New Posts For Thread: Horizon - Genes and Obesity - 3kg?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg3kg disparity because you have different genes? not so much. Prefer my solution - cut out all refined carbs.same companies that sell you the food. have subsidiaries that sell us medicines. They also sell us soap powers and detergents/chemicals that are cancerous in nature. Spray on deodorants that have aluminum?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548960197#548960197same companies that sell you the food. have subsidiaries that sell us medicines. They also sell us soap powers and detergents/chemicals that are cancerous in nature. Spray on deodorants that have aluminum?Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:30:01 -0500I have always thought that we are encouraged to spend money on processed food, eating out regularly in restaurants, fast food places, encouraged to have the latest cooking gadgetsthat we will only use once or twice, encouraged to buy recipe books byhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548952535#548952535I have always thought that we are encouraged to spend money on processed food, eating out regularly in restaurants, fast food places, encouraged to have the latest cooking gadgetsthat we will only use once or twice, encouraged to buy recipe books byThu, 09 Jun 2016 01:07:09 -0500if i won the lottery i'd like to try running a fat farm. the showed a documentary on Mario Lanza the operatic singer in the movies. He would sing the score of the movie while he was heavy. His singing had better reverberation coz he was fat. Then hehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548948069#548948069if i won the lottery i'd like to try running a fat farm. the showed a documentary on Mario Lanza the operatic singer in the movies. He would sing the score of the movie while he was heavy. His singing had better reverberation coz he was fat. Then heWed, 08 Jun 2016 14:45:12 -0500We have lots of people locked up for 6 years or more actually, and it should be easy to control exactly what they eat, but we don't take advantage of that. If I got to decide all long term prisoners would be randomly assigned an interesting diet thathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548947343#548947343We have lots of people locked up for 6 years or more actually, and it should be easy to control exactly what they eat, but we don't take advantage of that. If I got to decide all long term prisoners would be randomly assigned an interesting diet thatWed, 08 Jun 2016 13:48:19 -0500Thanks for bothering to find a decent study rather than just linking to an article. My main fault with the study is that the vegan (men) group (who did best, as you know) were of median age 35y. The meat eaters were 48y. I think that’s a big discrehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548945819#548945819Thanks for bothering to find a decent study rather than just linking to an article. My main fault with the study is that the vegan (men) group (who did best, as you know) were of median age 35y. The meat eaters were 48y. I think that’s a big discreWed, 08 Jun 2016 11:39:03 -0500Found a scientific paper about weight differences between vegetarians and meat eaters that I hope is good enough: http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n6/full/0802300a.html According to this paper at least most of the difference remains if you adjushttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548943521#548943521Found a scientific paper about weight differences between vegetarians and meat eaters that I hope is good enough: http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n6/full/0802300a.html According to this paper at least most of the difference remains if you adjusWed, 08 Jun 2016 06:42:29 -0500Even if you are right, Mr Anderson, that vegetarians weigh less than meat eaters on average (I think some stats from a credible source would do it), I can think of at least one reason why that would be so. Vegetarians and suchlike tend to be more heahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548943043#548943043Even if you are right, Mr Anderson, that vegetarians weigh less than meat eaters on average (I think some stats from a credible source would do it), I can think of at least one reason why that would be so. Vegetarians and suchlike tend to be more heaWed, 08 Jun 2016 04:48:44 -0500I am pretty sure I would lose weight if I became a vegetarian.Don't get me wrong, I like sprouts as much as the next man, but much of weight gain is because of overeating stuff that tastes nice and can be eaten without much effort.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548943007#548943007I am pretty sure I would lose weight if I became a vegetarian.Don't get me wrong, I like sprouts as much as the next man, but much of weight gain is because of overeating stuff that tastes nice and can be eaten without much effort.Wed, 08 Jun 2016 04:40:31 -0500I don't think you need to cut all carbs, but definitely avoid the high GI ones. And as far as I know, the carb cutting is much more effective for men than for women.Women have it a lot tougher when it comes to weight loss.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548942897#548942897I don't think you need to cut all carbs, but definitely avoid the high GI ones. And as far as I know, the carb cutting is much more effective for men than for women.Women have it a lot tougher when it comes to weight loss.Wed, 08 Jun 2016 04:01:52 -0500As a vegetarian I feel I have to jump in and defend carbs On average we vegetarians and vegans get a greater proportion of our energy from carbohydrates than omnivores, yet on average we weigh less than omnivores. Big difference between different sohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30699799/horizon---genes-and-obesity---3kg?post_id=548942795#548942795As a vegetarian I feel I have to jump in and defend carbs On average we vegetarians and vegans get a greater proportion of our energy from carbohydrates than omnivores, yet on average we weigh less than omnivores. Big difference between different soWed, 08 Jun 2016 02:54:52 -0500