Re: Re: Question of the day 7/21

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I think the answer to this question is a no brainer. The 300,000 who die

each year do NOT die of obesity but of sedentary lifestyle and poor food

choices. Therefore eating healthy and exercising are the most important

things according to what we know in medicine and science.

" 300,000 die of obesity each year " . This figure was based on a 1993 study by

McGinnis and Foege which appeared in JAMA, the Journal of

the American Medical Association. What McGinnis and Foege actually

calculated was that " dietary factors and activity patterns that are too

sedentary " contributed to 300,000 deaths a year. (JAMA 270 - Nov 10, 1993

pp 2207-2212)

These same scientists later complained that the media had BADLY MISQUOTED

their results. (NEJ 338, Ap 16, 1998 p. 1157)

The results of the one study which found that rats fed less calories lived

longer than rats allowed their fill, have never been repeated. The other

researchers who tried this study, found that rats fed less food, died

earlier and got sick before dying. (ref: , : " Solving the

Aging Puzzle " reference to the studies of Dr Austad, " sonian

Magazine " , vol 28, no. 10 Jan 10, 1998)

The Institute studies of 20,000 men found that early death was

linked with lack of exercise. Both fat and thin men who were active and

exercised, lived about the same lifespan.

>>>>>A new study published in the June 2002 " Obesity Research " journal,

followed a group of 9,925 women an average age of 43 years for 11.4 years.

It was found that having a moderate to high level of cardio-respiratory

fitness (i.e. from exercise) resulted in a 43 to 52 percent reduced risk of

death in all women regardless of BMI.

References:

, : " Solving the Aging Puzzle " reference to the studies of Dr

Austad, " sonian Magazine " , vol 28, no. 10 Jan 10, 1998

Journal of the American Medical Assn (JAMA)

Obesity Research Journal

Pool, : FAT- FIGHTING THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC (2002, NYC)

, Covert: THE FAT OR FIT WOMAN (NYC, 1996)

Re: Question of the day 7/21

> I personally think that it is vitally important to eat healthfuly

> whether or not you are following WW. And if you are following WW it

> should not be an excuse to eat non healthful things as long as you

> stay within your points. So I think that eating right and staying

> within your point range are both very important.

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> I personally don't do flex points or activity points, if I want

> extra points I eat at the bottom of my range and save up the extra.

> This seems to be working very well.

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> > How do you feel about these two statements, and why?

> > 1)The most important thing on WW is to stay within your allotted

> points, & it doesn't matter that much what you eat.

> > 2)Eating the most nutritious food possible (most days) within your

> points should be our major objective on WW.

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> > My Answer:

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> > I really believe that we should stay within our points. Between

> our target, APs, and flex I find it very difficult to go over my

> points. I do believe that we need to play around with the points

> (all three) and figure out where the right mix is for us.

> > I also believe that eating the most nutritious foods are the best,

> however I don't always do it.

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> > What about you?

> > Maureen

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