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2006-06-27 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Air-con and lack of sleep promote obesity

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Posted by lotp 2006-06-27 11:51|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 .Obesity is just as likely to be caused by lack of sleep and too much air-conditioning as it is by a sedentary lifestyle and aggressive marketing by the food industry, according to a research article that challenges the conventional wisdom.

Personally I blame the media and nanny state. Theyve scared mothers so much, that the tikes are imprisoned in their homes for fear of anything outside the four walls. When I was a kid, we played in the development street, we generally ran among the group for hours away from the steps of our homes ranging for a mile or more, it was nothing to walk or bike to the store to see what new comic or toy has shown up on the shelves [not that wed be able to buy it anytime soon], but we could afford a pack of baseball cards or the like. It was nothing to drop us off at the local theater Saturday morning and pick us up after the show. Going to Johnnys house, just be back by 5. Out of sight, out of mind. Today, its escort duty everyplace you go. Weve reach the point where Lojack devices are soon for your kid.

Its all the result of using feelings over brain. You know if you off child molesters and/or false accusers of child molesters, thered be a lot less need of chaining your kid to the living room couch. Its amazing what quick, swift justice would do for reducing threats. It would also produce an environment that would permit for better health by removing the prisons [housebound] all the good people are sentense to in order to pander to sociopaths.

Posted by Elmert Jinetle8240 2006-06-27 12:28|| 2006-06-27 12:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Could there be another link not mentioned?

Lack of infection? When I am ill I stop eating.

In the past people were constantly attacked by illnesses, nowadays children pop an anti-biotic and bingo back to health.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-06-27 12:44|| 2006-06-27 12:44|| Front Page Top

#3 1) Anyone who tries to take my air conditioning away from me is going to turn into gator bait before they know what hit them.

2) EJ, they actually sort of do have Lojack for kids. Babies, anyway.....pretty much every maternity ward has them now. Give them time and they just might tweak 'em for the older kids.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-06-27 15:18|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-06-27 15:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, it's not my fault at all if I'm fat, I already knew that, but thanks for confirming. Besides, I'm not fat, I'm big-boned.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-06-27 15:22|| 2006-06-27 15:22|| Front Page Top

#5 is by a sedentary lifestyle and aggressive marketing by the food industry, according to a research article that challenges the conventional wisdom.

Yeah because the food companies put a gun to peoples heads and force them to eat their products. They are so aggressive and the poor dumb people are just mindless sheep.

This line so stinks of crypto-marxist nonsense that I can't take any of the rest of the claims seriously.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-27 15:23|| 2006-06-27 15:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Lets see... Am I fat becuase I work in an air-con office and dont sleep much?

Or becuase I snack down like a starved pig in the evening and only give my home gym and bicycle a passing glance (if I feel particulary strong) on the way to the refrigerator?

Tough call....

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-06-27 16:11|| 2006-06-27 16:11|| Front Page Top

#7 soooo....for his point to be true, all I have to do is turn off the heat and ac and sleep all day then I can eat all I want, get no exercise and my weight will be whatever it would have been anyway. I like it.

Funny though, when I eat everything I want and get enough sleep I still gain weight. Hmmm ...that just doesn't make sense according to his theory. Go figure (pun intended)

Posted by 2b 2006-06-27 16:14|| 2006-06-27 16:14|| Front Page Top

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