OT: Here is the real reason for the obesity epidemic

[kempo]

It's not bad eating habits or the lack of exercise it's this: http://sciencenordic.com/new-theory-co2-makes-you-fat

[ozze_dollar]

One of the worst countries in the world for pollution is China. The Chinese people are not fat like you see in the US. I am not convinced.

[MaxDarkside]

Warming => CO2 increases (not the other way around as people try to convince you)
Warming + CO2 => Abundance of Food (with a lot of help of plant genetics and optimized farming practices)
Abundance of Food => Obesity.

Obesity is evidence that we live in good times on this planet. Rejoice, frolic and thank God you don't live during an ice age.
(burp)

[kempo]

Warming => CO2 increases (not the other way around as people try to convince you)
Warming + CO2 => Abundance of Food (with a lot of help of plant genetics and optimized farming practices)
Abundance of Food => Obesity.

Obesity is evidence that we live in good times on this planet. Rejoice, frolic and thank God you don't live during an ice age.
(burp)

Yea, the last mini ice age we had around 60 million died of starvation and pestilence. We are living in good times as far as the weather goes but our time on earth is just a flash in the pan.

[Goofproof]

I only get fat when the tape comes off my mouth, when that happens food falls in. Jim

I need better tape or super glue.

[SMenasco]

I'm not too fat. I'm just not tall enough.

[motherall]

I'm not too fat. I'm just not tall enough.

That's what I keep telling my doctor. He says I need to lose weight. I tell hm that so far that's no working so I'm going for a growth spurt

[ameriken]

So it's global widening?

[SMenasco]

I've been going to the Y twice a week. they have a rack that will stretch you. So far, I haven't grown any taller, but I've confessed to 50 crimes.

[Guest]

One of the worst countries in the world for pollution is China. The Chinese people are not fat like you see in the US. I am not convinced.

They are fat in China too! Check the wiki page under obesity in China.

[peterg]

and to make matters worse, we can't just round up all the fat people and burn them , as this will generate more CO2, and make more fat people, ad infinitum.

[deltadave]

They hope to be able to raise money

[deltadave]

Subjects’ ad libitum energy consumption increased numerically by 6.1% when exposed to CO2 (95% CI: −5.7 to 17.9%, s.d.: 14.8%).

This little pilot study showed that the men with the greater amount of CO2 in their blood ate six percent more food than the men who had been in climate rooms with a normal amount of CO2.

OK, so I ain't no Maff Whiz, but if you throw a bunch of guys into a room with elevated CO2 such that their energy expenditure increases by 6% (undoubtedly due to the increased minute ventilation), why is it such a BF surprise when they come out they eat 6% more?

[deltadave]

So let's see.

You take 6 guys and throw 'em into a room and say "Here, eat all you want":



This looks like Typical Guy Behavior to me (although I would have said all 6 would have stuffed their face. Perhaps Danish food sucks. Let's get some Bacon Double Cheesburgers and see what happens).

[deltadave]

So let's see.

You take 6 guys and throw 'em into a room and say "Here, eat all you want":



This looks like Typical Guy Behavior to me (although I would have said all 6 would have stuffed their face. Perhaps Danish food sucks. Let's get some Bacon Double Cheesburgers and see what happens).

Wait, new Study Idea!

Let's take 6 guys and throw 'em into a room and give then all the Beer they want!

Now that'll prove something!