Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!sdcrdcf!ucla-cs!trainor From: trainor@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Fat People Message-ID: <7244@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 00:57:38 EST Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.7244 Posted: Thu Oct 24 00:57:38 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 07:09:35 EST Reply-To: trainor@ucla-cs.UUCP Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 11 Daniel Faigin writes: >Secondly, research has shown that "fat" people do not eat more >>than "skinny" people -- usually they eat less. Their metabolism >is just at a different rate. Then there is the set point theory, >which states that a persons body mass tends to stabilize at a >"set point" and fluctuate around that. Only drastic changes in >lifestyle, such as extra exercise, can change a person's set >point. And don't forget some people are just naturally BIG-BONED...