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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: The Perils of Nutrasweet (actually, sugar)
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Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 06:54:38 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  5 06:54:38 1985
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Reply-To: caf@.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
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Summary: 

In article <2347@amdcad.UUCP> phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
>
>In my opinion, the major cause of obesity is laziness, not sugar.
>If people who complained about sugar would spend the same amount of
>time exercising, they wouldn't have an obesity problem.
>
>Hm, if I went by empirical evidence, I would say skinny people drink
>regular Coke and obese people drink diet Coke, therefore Nutrasweet
>causes obesity. (don't bother to respond to this paragraph, I know what
>is going on.)
>
Aaaah.  When one has lost the argument, get down the the tried and true
ad hominem attack.  Of course we know that fat people are fat because
they are lazy.  Something to do with Home, Mother, Apple Pie, and
Rev. Falwell.

Of course some of us have such highly refined powers of empirical observation
that we notice that most atheletes are slim, and few if any obese people
are successful atheletes.  Therefore, the cause of obesity is laziness.

Well, I've seen plenty of overweight construction workers, and I know many
classmates who had the same amount of exercise as I, but were skinny.

In my own life, I have tended to be more active when my weight was lower.
Active sports are much more enjoyable when a modicum of success is possible,
rather than merely running out of breath and frustration.  I know, I've
been on both ends of the stick.

There has been a strong positive correlation between my intake of sugar
and other carbohydrates and weight change.  There has been no clear
correlation between my level of physical activity and weight change.

I have noticed that a diet sufficient for me to maintain or lose weight
doesn't give me nearly enough energy for aerobic sports such as
semi-competitive swimming 4 or 5 days a week.
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