study from McGill and Concordia universities observed pedestrians in nine cities around the world and found people are less likely to walk when temperatures dip below zero, when there's too much rain or too much snow. Published in the journal Environment and Behavior, the study was conducted over 170 days from late fall to early summer.

Lucky for global warming.

Oh, wait.

That is a scam, too.

Bummer.

Snacking Constitutes 25 Percent Of Calories Consumed In U.S.

Six meals per day according to AdipOprah's experts.

Sue her and them.

Snacking, especially beverage consumption outside of a regular meal, continues to increase among Americans, accounting for more than 25 percent of calorie intake each day, according to research presented at the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo®.

Between 1977 and 2006, snacking in the American diet has grown to constitute "a full eating event," or a fourth meal, averaging about 580 calories each day, said Richard D. Mattes, Ph.D., professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University.

The amount of secondary eating and drinking - consumption while engaged in another activity - has also increased. Between 2006 and 2008, time spent eating primary meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner - remained consistent at 70 minutes. However, secondary eating doubled from 15 minutes each day in 2006 to nearly 30 minutes in 2008, and secondary drinking jumped nearly 90 percent from 45 to 85 minutes.

Idiots.

Obese Non-smoking Women At An Increased Risk Of Premature Death

News flash! Sows live shorter lives.

In a clinical study published on bmj.com (British Medical Journal) today, research has shown that obesity leads women who have never smoked to die prematurely. This was found to be more frequent in obese women who belonged to lower socioeconomic groups.

Duh.

Low Body Fat May Not Lower Risk For Heart Disease And Diabetes

So?

Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an international consortium of investigators, including two scientists from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Just about nothing is "always."

However, for the vast majority it certainly holds true.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

And lose the weight if you are fat.

To Salt Or Not To Salt, That Is The Question

Salt is good!

A new eight year long European study concludes that salt consumption is not dangerous and may in fact be beneficial. This is certainly contrary to advice from American Medical Association, American Heart Association and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which says higher sodium consumption can increase the risk of heart disease. It's not unusual to see differing opinions, but what are we ordinary folks to make of the controversy?

The study followed 3,681 middle-aged Europeans who did not have high blood pressure or heart disease at the start of the study. They were divided into three groups: low salt; moderate salt; and high salt consumption. There were 50 deaths in the low salt group, 24 in the moderate consumption group and only 10 in the high consumption group. In fact, the heart disease risk in the low consumption group was 56% higher in the low salt group. What they concluded was that the less salt the participants ate, the more likely they would die from heart disease.

Still think they have any idea what they are talking about?

Potato Alert! Creeping Weight Gain Tied To Type Of Food

No it's not.

Potato chips, other potatoes, sugary drinks, processed and unprocessed meat were found to be the foods most strongly linked to creeping weight gain, according to an analysis of studies that followed over 120,000 adults for 20 years. The researchers said their evidence supports the idea that "eat less and exercise more" may be too simplistic a weight-loss strategy, it is the quality of food that matters most and making a handful of small, targeted changes is likely to be more effective.

Bulls**t, as this idiot proved.

Junk Food Ad Ban Must Be Compulsory, Not Voluntary, Australia

Insane.

New research shows that self-regulation has failed dismally in reducing junk food advertising during children's television viewing times.

After nearly two years of self-regulation by the fast food industry, children's exposure to junk food advertising is unchanged.

AMA Vice President, Professor Geoffrey Dobb, said today that junk food advertising to kids must be banned through Government regulation because the industry has not been effective in regulating itself.

Holding bad parents accountable should be compulsory.

Fat kids are not the fault of food sellers.

Cure For Carnie Wilson? New Study To Prove Increasing Importance Of Diet And Exercise For Long-Term Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass

Madness - read carefully.

Each year more than 200,000 people with morbid obesity undergo gastric bypass surgery, but research shows that more than half of patients regain at least 20 percent of the weight lost.

Even celebrities find it difficult to keep the pounds off after gastric bypass. TV personality Al Roker and singer Carnie Wilson both have detailed their battle with weight gain after surgery; Wilson's struggle has lasted for years.

To help gastric bypass patients realize the full health benefits of the procedure, researchers at Wake Forest University have launched a new study to prove that the follow-up care patients receive is just as critical as the weight loss surgery itself.

"You wouldn't invest $25,000 to remodel your home and not maintain it. Shocking as it may seem, follow-up on diet and exercise just isn't the norm with gastric bypass," said Gary D. Miller, who heads the team for the study at Wake Forest. "With so many more people seeking gastric bypass each year, we can improve the long-term outcome of gastric bypass by keeping up with patients as they figure out their new lifestyle."

"If we can get them to change the way they live and to keep the weight off, they'll reap so many additional health benefits, including lower risks of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer."

If these fatsos could change the way they live, they would not have had the IMHO malpractice known as bariatric surgery.

Crazy.

Diabetes rate 'doubles' - Imperial College and Harvard research suggests

Type 2 diabetes is fat person diabetes.

The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980, a study in the Lancet says.

Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University in the US analysed data from 2.7m people across the world, using statistical techniques to project a worldwide figure.

They claim the total number of people with diabetes - which can be fatal - has risen from 153m to 347m.

Kudos, fatsos.

Pediatricians Suggest 'Media Diet' for Obese Kids

Idiocy.

Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in America – with 17 percent of children aged 2 to 19 obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That's more than three times as many as in 1980.

That huge increase has families, doctors and the government looking for ways to curb the problem. A report released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics has a new suggestion: ban companies from advertising junk food during children's television programs.

Another attempt to penalize all of us for the actions of bad parents and their enablers.

Do not fall for this crap.

Weight At 18 Linked To Cancer In Men Decades Later, UK

One more time, the damage done.

Public health researchers, based at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, have identified a link between men being overweight or obese at age 18 and death from cancer in later life. The study shows the link is apparent even if they reduce their weight during middle age.

The Medical Research Council researchers, in collaboration with researchers at University College London (UCL) and Harvard School of Public Health, analysed the medical records of around 20,000 male graduates who attended Harvard between 1916 and 1950.

They found that the men in the study who had the highest body mass indexes (BMIs) at age 18 were 35 per cent more likely to die from cancer than those with lower BMIs. The associations between weight and cancer were particularly strong for lung, skin, oesophageal and urogenital (kidney, bladder, prostate and testicular) cancers. For example, men whose BMI had been greater than the average (21.7) at age 18 had more than a 50 per cent greater risk of dying from lung cancer than those with the lowest BMIs, even after accounting for whether or not they smoked. Importantly, an individual's changes in BMI between early adulthood and middle age did not influence these effects. The research was funded by the Wellcome Trust and the National Institutes of Health and will be published in the journal Annals of Oncology.

Medical Research Council researcher Dr Linsay Gray, lead author of the study, said:

"This is the first time the impact of obesity in early adulthood on later risk of cancer has been so closely examined. It is very interesting that higher BMI at age 18 actually leads to a greater risk for cancer than higher BMI in middle age. The message here is really clear: keeping your weight healthy as a young adult can significantly reduce your chance of developing cancer. These findings point worryingly to a greater future burden of cancer."

It is their choice.

As long as the burden is on the fatsos, hey, don't worry, be happy.