Obesity and Shortening Lifespans

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Carruthers cited research and opinions (much omitted):

<< " We are in an absolutely fascinating period in human evolution, " he

said. Changes in diet had led to a height spurt over the past two

centuries. " Now we are going outwards in terms of girth, " he said.

In the mid-term, obesity drugs would be developed that would in turn

have a major impact on health budgets, he said.

" My problem is that they are trying to find a cure for normal

physiology.

" Obesity is not a disease - it is a normal biological response to the

way we now live. And the drug companies are in this rather strange

dilemma, if you like, of actually trying to find a cure for something

that is not broken in the first place. "

AND

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OBESITY LABELED 'FASTEST GROWING HEALTH EPIDEMIC IN U.S, EUROPE'

Obesity threatens to reverse gains in longevity

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Any comments? >>

Telle:

I'm glad you asked--where's my soap box?

First and foremost we were just presented with rigourous scientific evidence

that longevity is at an all time high. Thus " Obesity threatens to reverse

gains in longevity "

This *must* be a scare tactic for drug sales promotion!;-}}

Some ignoramus wrote:

" And the drug companies are in this rather strange

dilemma, if you like, of actually trying to find a cure for something

that is not broken in the first place. "

Not broke? -- Rampant obesity is breaking much! Hearts, self concepts, health,

health care funds, blah, blah, blah. Then again maybe I'm the ignoramus and

thats the point? Drugs are never going to cure this problem. People usually

aren't

obese because of some " out of whack' hormone, gene or lack of exercise.

They're fat because food is a band aid for their miserable (and hopefully

ignorant) existences. Whatever drug companies produce will only be countered

by ingenious, different, gluttonous strategies!

Until fat folks " fastforward " to the the *significant* outcomes of their

behavior--the fat will wait in excited expectation for yet more reason (drugs)

to avoid themselves.

Thank you!

--and I have an answer to the " Berger and strength/hypertrophy

research--training question!!

Jerry Telle

Lakewood CO USA

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